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HONOLULU, HI – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of the State of Hawai‘i and the City and County of Honolulu in a lawsuit ...
Read More 2023-28 STATE OF HAWAI`I AND CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU PREVAIL IN CASE REGARDING VULGARITY ON VANITY PLATES

HONOLULU — The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ (DCCA) Business Registration Division (BREG) reminds businesses to file their annual business reports. The annual report filing period is related ...
Read More DCCA NEWS RELEASE: Third Quarter Hawaiʻi Annual Business Reports Due

HONOLULU – Beginning Monday, July 10, the Hawai‘i State Capitol will join 37 other state capitols that have incorporated metal detection into their security measures. Arekat Pacific Security, Inc. (DBA ...
Read More PRESS RELEASE: HAWAI‘I STATE CAPITOL TO EXPAND SECURITY MEASURES

HONOLULU, HI — Governor Josh Green, M.D., signed several education- and early-education-related bills into law today that will have positive and far-reaching impacts for Hawai‘i keiki, educators and school facilities ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Gov. Green Enacts Laws to Enhance Education

HONOLULU, HI — The Hawaiʻi Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) announced today that rental units at the Kūlia I Ka Nuʻu housing complex in Waiʻanae will remain affordable through ...
Read More PRESS RELEASE: Transaction keeps 72-unit Waiʻanae housing complex affordable for 75 years

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services (DHS), in collaboration with the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE), has rolled-out a final Summer Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (P-EBT) ...
Read More SUMMER P-EBT AND KEIKI P-EBT DISTRIBUTED BY DHS THIS MONTH Since March 2020 more than 127,000 children received 8 million in food assistance support

HONOLULU, HI  ̶  Governor Josh Green, M.D., today signed legislation to provide sweeping income support to Hawaiʻi’s working families, and to fund state operations for the coming fiscal biennium. HB954 ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Gov. Green Extends Family Tax Credit, Signs .2B Fiscal Biennium Operating Budget

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) is reporting that low levels of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) was recently detected for the first time during routine sampling collected at ...
Read More DOH News Release – Trace levels of contaminant detected in Haleakala National Park water system

HONOLULU, HI  ̶  Governor Josh Green, M.D., announced a two-week extension for residential lot lessees in Waiāhole to indicate their intent to apply for a subsidized rent program to be ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Governor Green Secures Extension for Waiāhole Families

HONOLULU, HI — The Hawai‘i Green Business Program (HGBP) recognized its largest-ever cohort of Hawai‘i businesses and events today for their energy efficiency and sustainable business practices.    Governor Josh Green, ...
Read More HSEO MEDIA RELEASE: ANNUAL HAWAI‘I GREEN BUSINESS AWARDS PROGRAM HONORS HAWAI‘I BUSINESSES AND EVENTS FOR GREEN PRACTICES