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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

On June 2, National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Governor Green signed into law two key pieces of firearms related legislation – SB1230 and HB1239 – to preserve the safety of ...
Read More New Gun Safety Laws to Protect Hawaiʻi’s People – SB1230 and HB1239

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

Since the end of the legislative session in early May, we have signed more than 80 bills into law that work to create safer communities, increase opportunities for educational equity ...
Read More Ke Ala Hou, A New Path Forward – July 2023 Governor’s Message

The Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Program has announced it is expanding eligibility to provide more assistance for Hawaiʻi homeowners. Since the program’s inception in 2021, service providers from the Council ...
Read More Homeowner Assistance Fund Program Expands

Governor Green signed anti­vaping bill SB975, now Act 62, which will reduce access and availability of electronic smoking devices to children and teens. Act 62 establishes the offense of unlawful ...
Read More Action to Improve the Health of Hawaiʻi’s Youth – SB975

On June 8, Governor Green signed HB1183 at Hāʻena State Park with the intent to enhance the management of state parks across our islands. Hāʻena State Park, similar to other ...
Read More Taking Steps to Protect Our Environment – HB1183

 The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association (ALPCA) has awarded Hawai‘i’s Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) the Best New Plate Award for 2022. The plate design portrays the Hōkūle‘a anchored at Kualoa ...
Read More Hawaiʻi Receives Best New Plate Award 2022