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HONOLULU — The State of Hawaiʻi will conduct the annual Makani Pāhili exercise from Thursday, May 4 through Friday, May 12, to test statewide hurricane preparedness and response capabilities.  The ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: Emergency Managers, Officials Will Conduct Makani Pāhili Hurricane Exercise

HONOLULU –  A team of high school students from Maryknoll School were crowned as 2023 champions at the National LifeSmarts Championship on Sunday, April 30, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Maryknoll’s win ...
Read More DCCA NEWS RELEASE: Hawaiʻi Team Wins 2023 National LifeSmarts Championship

(HONOLULU) – In 2003, the Legislature passed Act 90 which set forth a process for the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to transfer non-ag park lands to the ...
Read More DLNR News Release- DLNR and DOA Continue Partnership in Act 90 Implementation

LOS ANGELES  ̶  Governor Josh Green, M.D. the only physician governor in the country, today shared the kauhale concept with influential attendees of the 26th Annual Milken Institute Global Conference. ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Gov. Green introduces the kauhale concept to a global audience

(HONOLULU) – The Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) has authorized Chairperson Dawn Chang to sign a settlement agreement between the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR), ...
Read More DLNR News Release – DLNR BOATING DIVISION FINED 0,000 FOR VIOLATIONS

(LĀHAINĀ, MAUI) – The salvage of the grounded vessel, Kuuipo, began today with the placement of large sandbags between the boat and the Hauola stone (birthing stone), less than eight-feet ...
Read More DLNR News Release – SALVAGE OF GROUNDED VESSEL AT LĀHAINĀ BEGINS

HONOLULU — Members of the public can help build a safer Hawai‘i for themselves, their families, and their communities by providing input on the State Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plan ...
Read More HIEMA NEWS RELEASE: Public Invited to Provide Input on State Hazard Mitigation Plan at Final Meeting

HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch is warning residents of a voluntary national recall by General Mills of five-, and ten-pound bags ...
Read More DOH News Release: Gold Medal brand bleached and unbleached all-purpose flour sold in Hawai‘i recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination

HONOLULU – In another first for Hawai‘i’s Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) program, Par Hawaii is the first refinery in the nation authorized to use renewable feedstock to produce renewable fuels under ...
Read More DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: PAR HAWAII RECEIVES FIRST FEDERAL APPROVAL TO PRODUCE RENEWABLE FUELS IN A FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE

GOVERNOR GREEN – STATEMENT ON LEGISLATIVE SESSION   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2023 “In just under 5 months we are already initiating major directional changes for Hawai‘i.   Based on ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Governor Green statement on legislative session