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(HONOLULU) —The State Climate Commission has released three new reports detailing clean transportation investments that promote walking, biking, rolling, and transit across the state, as an integral component to help Hawaiʻi ...
Read More DLNR News Release-State Climate Commission Helps Lead Way On Clean Transportation Choices, August 31, 2023

HONOLULU – Through its Maui District Health Office and local partners, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) continues to prioritize listening to the community to better understand its needs, value ...
Read More News Release – DOH continues response to Maui wildfires

HONOLULU – September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness in the community about this important public health issue. The Hawai’i State Department of Health (DOH) and ...
Read More DOH News Release – Series of events for September National Suicide Prevention Month

(LAHAINA, HAWAI‘I) – Preliminary water testing in the nearshore waters off Lahaina are showing that physical parameters, like temperature, PH, salinity, and dissolved oxygen, are currently in normal ranges.  Russell ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Ocean Water Testing Off Lahaina Begins, August 30, 2023

HONOLULU – Circuit Court Judge Rowena A. Somerville today sentenced Ezequiel Zayas to 40 years in prison arising from four convictions, including one for manslaughter for the August 30, 2020 ...
Read More 2023-41 EZEQUIEL ZAYAS, CONVICTED OF KILLING OCCC CELLMATE, SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON

HONOLULU – In a major step towards making Hawaiʻi more green, resilient, and affordable, the Hawaiʻi Green Infrastructure Authority (HGIA) has been appropriated $50 million for Solar PV+Battery financing in ...
Read More DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: Hawai’i Green Infrastructure Authority Receives Million in 2023-2024 State Budget

(LAHAINA, HAWAI‘I) – Today, aboard the Kai ‘Aiki, a boat operated by the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE), a trio from the FBI’s Underwater Search and Evidence ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Specialized FBI Team Deploys Off Lahaina, August 29, 2023

HONOLULU – The Office of Wellness and Resilience announces the establishment of the Breakthrough Therapies Task Force, which aims to assist the state in expanding therapeutic access to two key ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Breakthrough Therapies Task Force Signals New Era of Wellness and Resilience

HONOLULU —The State Joint Information Center (JIC) urges Hawai‘i residents and visitors to take steps and exercise care to reduce the risks of fires as dry and gusty conditions move ...
Read More JIC NEWS RELEASE: JOINT INFORMATION CENTER URGES PREPAREDNESS FOR DRY, GUSTY CONDITIONS AND INCREASED FIRE RISK

HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green, M.D., today announced that the State of Hawai‘i and Maui County selected the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to lead efforts to remove fire-damaged ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – State and Maui County Select U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Phase 2 of Wildfire Debris Removal