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HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) conditionally approved the Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) repacking plan on August 24. Repacking is the next step toward defueling about ...
Read More DOH News Release – Department of Health conditionally approves Red Hill repairs, repacking plan

HONOLULU – Attorney General Anne Lopez is urging owners of real property in Lahaina and Kula ZIP codes 96761, 96767, and 96790 to make formal reports of any unsolicited offers—that ...
Read More ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ URGES MAUI PROPERTY OWNERS IN ZIP CODES 96761, 96767, 96790 TO REPORT UNSOLICITED PURCHASE OFFERS

HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System has been canceled for September 2023. The test had been scheduled for Friday, September 1, 2023, at ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: CANCELLATION OF MONTHLY SIREN AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST FOR SEPTEMBER 2023

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Postal Service to offer unemployment ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: State Partners with U.S. DOL & USPS to Offer ID Proofing for Unemployment Insurance Claims

LAHAINA AND HONOLULU  ̶  Governor Josh Green, M.D., has announced a critical milestone in the Lahaina wildfire response, with Tuesday’s closing of the last American Red Cross shelter temporarily housing ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Maui Wildfire Survivors Successfully Moved from Shelters into Hotels, Timeshares and Airbnb Units

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced the availability of federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits for Maui residents who were impacted by ...
Read More DLIR NEWS RELEASE: DLIR Accepting Disaster Unemployment Assistance Benefits Applications

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced the availability of a disaster recovery jobs portal for Maui to help workers and businesses impacted ...
Read More DLIR NEWS RELEASE: State Activates Disaster Recovery Jobs Portal

HONOLULU — The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Insurance Division (DCCA) and the Division of Financial Institutions announced that they have established the Insurance and Banking Assistance Center to ...
Read More DCCA News RELEASE: Insurance and Bank Assistance Center To Be Held This Weekend

HONOLULU – The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) and the state Boards and Commissions released a summary of disciplinary actions through the month of July 2023 taken ...
Read More RELEASE: DCCA DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS (THROUGH JULY 2023)

(KAHULUI, MAUI) –  Underwater search efforts for human remains that began last Saturday, continued today in near-shore waters near the Lahaina Small Boat Harbor and along the Front Street breakwater.  A ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Near Shore Searching Continues in Lahaina, August 23, 2023