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HONOLULU – Due to electrical and installation requirements, enhanced screening (metal detection) at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol will be delayed and implementation will be announced at a later date. July ...
Read More PRESS RELEASE: UPDATE – HAWAI’I STATE CAPITOL TO EXPAND SECURITY MEASURES

HONOLULU  ̶  Governor Josh Green, M.D., and the Department of Human Services (DHS) today announced the appointment of Trista Speer to serve as the 2nd Deputy Director for the Hawai‘i ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Gov. Green, DHS Name Second Deputy Director

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced the U.S. Department of Labor (U.S. DOL) awarded Hawaiʻi $485,001 in State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula funds ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: DLIR Announces Award of State Apprenticeship Expansion Grant

HONOLULU – The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), through its Securities Enforcement Branch (SEB), announces that investors who purchased retail precious metals from Lear Capital (Lear) will receive ...
Read More DCCA NEWS RELEASE: Hawaiʻi to Recoup Overcharges for Investors in Commodity Firm Bankruptcy

 (HONOLULU) – Marine pollution is a very significant threat to marine life in the ocean. Abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing nets can ruin essential habitat like coral reefs, as well ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Rapid Response Hotline Available For Marine Debris Removal

HONOLULU – Pūlama Ola Kauhale closed out its second month and remained full as any vacancies were quickly filled by new patients. The medical respite facility, which processes intake through ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Pūlama Ola Kauhale Impact Goes Beyond Respite Patients

HONOLULU – Joining a bipartisan coalition of 22 attorneys general, Attorney General Anne Lopez opposed a proposed class action settlement that fails to adequately hold accountable the 3M Company (3M) for contaminating Americans’ drinking water supply. ...
Read More 2023-33 ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ JOINS BIPARTISTAN COALITION OPPOSING 3M’S PROPOSED PFAS SETTLEMENT

HONOLULU, HI – Attorney General Anne Lopez joined a bipartisan, multistate call on Congress to support H.R. 1255, the Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration ...
Read More 2023-32 ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ JOINS BIPARTISAN CALL ON CONGRESS TO PASS GI BILL RESTORATION ACT

Lāhainā, HI – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch issued Betty’s Beach Café at 505 Front St. #120 in Lāhainā a green “Pass” placard Monday. The health ...
Read More News Release – Department of Health approves Betty’s Beach Cafe to reopen in Lahaina

(HONOLULU) – The Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR), on Friday, tentatively approved a proposed settlement by the Albert Trust parties only to pay the fine of $117,472 for ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Land Board Levies Fine for Nakoa Yacht Grounding, July 29, 2023