Governor Ige has announced the release of $601,940,684 for Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs) funded between April and August 2021. The list of critical public infrastructure projects across the state can ...
Read More Governor announces nearly 2 million for state projects
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State employees are leading by example in vaccination and compliance, according to figures released recently by the Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD). Nearly 90% of 14,000 state employees from ...
Read More Nearly 90 percent of executive branch state employees are vaccinated
“The fight has changed.” That stark assessment from Dr. Libby Char, Department of Health director, underscores the urgency of the moment as Hawai‘i and the rest of the nation battle ...
Read More From the governor: It’s up to all of us to stop the surge
The Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people 16 and older. The Aug. 23 action provides additional assurance for anyone waiting to get ...
Read More Pfizer vaccine gets full FDA approval; governor advises against travel
The news couldn’t be more horrifying: Hawai‘i is seeing thousands of people infected with COVID-19 — more than any other time since the pandemic began. Just a few weeks ago, ...
Read More Dr. Libby Char issues COVID warning: ‘We are on fire’
Here are some of the sobering facts about the Delta variant that need repeating to family, friends and anyone who will listen: This is a pandemic of the unvaccinated – ...
Read More The hard truth: ‘The community is giving it to each other’
Alarming case numbers from the fast-moving Delta variant, combined with slowing vaccination rates despite community campaigns, compelled Governor Ige and the county mayors to make the tough call: All state ...
Read More State, county actions to curb Delta variant spike
What if you could attract some of the state’s most innovative educators and community partners and provide them with enough support to make a difference for students and whole communities? ...
Read More Getting in GEER: Good news for students, communities
With the pandemic dominating the news, it’s hard to focus on anything else. And yet, good news is all around us if we look hard enough. In the past few ...
Read More Even in a pandemic, hope comes in many forms