The state Department of Health (DOH) is urging those eligible to sign up for the recently issued bivalent boosters designed specifically to protect against original COVID-19 and the BA.4 and ...
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Hawai‘i’s hurricane season in the Central Pacific region runs through November, which means residents and visitors need to prepare and plan. The Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) offers these tips ...
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“I want to thank the people of Hawai‘i for putting the community first.” — Governor David Ige Three years ago, no one could have imagined we’d be battling a global ...
Read More Pandemic success came from many hands, hearts
She’s been described as “no-nonsense,” “a straight shooter,” a doctor who will tell you the truth, even if it hurts. But if ever Hawai‘i needed someone in the right place ...
Read More Dr. Libby Char: Some advice for managing the road ahead
We’ve all seen the courage on the COVID-19 front lines as doctors, nurses and staff cared for those hit hard by the virus. But what we didn’t see was the ...
Read More Behind the scenes: What it took to keep Hawai‘i safe
Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hara has spent 38 years handling disaster response for Hawai‘i, but he said COVID-19 has been “the hardest and most challenging of my career.” Hara wears several ...
Read More The incident commander: A career handling crisis
Over the past eight years — especially in 2018 — the Ige administration responded to more natural disasters than any other period in state history. But with each incident, ...
Read More Resilience in the face of floods, hurricanes and volcanoes
The Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility sits 100 feet above O‘ahu’s sole-source groundwater aquifer, which supplies 77% of the island’s drinking water. In late 2021, the release of an ...
Read More Holding the Navy accountable on closing Red Hill
“People have said they’ve lived here all their lives but never had the chance to visit Washington Place. I wanted more people to see the home, to experience it,” said ...
Read More Perpetuating the queen’s legacy and Washington Place
Governor Ige and First Lady Dawn Amano-Ige traveled to Japan last month for sister-state missions in Hiroshima and Yamaguchi prefectures. Besides signing the first sister-state agreement with Yamaguchi, the trip ...
Read More Building bridges between Japan, Hawai‘i