Whether it’s a “Grab and Go” kalo bowl or other ‘ono items, the state’s keiki are eating healthier school breakfasts, thanks to an initiative launched by First Lady Dawn Amano-Ige, ...
Read More Hawai’i launches ‘School Breakfast Month’ for March
Capitol Connection
“Be a voice, not an echo.” Those words sum up the annual Secondary Student Conference (SSC), where student leaders from the state’s public high schools learn about the legislative process. ...
Read More Students learn how to mobilize for real-world issues
Beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, additional immunizations will be required for students entering preschool, kindergarten through grade 12 and colleges in Hawai‘i. Seventh grade students must provide documentation for ...
Read More New school immunizations
Native Hawaiians on a wait list for homesteads will soon have a first-ever option to rent affordable apartments from the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. DHHL signed an agreement ...
Read More DHHL to provide affordable rentals
“Today, at the start of a new decade, we have it within our power to change the lives of our working families . . . to change the trajectory of ...
Read More A historic collaboration for Hawai’i: Excerpts of the governor’s 2020 State of the State Address
Our first responders—whether they are police officers, firefighters, or lifeguards—take great pride in their professionalism and great satisfaction in knowing they are serving others and their community. If you ask ...
Read More . . .and a moment to remember two fallen heroes
The first thing we agreed to do was to put more money into pockets of working people. But how do you increase wages without increasing the cost of living? The ...
Read More Increased minimum wage, tax relief and other solutions
The proposed bill on expanding affordable childcare complements the proposal we made last year to create a universal public preschool system for 4-year-olds. . . .Today, half of our toddlers, ...
Read More Education: Reducing the cost of childcare
In Hawaiʻi, the biggest expense for working families is housing, whether it’s rent or mortgage payments. The spiraling cost of homes is driven by two forces: the high cost of ...
Read More New housing approaches to help working families