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Capitol Connection

Honesty, transparency, responsiveness to citizens. Some cynics would say those aren’t the first words that come to mind in describing government bureaucracies. But those are the values Governor Ige has ...
Read More State workers on the front lines for the community

From his nearly 30 years in the Legislature, Governor Ige believes in staying positive about funding for his administration’s priorities. “We made progress in critical areas. It’s not everything we ...
Read More Governor sees progress with legislative support

New ocean safety website launched – The Department of Health has launched https://hioceansafety.com, a website that aims to help beachgoers and prevent drownings. Ocean drowning is the state’s fourth-leading cause ...
Read More Ocean safety, school planning, new EIS rules, helicopters

Who can help me if I’ve been scammed? What should I do after a flood, fire or hurricane? How can I check on a business or start my own? Answers ...
Read More DCCA: Protecting consumers, helping businesses

Cheers erupted in the state Capitol auditorium May 17 as emcee Billy V announced the winners of the Governor’s 2019 Outstanding State Employee awards. Governor Ige praised the nominees from ...
Read More State’s outstanding employees honored

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How do you entice hundreds of students across the state to eat a good school breakfast? The answer from Hawai‘i’s breakfast leadership team has been to create a high-profile campaign ...
Read More Jump Start Breakfast celebrates successes, statewide launch

For sustainability, the phrase “Think global, act local” has come to mean more with each year of the Ige administration. It means growing more of our own food, focusing on ...
Read More Taking action statewide for a Sustainable Hawai’i

Governor Ige has announced a new, innovative program to make green energy installments such as solar water heaters and photovoltaic panels more accessible and affordable for homeowners, renters, small businesses ...
Read More GEM$: Making clean energy affordable for consumers