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COVID-19 News Releases

MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT:                     News Conference – International Travel/Safe Travels Hawaiʻi                 WHEN:                      Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. WHO:                       Governor David Ige with: Maj. Gen. ...
Read More Office of the Governor Media Advisory: News Conference on International Travel—Safe Travels Hawai’i

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige today announced the State of Hawaiʻi is safely open to vaccinated residents and visitors who are traveling domestically and between islands for business or pleasure, ...
Read More Office of the Governor News Release: Governor Ige gives the greenlight to non-essential travel for fully vaccinated residents and visitors

For PHOTOS click here For VIDEO click here HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige issued the latest Emergency Proclamation Related to the State’s COVID-19 DELTA Response, keeping in place the Safe ...
Read More Office of the Governor News Release: Governor Ige’s latest emergency proclamation extends driver’s license expirations, clarifies who pays for employee COVID testing

HONOLULU – The Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD) has released updated vaccination rates for the State of Hawaiʻi’s executive branch employees. As of September 13, 2021: 88.8% of the ...
Read More Office of the Governor: Nearly 90 percent of State employees are vaccinated

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige has signed an executive order that requires contractors and visitors at state facilities and on state property to provide their vaccination or testing status prior ...
Read More Office of the Governor: Gov. Ige issues executive order requiring contractors, visitors to provide vaccination/testing status to enter state facilities

For video click here For photos click here HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige and Doug Murdock, chief information officer, Office of Enterprise Technology Services today unveiled the state’s Hawaiʻi SMART ...
Read More Office of the Governor News Release: State launches Hawai’i SMART Health Card for digital vaccination verification

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige is reaching out to residents across the State of Hawaiʻi to urge responsible behavior more than ever before over the upcoming three-day Labor Day weekend. ...
Read More Office of the Governor News Release: Governor Ige urges responsible behavior over Labor Day weekend

HONOLULU – The Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD) has released state employee vaccination numbers and found that as of Aug. 16, 87.6% of the state’s approximately 14,000 employees are ...
Read More Office of the Governor News Release: State sees 87.6% fully vaccinated rate, 98.6% compliance rate among employees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2021 **NOTE: A signed copy of Executive Order 21-05 will be posted on Governor Ige’s website shortly.** For video of the news conference click here ...
Read More OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR NEWS RELEASE: GOVERNOR IGE SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER LIMITING GATHERING SIZES STATEWIDE

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige has received guidance from the Centers for Disease Control that the Eviction Order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued on ...
Read More OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR NEWS RELEASE: CDC EVICTION ORDER APPLIES TO ALL MAJOR HAWAI’I COUNTIES