First Lady Dawn Amano-Ige has always championed a love of learning, which is why she’s highlighting several educational opportunities this month. They include an expansion of her ‘Ohana Readers initiative ...
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Just when we thought we had seen the worst of an already tough year, Hawai‘i has been hit with the Omicron variant and O‘ahu’s challenges with the Navy’s Red Hill ...
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When it comes to the pandemic, it’s no small thing to say “Lucky you live Hawai‘i.” We still have one of the nation’s lowest COVID-19 mortality rates, a high vaccination ...
Read More Health Department: Leading the way to keep people safe
Throughout the pandemic, the Department of Land and Natural Resource’s work has been both front and center and behind-the-scenes, but its goals remain the same: to protect Hawai‘i’s people and ...
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DHS extends lifelines for individuals and families – For those hardest hit by the pandemic, the state Department of Human Services (DHS) met the major surge in demand to ensure ...
Read More Meeting pandemic challenges to help families survive
Despite the pandemic, the Hawai‘i Housing and Finance Development Corporation has continued work on affordable housing — one of Governor Ige’s top priorities. We achieved our initial goal of building ...
Read More State forges ahead on building, keeping people housed
Reimagining tourism for local communities and visitors – In the face of new COVID-19 variants like Omicron, Hawai‘i’s Safe Travels program remains more important than ever. Since the pre-travel testing ...
Read More Reshaping our economy and the careers ahead
Galvanizing the local creative industry – During the pandemic with people hunkered down at home, demand for online entertainment skyrocketed. Hawai‘i became one of the safest spots in the world ...
Read More New tech opportunities in a Hawai‘i 2.0 future
The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation has been an essential part of the state’s COVID-19 response — from helping to improve the travel experience at airports and making sure goods kept ...
Read More Investing in infrastructure for an enduring legacy
After decades of relying on antiquated, paper-based systems, the Ige administration has modernized many government operations across multiple state departments to better serve the public. The Department of Taxation’s (DoTAX) ...
Read More Modernizing state government for better public service