Hawai‘i went from having the lowest unemployment rate to having one of the highest in just a few weeks. That’s why we have paid out more than $4 billion in ...
Read More Providing for families, housing beyond the pandemic
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Transforming an entire public education system during a pandemic is no small feat. We started this school year with teachers and students embracing online learning. Last year, the Legislature established ...
Read More Rethinking education for a digital world
Government Services At a time when government is being asked to be all things to all people, every state is facing historic revenue shortfalls. And so, from the beginning of ...
Read More Economic recovery — now and for the future
Short-Term Recovery Initiatives The struggle for businesses to stay afloat has been daunting at best. Because of this, the state is planning to cover the interest payments on the $700 ...
Read More Balancing community health and economic recovery
The pandemic also exposed our local economy for what it is: very dependent on tourism. To make the state less vulnerable to sudden and unexpected changes, we must diversify. I ...
Read More Long-term recovery initiatives: Pivoting to technology
That’s why, in the wake of the pandemic, I am calling for the creation of a program of action to not just reboot but to upgrade our economy. To create ...
Read More Hawai‘i 2.0: A community-wide call to action
A critical part of re-programming our economy is the creation of a healthy statewide broadband network. During the pandemic, the importance of broadband to everything that we do was made ...
Read More Broadband: A future to connect us all
Finally, my friends, we are at a historic crossroad — because of the pandemic and because of new leadership in Washington D.C. The latter is a source of rising hope ...
Read More Governor Ige: ‘We are at a historic crossroad’
In the midst of a pandemic, the nation’s First Spouses for the 50 states can be a force to be reckoned with. Driving that effort will be Hawai‘i’s First Lady, ...
Read More Hawai‘i’s First Lady to lead national group
A year ago, no one could have imagined we’d be battling a global pandemic.Yet when we needed it most, Hawai‘i has stepped up. Healthcare heroes and first responders have put ...
Read More From the governor: Hope, challenges as vaccines arrive