In a moving ceremony at Washington Place, Gov. Ige administered the oath of office to Col. Roy J. Macaraeg, who was promoted to brigadier general in the Hawai‘i Army National Guard ...
Read More Macaraeg makes history; command change for DOD
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Governor Ige traveled to Japan in October as one of seven Japanese-Americans selected to represent the United States at the enthronement ...
Read More Japan’s emperor enthroned
The ‘Ohana Readers pilot project launched by first lady Dawn Amano-Ige on Moloka‘i in October has already registered more than 170 children — nearly 50 percent of the island’s keiki ...
Read More ‘Ohana Readers to provide free books to Moloka’i keiki
If we’re lucky, we’ve had at least one teacher in our lives who inspired us — a teacher like Cecilia “CC” Chung, the 2020 Hawai‘i State Teacher of the Year. Chung, ...
Read More CC Chung named top teacher
How do you develop creative tech solutions to government challenges? The answers come at the Hawai‘i Annual Code Challenge (HACC) where teams of student and community coders create fresh approaches ...
Read More 2019 HACC taps local talent for solutions
Looking for a way to make a difference? The governor’s office is seeking qualified volunteers to fill vacancies on boards and commissions statewide. “Their service is an important way for ...
Read More Making your voice count
The community is invited to a holiday open house on Friday, Dec. 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. sponsored by the Washington Place Foundation with a performance by the St. ...
Read More A Washington Place Christmas
When we’re knee-deep in day-to-day issues, it’s hard to think about the future. Yet that’s the challenge for state departments and the governor as they balance needs to move forward ...
Read More Staying focused on affordable housing, local ag
From turn-key homes to vacant lots for maximum flexibility, the state’s Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is ramping up its offerings to beneficiaries. Among them were 16 lots on ...
Read More More options available for DHHL beneficiaries
The future of affordable housing — and Governor Ige’s goal of 10,000 new units by 2020 — just got brighter in Kapolei with a groundbreaking recently for a second phase ...
Read More Kulana Hale: Affordable rentals for families, seniors