The Hawai‘i Department of Health continues to oversee the safe defueling and decommissioning of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. On Oct. 7, the Department conditionally approved the first ...
Read More Holding the Navy accountable on Red Hill defueling
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The bottom line: Over the past eight years, the Ige administration has responded to 40 emergencies and natural disasters — more than any other governor’s term in Hawai‘i history – ...
Read More Standing strong in the face of natural disasters
“Our top priority has been the health and safety of Hawai‘i’s people.” – Governor David Ige The bottom line: A unified state response, led by the governor and his team, ...
Read More Hawai‘i ranked best in the nation for COVID-19 response
The bottom line: An ‘Ohana Nui approach and an unprecedented collaboration during the Ige administration between the departments of Health and Human Services has resulted in major benefits for community ...
Read More The Hawai‘i Way: Partners in pandemic survival
The bottom line: The Ige administration has doubled the state’s renewable energy for electricity and set Hawai‘i on a path that reduces our dependency on fossil fuel. Electricity is ...
Read More Delivering on a clean energy future for the state
The bottom line: The Ige administration is leaving a legacy of environmental protection in its Sustainable Hawai‘i Initiative to provide a safer, cleaner future for us all. Hawai‘i has become ...
Read More Sustainable Hawai‘i: Being pono for the next generation
The bottom line: In the wake of the pandemic, the Ige administration has moved to 1) reshape the visitor industry with a focus on “regenerative tourism” and 2) nurture emerging ...
Read More Reshaping tourism and creating an innovation economy
The bottom line: Since 2015, the governor and his team have focused on education reform for empowerment in our public schools — from developing the Hawai‘i Blueprint for Public Schools ...
Read More Committed to a vision of education change and reform
In his 2016 State of the State address, Governor Ige spoke of extending compassion to those who struggle every day with mental illness, especially those who are homeless. “Mental health ...
Read More Hale Ho‘ola: New patient facility offers healing and hope
The bottom line: The State of Hawai‘i has emerged in the strongest financial position it has ever held by fixing broken systems and delivering fiscal discipline that will save the ...
Read More Leaving Hawai‘i with a solid financial foundation