Excerpts of the governor’s 2022 State of the State Address (to see the speech, go to https://fb.watch/aMfo3Kx1w9/) We’ve endured tremendous hardship over the last two years. Throughout the pandemic, we’ve ...
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I believe everything begins with keeping us healthy and safe. Over the last seven years, we focused on modernizing our telehealth infrastructure, providing health services to underserved populations, and strengthening ...
Read More Protecting our health with expanded training, facilities
While we work to maintain our health, we must also strengthen our communities. To do that, we must first help our struggling families—to malama pono, make things right for them. ...
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No community can be strong without taking care of their keiki—our future. Empowering our schools and enriching Hawaiʻi’s community of lifelong learners have always been among our top priorities. That’s ...
Read More Reinventing education – now and for the future
The real balancing act during the pandemic has been between the economy and our health. The fact is that keeping us safe—and making Hawai‘i a safe place to visit—is an ...
Read More Balancing community health and economic recovery
We cannot be a strong state without protecting the resources upon which we depend. That is also a part of being pono and making things right. At the heart of ...
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In the first year of the pandemic, we were forced to cut over a billion dollars from the budget, with every state agency scrambling to find new ways to continue ...
Read More A positive outlook, a chance for new initiatives
There’s a popular local saying: “Keep the country country.” In an era that is propelling us through unprecedented changes and challenges, how do you keep Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i? How do you ...
Read More ‘It’s our deep-seated belief that we’re part of a greater ‘ohana’
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 ...
Read More Learning to love books and a glimpse of history
STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS GOVERNOR DAVID Y. IGE TO THE THIRTY-FIRST STATE LEGISLATURE MEETING IN JOINT SESSION, JANUARY 24, 2022 Good morning and aloha. Before I begin — In ...
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