No doubt about it – it’s been a tough year for Hawai‘i and everywhere else in the world. But with our COVID-19 precautions, more people getting vaccinated and the American ...
Read More From the governor: Hopeful signs after a long, hard year
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The shaka from Kalākaua Middle School vice principal Angel Ramos said it all. He was the first among several hundred Department of Education employees who registered for the initial round ...
Read More One and done: Johnson & Johnson vaccines arrive
The Ige administration and the state Legislature worked together to provide relief for businesses hard hit by the pandemic and facing higher payments into the state fund that covers unemployment ...
Read More Critical help for businesses and the unemployed
Hawai‘i’s share of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan signed by President Joe Biden provides a major infusion of federal funding at a time when the state and its residents ...
Read More .9 trillion American Rescue Plan to benefit many
Governor Ige issued an emergency declaration March 9 for the entire State of Hawai‘i in the wake of heavy rains that caused flooding and landslides. The disaster emergency relief period, ...
Read More State, county workers and volunteers provide emergency relief after storms
While some of us have been home binge-watching, Hawai‘i’s creative industry has embarked on a quiet revolution. From film, media, and music to visual, cultural and performing arts — those ...
Read More Hawai‘i’s creative industry charts 2.0 path to the future
The “wow” factor is just the beginning when you step through the doors of the new Academy of Creative Media facility at UH West O‘ahu. The state-of-the-art, $37 million building ...
Read More New ACM facility ready for debut
What if you could find work anywhere in the world and still live in Hawai‘i? A statewide program to help unemployed residents do just that has been launched, with more ...
Read More Connecting to jobs through Hawai‘i Remote Work
“We do not need magic to transform our world; we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.” — J.K. Rowling Every year when the world celebrates International Women’s ...
Read More Celebrating the contributions of women worldwide
Since 1861, only 3,526 Medals of Honor have been awarded. Join me in paying tribute to those who received our nation’s highest award for valor in combat and remember their ...
Read More NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR DAY (March 25, 2021)