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Office of the Governor Press Releases

KAPOLEI, OʻAHU – Fitch Ratings, a global rating agency, earlier this month affirmed the ‘A’ rating for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ (DHHL) $38.3 million revenue bonds, series 2009, ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: Fitch gives Department of Hawaiian Home Lands strong bond rating; Stable financial outlook

What:            Media Briefing on weekly meeting of the Governor’s Leadership Team on Homelessness Who:              Governor David Ige; Mayors Arakawa, Caldwell, Carvalho and Kenoi; and Leadership  Team members When:           Thursday, ...
Read More Media Advisory: Briefing on weekly meeting of Leadership Team on Homelessness

HONOLULU – The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2015 report released today by ACT notes a 2 percentage point overall improvement in college readiness across all subjects — English, Math, ...
Read More HIDOE NEWS RELEASE: Hawaii public high school graduates show improvements in college preparedness

HONOLULU – The Department of the Attorney General has filed charges against State House Representative James Tokioka for a campaign reporting violation. The Kauai representative has been charged with failure ...
Read More AG NEWS RELEASE: Representative James Tokioka charged with campaign reporting violation

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige today announced that Harold Brackeen III will join the homeless programs office on September 1 where he will assist with the administration of state and ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: Governor announces an increase in the state’s homelessness program staffing and progress on short-term goals

(HONOLULU) – Andy Bohlander, a Shoreline Specialist with the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program, working with the DLNR Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands (OCCL), is a man ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: East Honolulu property owners asked to remove beach vegetation

HONOLULU – Today Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) crews moved the concrete barriers that were placed near Laniakea Beach on Kamehameha Highway. No parking, stopping, standing, loading and unloading signs ...
Read More HDOT NEWS RELEASE: Laniakea barriers moved, parking restricted in the area

What:                        Public celebration of Queen Lili‘uokalani’s 177th birthday (Reservations required. Call 586-0248 by Friday, August 28) Who:              Governor David Ige, First Lady Dawn Amano-Ige and the Royal Hawaiian ...
Read More MEDIA ADVISORY: Public celebration of Queen Lili‘uokalani’s 177th birthday

HONOLULU — National Weather Service (NWS) briefed Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), local emergency management and civil defense agencies, and federal and state partners this morning on changes in Tropical ...
Read More SCD NEWS RELEASE: Kilo to move away from main Hawaiian Islands; Impacts of severe weather expected to continue statewide.

HONOLULU — The National Weather Service (NWS) 5:00 a.m. advisory reported that Tropical Depression Kilo was located about 570 miles Southwest of Honolulu, moving West at 15 mph. The advisory ...
Read More HI-EMA NEWS RELEASE: Kilo Will Become a Tropical Storm Later Today