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Office of the Governor Press Releases

HONOLULU — Tropical Depression Kilo was located about 520 miles South of Honolulu, moving West-Northwest at 17 mph at the 5:00 a.m. National Weather Service (NWS report. The NWS downgraded ...
Read More HI-EMA NEWS RELEASE: Kilo Now a Tropical Depression

HONOLULU — The National Weather Service (NWS) briefed Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), local emergency management and civil defense agencies, and federal and state partners on the latest on Tropical ...
Read More HI-EMA NEWS RELEASE: Statewide Coordination for Tropical Storm Kilo Remains Flexible

HONOLULU — Gov. David Ige yesterday signed an emergency proclamation in anticipation of the arrival of Tropical Storm Kilo in Hawaii. The storm’s strength and track is highly uncertain at ...
Read More HI-EMA NEWS RELEASE: Governor Signs Pre-Landfall Emergency Proclamation in Anticipation of Tropical Storm Kilo

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will comply with a court order and remove the barriers placed along Kamehameha Highway near Laniakea Beach on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015.  ...
Read More HDOT NEWS RELEASE: Laniakea Barriers to Be Moved, No Parking Signs to Be Installed

State’s Lowest Rate Since April 2008 HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July was 3.7 ...
Read More DLIR NEWS RELEASE: Hawaii’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.7 Percent In July

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Real Estate Commission (REC) will convene its standing committee meetings at the West Hawaii Civic Center’s Community Meeting Hale, Bldg. G, on Friday, Sept. 4. The ...
Read More DCCA NEWS RELEASE: Hawaii Real Estate Commission to Hold Standing Committee Meetings and Opportunities for Educational Assistance on the Big Island

HONOLULU – First Lady Dawn Ige, together with Dr. Virginia Pressler, Director of Health, and Dr. Sarah Park, State Epidemiologist, today recognized public and private organizations for their contribution in ...
Read More DOH NEWS RELEASE: First Lady Dawn Ige Kicks Off Annual Stop Flu at School Program and Recognizes Public and Private Partners

HONOLULU – The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Cable Television Division (CATV) is currently in the renewal process of Oceanic Time Warner Cable LLC’s (Oceanic) Kauai County cable ...
Read More DCCA NEWS RELEASE: State to Hold Community Meetings for the Renewal of Oceanic Time Warner Cable’s Kauai Cable Television Franchise

HONOLULU — The Department of Land and NaturalResources (DLNR) is pleased that the federal government has incorporated state input into new rules aimed at further protection for the critically endangered ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: New Hawaiian Monk Seal Critical Habitat Rule Supports State Role In Protecting Endangered Native Species

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR PROVIDING OVER A HALF-MILLION FLU VACCINES TO HAWAII’S KEIKI SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN WHAT: Hawaii State Department of Health launches the 9th ...
Read More HDOT MEDIA ADVISORY: Hawaii State Department of Health Announces 2015 Stop Flu at School Program