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Office of the Governor Press Releases

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises motorists the Pali Highway will be closed in the Honolulu-bound direction Thursday, Aug. 13 from 8:15 pm – 4:00 am. Kailua-bound ...
Read More HDOT NEWS RELEASE: Pali Highway Honolulu-bound to close overnight

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises motorists the H-3 Freeway will be closed in the Kaneohe-bound direction Wednesday, Aug. 19. Special duty police officers will block all ...
Read More HDOT NEWS RELEASE: H-3 freeway Kaneohe-bound to close Aug.19

HONOLULU – The Hawaii State Energy Office has selected California-based GreenBiz Group to bring its annual VERGE event series to Hawaii. Long regarded as ground-zero for next-generation energy issues, the ...
Read More DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: State energy office taps GreenBiz group to bring cutting-edge VERGE series to Hawaii

Fast Enterprises Selected as Vendor HONOLULU – The Department of Taxation is pleased to announce the kick-off of its Tax System Modernization (TSM) project.  The TSM project will bring a ...
Read More DoTAX NEWS RELEASE: Tax Department Kicks Off System Modernization Project

HONOLULU — 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 favorable change in Tropical ...
Read More SCD NEWS RELEASE: Statewide Tropical storm Hilda coordination remains flexible, scalable

HONOLULU – The Division of Consumer Advocacy (Consumer Advocate) of the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs today filed its Direct Testimony recommending that the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) ...
Read More DCCA NEWS RELEASE: State Consumer Advocate Recommends Rejecting NextEra-HECO Merger

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige today announced that Scott Morishige will join the administration on August 24th as the Governor’s Coordinator on Homelessness. Morishige will serve as the state’s point ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: Governor David Ige announces new state homeless coordinator

What:            Media briefing following the weekly meeting of the Governor’s Leadership Team on Homelessness        Who:              Governor David Ige, members of the Governor’s Leadership Team on Homelessness When:           Monday, August ...
Read More MEDIA ADVISORY: Media briefing following the weekly meeting of the Governor’s Leadership Team on Homelessness

HONOLULU — Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, local emergency management and civil defense agencies, and federal and state partners continued coordination efforts with the National Weather Service (NWS) for Hurricane Hilda. ...
Read More SCD NEWS RELEASE: Hilda Coordination Continues Between Emergency Management Partners

ELOY, AZ – Saguaro Correctional Center has notified the Department of Public Safety of the death of a Hawaii inmate at their facility in Eloy, Arizona. On Thursday, at about ...
Read More DPS: Saguaro Correctional Center inmate dies in cell, cause of death under investigation