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Office of the Governor Press Releases

The recent mass harvesting of sea cucumbers from near shore waters in Hawaii is prompting the Department of Land and Natural Resources to request emergency actions to prevent the depletion ...
Read More DLNR MEDIA ADVISORY: OVERHARVESTING OF SEA CUCUMBERS

Honolulu – Gov. David Ige met with Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday, June 15 (Tuesday, June 16 in Japan), his first day of meetings in Tokyo, Japan. Gov. ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: Governor Ige meets with Japan Prime Minister Abe, corporations, in effort to boost economic development in Hawai‘i

HONOLULU — State Chief Information Officer (CIO) Todd Nacapuy today issued the following statement in recognition of eHawaii.gov being named “Best in Class” winner in the Interactive Media Awards’ government ...
Read More OIMT NEWS RELEASE: State CIO Congratulates eHawaii.gov Team on Latest National Honor

Honolulu – Gov. David Ige is meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan, travel industry partners, corporations and businesses today, his first full day in Tokyo, Japan. The governor is ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: Governor Ige begins first round of meetings in Tokyo

HONOLULU– The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists of a planned traffic signal outage at the intersection of Lumiaina Street and Kamehameha Highway on Tuesday, June 16, from ...
Read More DOT NEWS RELEASE: PLANNED TRAFFIC SIGNAL OUTAGE AT LUMIAINA STREET-KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY INTERSECTION

HONOLULU – The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of State Parks will close the upper Makapu’u lookout and adjacent areas starting June 17, 2015.  The lower lookout ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: PROJECT UPDATE: DLNR TO CLOSE THE SUMMIT LOOKOUT AREA FOR CONTINUED REPAIRS & IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MAKAPU‘U POINT LIGHTHOUSE TRAIL (ROAD)

Honolulu — Gov. David Ige will be traveling to Japan to meet with government officials and members of the travel industry to promote and expand travel from Japan to the ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: Governor Ige will visit Japan to promote travel to Hawaiian Islands, honor enduring cultural, economic ties

What:  Bill signing ceremonies for the following: HB 1140 on cesspools: Provides temporary income tax credit for the cost of upgrading or converting a qualified cesspool to a septic system ...
Read More MEDIA ADVISORY: June 12 bill signing ceremonies

Honolulu – Nearly 11,000 people have viewed the on-line video, Sacred Falls-Don’t Risk Your  Life, a Fine, or Jail, since it was released by the Hawaii Department of Land and ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: SACRED FALLS WARNING VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE ON LOCATION

Wailuku, Maui – Gov. David Ige today signed into law House Bill 1075, which authorizes the Maui Region of the Hawai‘i Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) to enter into negotiations for ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: Governor Ige signs Maui healthcare reform bill