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Office of the Governor Press Releases

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige and First Lady Dawn Amano-Ige welcomed the University of Hawai‘i Men’s Volleyball 2021 NCAA National Champions to Washington Place for a special proclamation ceremony, declaring ...
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For VIDEO click here For PHOTOS click here HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige and the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Advisory Group today announced that $4 million in innovation grants ...
Read More OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR NEWS RELEASE: GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES M IN GEER INNOVATION GRANTS FOR HAWAI’I SCHOOLS, EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES

Colt Brennan electrified the entire State of Hawai‘i at the peak of his college career with the UH Rainbow Warrior Football team. He will always be remembered for his brilliance, ...
Read More OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR NEWS RELEASE: GOVERNOR IGE’S STATEMENT ON DEATH OF COLT BRENNAN

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige today signed the 20th proclamation on COVID-19, to allow inter-county travelers vaccinated in the State of Hawai‘i to bypass the pre-travel testing and/or quarantine requirement ...
Read More OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR NEWS RELEASE: GOVERNOR IGE SIGNS 20TH PROCLAMATION ON COVID-19, AUTHORIZING QUARANTINE EXCEPTION FOR INTER-COUNTY TRAVELERS VACCINATED IN HAWAI’I

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige approved Kaua‘i Mayor Derek Kawakami’s updated Business & Recreation Guidelines tier chart, and the county’s move to Tier 3 on Thursday. The more cautious tier was ...
Read More OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR NEWS RELEASE: GOVERNOR IGE APPROVES KAUA’I’S MOVE TO TIER 3 WITH UPDATED GUIDELINES

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige today signed a second proclamation extending the emergency disaster relief period for the Counties of Maui and Kaua‘i, and the City and County of Honolulu, ...
Read More OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR NEWS RELEASE: GOVERNOR IGE EXTENDS DISASTER RELIEF PERIOD FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY HEAVY RAINS IN MARCH

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige today announced a new federal program that aims to assist thousands of qualifying households across the state to pay for their internet service. Under the ...
Read More OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR NEWS RELEASE: NEW EMERGENCY BROADBAND BENEFIT PROGRAM TO HELP PROVIDE INTERNET ACCESS TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS

HONOLULU – O‘ahu residents and small businesses impacted by last month’s severe storms, flooding, and landslides, are eligible for low-interest disaster loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The ...
Read More OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR NEWS RELEASE: SBA GRANTS STATE’S REQUEST FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOLLOWING LAST MONTH’S SEVERE STORMS ON O’AHU

HONOLULU – At the direction of the President of the United States, Gov. David Ige has ordered that the United States flag and the Hawaiʻi state flag will be flown ...
Read More OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR NEWS RELEASE: GOV. IGE ORDERS FLAGS TO RETURN TO FULL-STAFF IMMEDIATELY

I had the privilege of working with Sen. English for about 14 years in the Hawai‘i State Senate. He has proven to be a dedicated public servant who has improved ...
Read More OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR NEWS RELEASE: GOVERNOR IGE’S STATEMENT ON THE RETIREMENT OF SEN. KALANI ENGLISH