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Office of the Governor Press Releases

HONOLULU — At the direction of the President of the United States, the national and state flags will be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol and upon all state ...
Read More GOVERNOR’S OFFICE FLAG ORDER: Flags to fly at half-staff in honor of officers, victims of police ambush in Dallas

WHAT: News Conference: A preview of Saturday’s ESSA Summit Governor David Ige and the ESSA team will welcome 1,000 participants to the ESSA Summit, including educators, community leaders, parents and students ...
Read More GOVERNOR’S OFFICE MEDIA ADVISORY: News Conference: A preview of Saturday’s ESSA Summit

Gov. David Ige signed the following bills into law on Thursday, July 7, 2016: SB 2395 Act 226 Relating to Telehealth   Requires the state’s Medicaid managed care and fee-for-service programs ...
Read More GOVERNOR’S OFFICE NEWS RELEASE: Governor signs hemp, agriculture bills into law

Bill Signing Ceremonies for the following: 9:00am         SB 2395 Relating to Telehealth   Requires the state’s Medicaid managed care and fee-for-service programs to cover services provided through telehealth. 9:30am         SB 2630 ...
Read More GOVERNOR’S OFFICE MEDIA ADVISORY: Bill signing ceremonies for July 7, 2016

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige signed a bill into law that broadens the offense of first degree murder. Previously, the offense has been narrowly defined and limited to rare cases ...
Read More GOVERNOR’S OFFICE NEWS RELEASE: Governor Ige signs first degree murder, parental rights measures into law

BILL SIGNING CEREMONIES for the following:  2:00pm         HB 2169 Relating to Social Workers Clarifies the supervision requirements for the licensure of clinical  social workers. This includes allowing the option ...
Read More GOVERNOR’S OFFICE MEDIA ADVISORY: Bill signing ceremonies for Wednesday July 6

  HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige signed a bill into law that requires insurers to cover reimbursement of contraceptive supplies, and another measure that requires insurance companies in the state ...
Read More GOVERNOR’S OFFICE NEWS RELEASE: Governor signs 13 bills into law, including women’s health, safety measures

HONOLULU — As a mark of respect for the late former Maui County Mayor Elmer Cravalho, Gov. David Ige has ordered that the flags of the United States and State ...
Read More GOVERNOR’S OFFICE FLAG ORDER: Flags to fly at half-staff in honor of former Mayor and House Speaker Elmer Cravalho

BILL SIGNING CEREMONIES for the following: 2:00pm      HB 1041 Relating to Hunting: Establishes a statewide Game Management Advisory Commission to serve in an advisory capacity to the Board of Land and Natural Resources ...
Read More GOVERNOR’S OFFICE MEDIA ADVISORY: Bill signing ceremonies

BILL SIGNING CEREMONIES for the following: HB 1902 Relating to Sex Trafficking; Prostitution: Creates the offense of sex trafficking where a person advances prostitution by the use of force, threat, ...
Read More GOVERNOR’S OFFICE MEDIA ADVISORY: Bill signing ceremonies at YWCA