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(HONOLULU) – October is “Stop the Ant Month” in Hawaiʻi, and residents are encouraged to collect and submit ants to help detect and control the spread of invasive ants. Every ...
Read More DLNR News Release – October is Stop the Ant Month

HONOLULU – On Oct. 1, 2022, Gov. David Ige will travel to San Francisco for a series of meetings with credit rating agencies. The governor and members of his team ...
Read More Governor’s Office – News Release – Gov. Ige to travel to San Francisco for bond rating meetings

HONOLULU —The Hawai‘i State Energy Office is seeking input on federal funding opportunities under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The IIJA was signed into law by President Biden ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE SEEKS INPUT ON PARTNERING OPPORTUNITIES

HONOLULU – According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor spending as measured by nominal dollars was $1.71 billion in ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: VISITOR SPENDING FOR AUGUST 2022 SURPASSED PRE-PANDEMIC AUGUST 2019

HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 3, 2022 at 11:45 a.m. The siren test will be coordinated with ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: MONTHLY SIREN AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST FOR OCTOBER 2022

HONOLULU — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved projects by The Queen’s Medical Center and the State’s transportation department, authorizing payments totaling more than $4 million to reimburse ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: FEMA Approves More COVID-19 Prevention and Protection Measures, Authorizing .5M to Repay State, Queen’s Medical Center

HONOLULU – The Department of Health (DOH) is enhancing the Hawai‘i COVID-19 data dashboard to include reinfections. The percentage of COVID-19 cases involving individuals who had a prior infection is ...
Read More DOH News Release: COVID-19 reinfection rate rising

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) to the United States Navy to address a myriad of deficiencies at the NAVFAC ...
Read More News Release: DOH issues .7 million fine, orders Navy to make critical repairs to Pearl Harbor wastewater treatment plan

(Kapolei, Oʻahu) – The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) has prepared legislative proposals to be recommended for inclusion in the Governor’s 2023 legislative package. The request for legislative proposals ...
Read More Media Release: DHHL Legislative Proposals Move Forward

(HONOLULU) – Limu practitioners, advocates, and supporters gathered today for the Year of the Limu Celebration community event at Sea Life Park in Waimanalo, Oʻahu. Members representing three different limu ...
Read More DLNR News Release – RESTORING ECOSYSTEMS, RESTORING COMMUNITIES WITH LIMU