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HONOLULU —   The ‘Aiea Loop Trail in Keaiwa Heiau State Recreational Area was reopened today, following a landslide that had caused the trail to be closed on September 29. ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: Aiea Loop Trail reopens following repairs

(HONOLULU) – Governor Ige’s office today announced that Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) improved the outlook on its rating of State of Hawaii general obligation (G.O.) bonds from stable to positive. ...
Read More GOVERNOR’S OFFICE NEWS RELEASE: State’s Bond Outlook improves rating, paving way for Ige administration’s first General Obligation Bond sale

HONOLULU – The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) Sanitation Branch has issued a Notice of Violation Permit Suspension and Order (NVPSO) to Paalaa Kai Bakery located at 66-945 Kaukonahua ...
Read More DOH NEWS RELEASE: Hawaii Department of Health cites Paalaa Kai Bakery for operating after issuance of red “closed” placard

  State Business Action Center and Hawaii County Partner to Bring Services to West Hawaii Businesses HONOLULU – The state Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs’ (DCCA) Business Action Center ...
Read More DCCA NEWS RELEASE: State Business Action Center and Hawaii County partner to bring services to West Hawaii Businesses

HONOLULU – Patients and caregivers who grow their own medical marijuana should be aware of the Hawaii State Department of Health’s new rules governing medical marijuana to avoid getting in ...
Read More DOH NEWS RELEASE: Hawaii State Department of Health reminds patients about new rules in medical marijuana registry program

HONOLULU – Attorney General Doug Chin announced today that a grand jury has charged David Sisombath with six counts of promoting child abuse in the second degree and one count ...
Read More AG NEWS RELEASE: David Sisombath charged with promoting child abuse for possessing and disseminating child pornography

HONOLULU — Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), formerly known as State Civil Defense, together with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management will conduct siren testing between ...
Read More HI-EMA NEWS RELEASE: Siren testing on Oahu

Seventy Five 4th graders from two Kauai schools will once again participate in the E Ho’opomaika la Na Manu ‘A’o organized by the Kauai Endangered Seabird Recovery Project in cooperation ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: Annual release of ‘A’o on Kauai

(HONOLULU) – As a follow up to Friday’s court decision invalidating the emergency rule prohibiting overnight presence along the upper Mauna Kea road corridor, the Department of Land and Natural ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: Camping on Mauna Kea continues to be prohibited

HONOLULU – Today the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit, State of Hawaii, granted a partial motion for summary judgment that has the effect of invalidating the Mauna Kea emergency ...
Read More AD NEWS RELEASE: Attorney General Doug Chin and Board of Land and Natural Resources Chair Suzanne Case release statement regarding today’s circuit court ruling invalidating the Mauna Kea emergency rule