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HONOLULU – Today Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) crews moved the concrete barriers that were placed near Laniakea Beach on Kamehameha Highway. No parking, stopping, standing, loading and unloading signs ...
Read More HDOT NEWS RELEASE: Laniakea barriers moved, parking restricted in the area

What:                        Public celebration of Queen Lili‘uokalani’s 177th birthday (Reservations required. Call 586-0248 by Friday, August 28) Who:              Governor David Ige, First Lady Dawn Amano-Ige and the Royal Hawaiian ...
Read More MEDIA ADVISORY: Public celebration of Queen Lili‘uokalani’s 177th birthday

HONOLULU — National Weather Service (NWS) briefed Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), local emergency management and civil defense agencies, and federal and state partners this morning on changes in Tropical ...
Read More SCD NEWS RELEASE: Kilo to move away from main Hawaiian Islands; Impacts of severe weather expected to continue statewide.

HONOLULU — The National Weather Service (NWS) 5:00 a.m. advisory reported that Tropical Depression Kilo was located about 570 miles Southwest of Honolulu, moving West at 15 mph. The advisory ...
Read More HI-EMA NEWS RELEASE: Kilo Will Become a Tropical Storm Later Today

HONOLULU — Tropical Depression Kilo was located about 520 miles South of Honolulu, moving West-Northwest at 17 mph at the 5:00 a.m. National Weather Service (NWS report. The NWS downgraded ...
Read More HI-EMA NEWS RELEASE: Kilo Now a Tropical Depression

HONOLULU — The National Weather Service (NWS) briefed Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), local emergency management and civil defense agencies, and federal and state partners on the latest on Tropical ...
Read More HI-EMA NEWS RELEASE: Statewide Coordination for Tropical Storm Kilo Remains Flexible

HONOLULU — Gov. David Ige yesterday signed an emergency proclamation in anticipation of the arrival of Tropical Storm Kilo in Hawaii. The storm’s strength and track is highly uncertain at ...
Read More HI-EMA NEWS RELEASE: Governor Signs Pre-Landfall Emergency Proclamation in Anticipation of Tropical Storm Kilo

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will comply with a court order and remove the barriers placed along Kamehameha Highway near Laniakea Beach on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015.  ...
Read More HDOT NEWS RELEASE: Laniakea Barriers to Be Moved, No Parking Signs to Be Installed

State’s Lowest Rate Since April 2008 HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July was 3.7 ...
Read More DLIR NEWS RELEASE: Hawaii’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.7 Percent In July

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Real Estate Commission (REC) will convene its standing committee meetings at the West Hawaii Civic Center’s Community Meeting Hale, Bldg. G, on Friday, Sept. 4. The ...
Read More DCCA NEWS RELEASE: Hawaii Real Estate Commission to Hold Standing Committee Meetings and Opportunities for Educational Assistance on the Big Island