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HONOLULU – Nearly two years after the massive September 2013 molasses spill in Honolulu Harbor, Attorney General Doug Chin today announced a settlement agreement between the State of Hawaii (the ...
Read More AG NEWS RELEASE: Matson to pay more than million for 2013 molasses spill in settlement agreement with State of Hawaii

HONOLULU – Attorney General Doug Chin will hold a news conference today, Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at the Department of the Attorney General, 425 Queen Street, Honolulu. ...
Read More AG MEDIA ADVISORY: Attorney General Doug Chin to hold news conference regarding molasses spill settlement

HONOLULU – First Lady Dawn Ige today honored snack shop and cafeteria vendors participating in the Department of Health’s Choose Healthy Now project. In a congratulatory ceremony at the State ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: First Lady Dawn Ige recognizes vendors for providing healthy snack options to government employees

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige today announced the formation of the Governor’s Leadership Team on Homelessness, which will be tasked with finding short-term and long-term solutions as the state, city ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: Governor Ige announces leadership team on homelessness, way forward

What:            News Conference announcing Governor’s Leadership Team on                          Homelessness and the way forward Who:              Governor David Ige, legislators, city officials When:           Monday, July 27, 2015 at 2:30 pm ...
Read More MEDIA ADVISORY: News Conference announcing Governor’s Leadership Team on Homelessness and the way forward

HONOLULU – Walk Wise Hawaii, the Hawaii Department of Transportation’s (HDOT) pedestrian safety campaign, is partnering once again with McDonald’s Restaurants of Hawaii to educate over 9,000 children at 74 ...
Read More HDOT NEWS RELEASE: Walk wise Hawaii partners with McDonald’s restaurants of Hawaii and Kama’aina kids for pedestrian safety poster contest and education program

HONOLULU — Gov. David Ige today outlined the reasons why the state submitted testimony opposing Hawaiian Electric Industries’ proposed merger with NextEra Energy Inc. as it currently stands. “Although I ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: State releases testimony opposing proposed HEI, NextEra merger

PUC filings: DBEDT PUC filing 7/20/2015 Office of Planning PUC filing 7/20/2015

HONOLULU — The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is seeking new projects for the Hawai‘i Forest Legacy Program that will protect important working forest lands from the threat ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: HAWAI‘I FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION ACQUISITION ASSISTANCE

What:            News conference regarding the state’s testimony on the proposed HEI/NextEra merger Who:              Governor David Ige When:           Tuesday, July 21 at 2:30pm Where:         State Capitol, 5th Floor ...
Read More MEDIA ADVISORY: News conference regarding the state’s testimony on the proposed HEI/NextEra merger