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HONOLULU – The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) encourages the 14,000 HMSA members who may be affected by a cyber attack against Premera Blue Cross in Washington ...
Read More DCCA NEWS RELEASE: State Reminds Consumers to Guard Against Identity Theft Following Premera Cyber

Honolulu, Hawaii – House and Senate conferees met today to begin negotiations on a final version of HB500, the state budget bill. Earlier, the House Finance Committee and the Senate ...
Read More HOUSE NEWS RELEASE: House and Senate Conference Committee Begin Negotiations on State Budget

HONOLULU – The state Department of Transportation (HDOT), Harbors Division, launched the Piers 12 and 15 Improvements Project at Honolulu Harbor with a groundbreaking ceremony earlier today.  This project involves ...
Read More HDOT NEWS RELEASE: Piers 12 & 15 Improvements Project Begins with Groundbreaking Ceremony

Honolulu, Hawaii — The state House of Representatives today passed on final reading HB1272, HD2, SD2, which requires anyone that operates a motion picture theater in more than two locations ...
Read More HOUSE NEWS RELEASE: House Passes Measure to Accommodate the Deaf and Blind in Movie Theater

HONOLULU April 21, 2015 – Governor David Ige will hold a news conference in the Executive Office Chambers on Tuesday, April 21 to announce that he has requested, and the ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: Governor David Ige, House, Senate come to an understanding on Maui healthcare reform

HONOLULU –  A team from Iolani School came in third place today at the 21st National LifeSmarts Championship in Seattle, WA, April 17-20.  A total of 34 teams from across ...
Read More DCCA NEWS RELEASE: DCCA Congratulates Iolani School Students for a Strong Finish at the National LifeSmarts Competition

HONOLULU — A venomous spider was captured by agents from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Honolulu on Mon., April 13th.  The spider was found in a container ...
Read More DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEWS RELEASE: Venomous Spider Found in Foreign Container

Today, the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) leadership informed me that construction will continue to be postponed. Any further announcements about the construction schedule will come from TMT. My understanding is ...
Read More Statement by Governor David Ige regarding Thirty Meter Telescope Construction

HONOLULU – The Department of Public Safety (PSD) today welcomed a new class of adult correctional officers at a graduation ceremony and luncheon held at the Pagoda Restaurant in Honolulu. ...
Read More PSD Release: 2015 Graduation Ceremony Held for New Class of Adult Correctional Officers

Kailua-Kona – Heavy usage of Hawaii Island’s Kahaluu Bay is prompting the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) to propose rule changes for specific ocean recreation activities in ...
Read More DLNR News Release: Public Hearing Scheduled on Proposed Kahalu’u Bay Rules Amendments