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HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August was 4.1 percent, compared to the revised ...
Read More DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: HAWAII’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 4.1 PERCENT IN AUGUST

(HILO) – The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) has looked into reports of a ‘big cat’, but without clear photographs or video it’s impossible to make any determinations.  ...
Read More DLNR Statement on Hawaii Island Animal Sightings, Sept. 13, 2022

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige announced today the release of $87,769,968 for Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs) that will be administered by various state departments. These funds were released in July ...
Read More Governor’s Office – News Release – Gov. Ige announces M in capital improvement projects

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige today submitted the names of eight nominees for the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority to the Hawaiʻi State Senate for confirmation. The Mauna Kea ...
Read More Governor’s Office – News Release – Gov. forwards names for Mauna Kea Management Stewardship and Oversight Authority to State Senate

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) is launching a pilot program with the four counties to expand subsidized county bus passes for high schoolers in grades 9-12. ...
Read More HIDOE News Release: EXPRESS pilot will expand student ridership options with county bus passes

(HONOLULU) – With $2 million in State Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) funding approved, a project to drill a new Deep Monitor Well (DMW) in Waimea, on Hawai‘i Island is getting ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Waimea Getting Essential New Tool to Monitor Sustainable Drinking Water Supplies

(HONOLULU) – In an effort to protect native forests, watersheds, and reefs in southeast Moloka‘i, the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), in partnership with the U.S. Fish and ...
Read More DLNR News Release – MĀKOLELAU ACQUISITION PROVIDES ADDITIONAL WATERSHED PROTECTION ON MOLOKA‘I

HONOLULU – The Attorneys and Judges Assistance Program Board (AAP) has one attorney board position to be filled. The applicant would be completing the remainder of the previous board member’s ...
Read More Hawaii State Judiciary – News Release: Applicants Sought for Attorneys and Judges Assistance Program Board

Trucking plays a critical role in the United States’ supply chain and economy, and the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented changes in the trucking industry as the industry continues ...
Read More Truck Driver Appreciation Week (September 11-17, 2022)

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) was awarded nearly $3.5 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to establish a first-of-its-kind national Asian American, Native ...
Read More News Release: DOH awarded federal grant to establish national AANHPI Behavioral Health Center of Excellence