Governor Josh Green and Department of Education (HIDOE) Superintendent Keith Hayashi had the honor of presenting the HIDOE 2024 Teacher of the Year Award to Jackie Freitas of Leilehua High ...
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Lāhainā schools witnessed a heartwarming return to normalcy in the middle of October, as school staff and students returned to their home campuses after the Maui wildfires. While there were ...
Read More Two State Agencies Collaborate to Help Lāhainā Students Return to Their Home Campuses
When disaster strikes, it’s likely that one will see a familiar symbol on the shirts of many of those responding to the emergency. A red shirt with a white cross ...
Read More Neighbors Helping Neighbors: The American Red Cross’ Vital Role in Maui’s Recovery
As the state plans the next phase of recovery for Maui residents, Governor Green and the Hawai‘i Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) continue to urge Hawai‘i residents to consider ...
Read More HHFDC’s Hawai‘i Housing Fire Relief Program – Transitioning into Long-term Housing
The Department of Public Safety (PSD) and Department of Law Enforcement (DLE) partnered with the Office of the Governor, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Health ...
Read More Successful Gun Buyback Program Collects Almost 500 Firearms
By Erica Yamauchi, OWR Director of Communications & Engagement In the early morning after the Maui fires, Office of Wellness and Resilience (OWR) Director Tia Hartsock sent an email ...
Read More Office of Wellness and Resilience Supports Coordinated Maui Mental Health Response
The Hawai‘i State Energy Office (HSEO), Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH), and Roberts Hawai‘i, Inc. recently debuted and blessed five new zero-emission electric-battery buses, to provide clean transportation for keiki ...
Read More Charging Up for the Future With EV
Hawaiʻi State Representative Linda Ichiyama was awarded the Bud Cramer Advocacy Award from the National Children’s Alliance in Washington, D.C. She was chosen for her exceptional promotion of the children’s ...
Read More Representative Linda Ichiyama Wins National Advocacy Award
In the heart of Lāhainā, around the time an iconic Indian banyan tree was planted by Sheriff William Owen Smith on April 24, 1873, Hawaiians were trying to save ...
Read More Lāhainā’s Historic Greenscape – The Royal ‘Ulu Grove and Historic Banyan Tree Stands as Symbols of Hope and Resilience”.
By Travis Hancock, curator of Washington Place Heading into fall, the staff and volunteers at Washington Place are still reflecting on the poignant return of Queen Liliʻuokalani’s Royal Standard ...
Read More Birthday Reflections on Queen Lili‘uokalani from Washington Place