The Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Program has announced it is expanding eligibility to provide more assistance for Hawaiʻi homeowners. Since the program’s inception in 2021, service providers from the Council ...
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Governor Green signed antivaping bill SB975, now Act 62, which will reduce access and availability of electronic smoking devices to children and teens. Act 62 establishes the offense of unlawful ...
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On June 8, Governor Green signed HB1183 at Hāʻena State Park with the intent to enhance the management of state parks across our islands. Hāʻena State Park, similar to other ...
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The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association (ALPCA) has awarded Hawai‘i’s Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) the Best New Plate Award for 2022. The plate design portrays the Hōkūle‘a anchored at Kualoa ...
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On June 14, Governor Green signed multiple bills to make life safer for Hawai‘i residents. The bills signed focused on the ongoing battle against domestic violence and sexual assault, and ...
Read More Supporting the Wellness and Resilience of Hawaiʻi’s Families
Governor Green, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, and a host of other state and city officials participated in a blessing ceremony on June 9 for a new affordable housing project ...
Read More More Affordable Housing for Seniors in Mō‘ili‘ili
HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services (DHS), in collaboration with the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE), has rolled-out a final Summer Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (P-EBT) ...
Read More SUMMER P-EBT AND KEIKI P-EBT DISTRIBUTED BY DHS THIS MONTH Since March 2020 more than 127,000 children received 8 million in food assistance support
HONOLULU, HI ̶ Governor Josh Green, M.D., today signed legislation to provide sweeping income support to Hawaiʻi’s working families, and to fund state operations for the coming fiscal biennium. HB954 ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Gov. Green Extends Family Tax Credit, Signs .2B Fiscal Biennium Operating Budget
HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) is reporting that low levels of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) was recently detected for the first time during routine sampling collected at ...
Read More DOH News Release – Trace levels of contaminant detected in Haleakala National Park water system
HONOLULU, HI ̶ Governor Josh Green, M.D., announced a two-week extension for residential lot lessees in Waiāhole to indicate their intent to apply for a subsidized rent program to be ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Governor Green Secures Extension for Waiāhole Families