News from all Islands of Hawai’i
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House Speaker Scott Saiki Announces $1 Billion Secured for Affordable Housing
by Thunda4 minutes readHouse Speaker Scott Saiki (District 26) announced that $1 billion in funds were approved in conference committees and will be voted on in the House and Senate this week. Funding …
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Hawai‘i State Executive Office on Aging Offers Assistance to Those Becoming Eligible for Medicare
by Thunda2 minutes readHawaiʻi residents who are turning 65 and “graduating” to Medicare are invited to free seminars hosted by the Hawai‘i State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) on May 9 and May …
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Beginning May 1, 2022, all real estate transactions conducted in Hawai‘i must include disclosures about the risk of sea-level rise (SLR) to the property. The mandate, enacted in 2021, requires …
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State Study Shows Nearly Half of Hawaiʻi Employees Working Remotely as of August 31,2021
by Thunda7 minutes readAccording to a report released today by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) of Hawai‘i businesses and employees, an estimated 198,224 (42.4%) private sector payroll employees were …
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Hawai‘i Office of Homeland Security Hosts Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Workshop
by Thunda2 minutes readThe State of Hawaii Office of Homeland Security (OHS) was honored to host more than 75 individuals at Tuesday’s Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Workshop, held in Kapolei. Key leaders …
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Derelict and discarded fishing nets and other marine debris are hazardous to marine life and have entangled, and in some cases killed, many of marine endangered species in Hawai‘i such …
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New stamps highlight both forest birds and game birds Winners of the 2022-2023 Hawai‘i Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp Art Contest were announced this week by the DLNR Division …
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State Legislature Passes Resolution Calling for Blood Bank of Hawai’i to Adopt FDA’s Guidance to Address States Blood Needs
by Thunda2 minutes readThe Hawai‘i State Legislature passed a resolution on April 26 urging the Blood Bank of Hawai‘i to immediately adopt the Food and Drug Administration’s updated guidance to address the state’s …
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The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) reminds Hawaii residents that refunds are still available to people who were tricked into wiring money to …
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Senator Fevella Voices Opposition to Armyʻs Proposal to Continue Military Training at Pohakuloa on Hawaiʻi Island
by Thunda2 minutes readSenate Minority Leader Kurt Fevella (District 19 – ‘Ewa Beach, Ocean Pointe, ‘Ewa by Gentry, Iroquois Point, portion of ‘Ewa Villages) is expressing his opposition to the U.S. Army’s draft Environmental …
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The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) and the state Boards and Commissions released a summary of disciplinary actions through the month of March 2022 taken on individuals …
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Diamond Head State Monument Becomes Third State Park to Require Reservations for Out-Of-State Visitors
by Thunda4 minutes readListed as a National Natural Landmark, the iconic Lē‘ahi – Diamond Head State Monument (DHSM), is the third park unit in the Hawai‘i State Park system to require advanced reservations …