News from all Islands of Hawai’i
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Hawai‘i Immunization Registry Improves Patient Care and Provides more Accurate Vaccination Data
by ThundaThe Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has reactivated the Hawai‘i Immunization Registry. The immunization registry is a statewide information system that stores and tracks patient immunization records for 25 diseases …
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Nurses of the University of Hawai‘i to Receive Recognition at the World AIDS Day Ceremony in Hawai’i
by ThundaThe nursing staff of the University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine’s Center for AIDS (HICFA) will be recognized with a prestigious Suzanne Richard-Crum Award for 2021 at …
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Artists are welcome to submit entries to the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) in the annual art contest depicting two local wildlife species for the 2022-23 Hawaii Wildlife …
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The Maui County Council continues to lead efforts to protect the environment by unanimously passing Bill 135 to prohibit the sale, distribution, or use of non-mineral sunscreens, announced Maui County …
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(KAHULUI) – Biologists with the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) are urging people to drive with aloha, now and during the upcoming holidays, and to slow down for …
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Attorney General Connor Urges Efforts to Stop Robocallers From Misusing Legitimate Phone Numbers
by ThundaHawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors today wrote the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in support of its efforts to reduce illegal robocallers’ access to legitimate phone numbers to make unending …
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Hawaii gets $0 from Justice Departments $139 Million Grant For Law Enforcement Hiring to Advance Community Policing
by ThundaThe Department of Justice today announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The awards …
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The Hawai‘i State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October was 6.3 percent compared to 6.6 percent in September. …
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) announced today the selection of two new executive team members. Attorney Naʻunanikinaʻu Kamaliʻi, who was formerly a manager with the Queens Health Systems and Health Policy director …
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Hilo, HI (Nov. 16, 2021) – The State of Hawai‘i and the counties of Hawai‘i and Kaua‘i joined nonprofit community development financial institution, Hawai‘i Community Lending (HCL), to announce the …
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The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) has released a new online service that allows hunters to purchase hunting tags and permits online. The service can be accessed by …
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(LANA‘I CITY) – Saturday night, a resident reported seeing an unattended lay net on the northeast side of Lana‘i, about 50-yards off shore. Sunday morning, a DLNR Division of Conservation …