Beginning on Tuesday May 4th for three consecutive days from 7:00am to 11:00am the entire Makapuʻu Lighthouse trail and parking areas at the Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline will be closed …

The House of Representatives adjourned the 2021 Legislature sine die today, following a condensed 55 legislative day session. Speaker Scott Saiki convened the 2021 legislative session in January with three …

Representative Scot Matayoshi’s bill to strengthen the State’s procurement process has passed both chambers of the Legislature and now moves to David Ige for his signature. House Bill 526 requires …

Background Recently, there have been two important developments related to nationwide flexibilities offered by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) regarding School Year (SY) 2020-21 ESEA accountability processing, reporting, and …

Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined 41 Attorneys General in signing a letter to Congress in support of continued funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). “Since 1974, LSC …

Senate Vice President Michelle Kidani (District 18 – Mililani Town, a portion of Waipi‘o Gentry, Waikele, Village Park, and Royal Kunia) has secured over $35 million for four (4) central …

A measure to increase the efficiency of the State’s procurement process unanimously passed both chambers of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature today. SB1329, which was introduced by Senator Donna Mercado Kim …

Windward Community College (WCC) and Kapiʻolani Community College (KCC) have officially become nationally recognized Tree Campus schools for their commitment to effective urban forest management. Windward Community College became the first higher education institution …

The Office of Information Practices (OIP) would like to thank the Hawaii State Legislature for passing today’s landmark legislation allowing Sunshine Law boards to remotely conduct public meetings. OIP developed …

The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) regrets having to report the state’s first pediatric COVID-19 death, a child age 0-10 years old. The child, a boy with known underlying health …

On Monday, April 26, 2021, Shortly before 1:00 p.m., police responded to a residence on Nau Nani Road in Volcano after receiving a report of a shooting victim. It was …

Senate Majority Leader J. Kalani English (District 7 – Hāna, East and Upcountry Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi) issued the following statement today announcing his retirement from the Hawaiʻi State Senate: …