Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Lincoln

The Office of Governor David Ige announced Wednesday morning that flags throughout the state and country will fly at half-staff today, April 15, in honor of President Abraham Lincoln, by direction of the President of the United States Barack Obama.

Flags will run at half-staff through sundown in honor of the famous president’s death.

On Tuesday, President Obama declared April 15, 2015 as a “Day of Remembrance for President Abraham Lincoln.”