Hawai'i State News

While five students from Ka ‘Umeke Kā‘eo Public Charter School demonstrated the cultural heritage and history of Hawai‘i, sixty-two Hawaiʻi students competed in the National History Day National Contest.

Gov. Josh Green enacts laws that promote safer schools, improve access to nutritious meals, and help with college expenses.

The dealership’s Cap & Corolla Giveaway supports students, recent graduates and first-time vehicle buyers.

These reforms — which Hawai‘i Gov. Green signed during two separate ceremonies — help ensure people receive screenings, treatment and support they need without risking financial stability.

Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green, Hawai‘i County Mayor Kimo Alameda will headline the pre-election event, which will be campaign central July 25 with dozens of Democratic candidates making their cases to voters before ballots arrive for the Aug. 8 state primary elections.

More than 52,000 breakfasts and 93,000 lunches were served as of June 30 at 74 participating public schools via U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Seamless Summer Option.

Gov. Josh Green signed SB 2494, which extends statue of limitations for bribery offenses and SB 3253, which recognizes the Hawaiʻi Conservation Sanctuary as a model for ecosystem restoration.

State’s largest 5 commercial airports achieve global Level 3 airport carbon accreditation milestone, driving toward 2045 emissions goal.

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green earlier this week signed state Senate Bill 2580, now Act 185, which broadens access to the state’s film tax credit, as well as Senate Bill 2907, now Act 186, centralizing marine affairs oversight.

A quick look at news from throughout the state and beyond.

Salvation Army Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Division will collect back-to-school supplies at Kona and Hilo Walmart stores; nonprofit also hosting Christmas in July campaign with iconic Red Kettles ringing out at the Kona store to collect donations for families in need.

Though most of state’s day-to-day seismic activity occurs within volcanic systems, these widely felt — often offshore — deep earthquakes are not at all directly related to magmatic processes; learn more in today’s “Volcano Watch.”

While the Maunakea Stewardship and Oversight Authority will be taking over management of the summit area from the University of Hawaiʻi, the state Supreme Court determined the manager of the access road is the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience reminds agricultural producers the reopened Agricultural Diagnostic Service Center will accept samples until July 21.

“Serving as MKSOA’s first Executive Director has been one of the greatest honors of my career,” said John De Fries on Thursday.

A quick look at news from throughout the state and beyond.

Despite the low risk to Hawaiʻi, the Department of Agriculture is monitoring risk as New World screwworm cases rise on U.S. mainland.

Gov. Josh Green signs new legislation to strengthen housing and enhance environmental protections to improve community infrastructure.

Interested nonprofits can submit a letter of interest from July 15-29; selected nonprofit partners will administer homeowner applications during a later phase of the program.

Acts 189 and 190 demonstrate the state’s commitment to reducing harmful impacts of disposable electronic smoking devices and ensuring products sold in Hawaiʻi meet federal standards.