#Gov. Green

Gov. Josh Green spoke to a UN summit Sunday about the effects of climate change in Hawai’i and the state’s goals toward the organization’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

The Royal Standard of Queen Lili’uokalani, Hawai‘i’s last reigning monarch, was returned July 24, 2023 to her Washington Place home and placed on public view for the first time in 130 years, since it was illegally seized in 1893.

Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green on Tuesday issued an emergency proclamation mandating the state take urgent action to deal with public safety issues at the former Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel, which once was an iconic resort and is now abandoned and a magnet for trespassers and illegal activity.

To combat climate change and work toward the state’s zero-emission goal of 100% clean energy by 2045, Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green on Wednesday signed seven bills into law.

On Wednesday, Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green signed 10 bills into law that support local agriculture, including a bill that expands the coffee labeling and advertising requirements.

On Friday, Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green signed a $37.3 billion biennium state operating budget for fiscal years 24 and 25 and a bill that extends family tax credits for five years.

Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green on Friday signed 18 “Good Government” bills into law that govern ethics, lobbying, campaign spending and other activities to provide greater transparency and accountability.

On Thursday, Gov. Josh Green came to Hawai‘i Island — where he worked as an emergency room doctor — to sign his first health bills as the state’s leader.

Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green signed into law 15 bills that were related to child welfare, sexual assault and domestic violence.

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green signed laws that prohibit firearms at a variety of places — including hospitals, beaches, stadiums, movie theaters and bars that serve alcohol — and mandates active shooting training at all public and charter schools in the state.

Gov. Josh Green appointed former Hawaiʻi Gov. Neil Abercrombie, Global Resiliency Hub CEO Alapaki Nahale-a of the Big island and attorney Lauren Akitake to the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents.

While on his trip, the governor will meet with government officials and others working to solve homelessness, housing and health care issues in Washington state.

The Big Island’s largest renewable energy project, with 94,000 solar panels on 300 acres in Waikōloa, was blessed on Thursday with Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green in attendance.

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green last week signed seven “Good Government” bills into law to advance the goals of ethics, lobbying and campaign spending laws in Hawai‘i.

The nearly 50-year-old Kona Community Hospital — built in 1974 — runs the risk of closure every day due to outdated utilities and is lobbying the State Legislature for funding to deal with the problems.

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green has ordered the U.S. flag and the Hawaiʻi state flag to be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol, all state offices and agencies, and at the Hawaiʻi National Guard to honor the shooting victims at a Nashville elementary school.

The new Hawaiʻi laws codify conditions under which felony prosecutions can be initiated within the State of Hawai‘i and provide stronger, clearer protections and better access for reproductive health care services.

Ethics reform measures relating to campaign contributions, lobbying and gifts have passed both the Hawaiʻi State Senate and House of Representatives, and now head to Gov. Josh Green’s desk for signature.

Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green has included in his budget request to the State Legislature funding for three long-desired Big Island infrastructure projects.

Funds collected from a proposed $50 annual green fee for tourists would then be used to fund conservation efforts across Hawaiʻi.