#Governor David Ige

In 2022, Gov. David Ige signed into law House Bill 2171, which became Act 278, re-establishing the Hawai‘i Department of Public Safety as the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and transferring law enforcement functions to the new Department of Law Enforcement effective Jan. 1, 2024.

Hawai’i Gov. David Ige nominated eight people for the newly established Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority.

The emergency rules are effective immediately for no longer than 120 days.

Gov. David Ige on Wednesday, July 6, outlined three line-item vetoes he intends to make to the state budget bill.

Gov. David Ige on Monday, June 27, informed state lawmakers about his intent to veto several of the measures they passed during the 2022 state legislative session.

Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport is getting a financial boost from the governor’s office for improvements.

The 2022 state legislative session wrapped up Thursday, May 5, but not before lawmakers infused more than $1 billion into projects and initiatives that will benefit Native Hawaiians.

While the state is transitioning from emergency response to a more traditional public health approach to managing COVID-19, health officials and Gov. David Ige stressed Wednesday, April 27, during a press conference that the pandemic is not over.

With the upcoming Labor Day weekend, Gov. David Ige is asking residents to be responsible as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to climb statewide.

Governor David Ige on Tuesday announced an executive order that immediately reinstates several coronavirus-related restrictions throughout Hawai´i.

The Big Island Press Club (BIPC) on Tuesday handed out its highest honor alongside its worst rebuke.

Interisland travelers flying to and from the Big Island can now dodge two weeks in quarantine by following standard protocol announced by Hawai‘i County Tuesday. 

Gov. David Ige convened a press conference Thursday to address Hawai‘i’s single worst day in its fight against the coronavirus, which saw 355 new cases identified statewide. But there were two notable absences from the podium.

Gov. David Ige made it clear he’s not ready to cede free-flowing interisland travel just yet, which rebooted on June 16 after a widespread lockdown brought the spread of coronavirus to a near halt across the islands.

Hawai‘i’s mandatory 14-day quarantine period will remain rigidly in place through the end of August, leaving Big Island businesses reliant on tourism scrambling for strategies to survive.

It’s been 10 days since Hawai‘i reported more than six new cases of COVID-19 in a single day.

Public contact-testing will now be a regular part of Hawai‘i’s approach to curbing the COVID-19 pandemic.

The governor tapped longtime business leader Alan Oshima to head an initiative dubbed the Hawaiʻi Economic and Community Recovery & Resiliency Plan.

Ho’s appointment is subject to Senate confirmation. Her start date has not yet been determined.

“After viewing your State of the State Address regarding the Thirty Meter Telescope controversy, I have just a few comments to share with you in response.”