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  • RELEASE: SCOTT SAIKI APPOINTED HAWAI‘I INSURANCE COMMISSIONER Friday, July 18, 2025 03:35 PM from Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS KA ʻOIHANA PILI KĀLEPA NADINE Y. ANDO DIRECTOR KA LUNA HOʻOKELE SCOTT SAIKI APPOINTED HAWAI‘I INSURANCE COMMISSIONER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2025 HONOLULU — Scott Saiki has been appointed as Insurance Commissioner for the […]
  • Cancelation of Farrington Highway Safety Improvements additional daytime closures Friday, July 18, 2025 03:21 PM from Department of Transportation HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies the public of the cancelation of additional daytime work on Farrington Highway, from Nānākuli to Ko Olina, for safety improvements along the highway.  Due to in-field observations from the contractor, setup and removal of the work area provides only about three hours of active work a […]
  • Kamehameha Highway Rehabilitation to begin work fronting Waimea Bay, Monday, July 21 Friday, July 18, 2025 03:17 PM from Department of Transportation HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is providing this update on the Joseph P. Leong Highway and Kamehameha Highway Rehabilitation – From Waimea Bay Beach Park to ʻŌpaeʻula Stream Bridge.  HDOT has received complaints from members of the surrounding community frustrated by the traffic from this project and suggesting night work options. This […]
  • Night work on the H-1 Freeway near the McCully Street overpass, week of Sunday, July 20 Friday, July 18, 2025 03:12 PM from Department of Transportation HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies the public of of night work on the H-1 Freeway, at the McCully Street Overpass, for subsurface utility work.  Work will occur nightly on Sunday, July 20 through Friday, July 25 from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Crews will work on each direction of the freeway, […]
  • New zero-emission buses bound for Kauaʻi, Maui and Hawaiʻi Island Friday, July 18, 2025 03:06 PM from Department of Transportation HONOLULU – The state of Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT), in partnership with four counties, unveiled new all-electric, zero-emission buses bound for Kauaʻi, Maui and Hawaiʻi Island. These new buses, manufactured by Gillig, spark a major milestone toward a sustainable future for transportation across the entire state of Hawaiʻi. “The arrival of these new alternative energy, […]
  • Full closure of Kūhiō Highway at Hanalei Hill beginning Monday, July 28 Friday, July 18, 2025 02:33 PM from Department of Transportation LĪHUʻE, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies road users of the full nighttime closures of Kūhiō Highway (Route 560) between Hanalei Plantation Road and ʻŌhiki Road from Monday, July 28, through Monday, September 15, 2025.   The closure will run nightly on weeknights from 11 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. the following day, […]
  • Office of the Governor – News Release – Gov. Green Issues EP for Wildfire Season Friday, July 18, 2025 02:24 PM from Office of the Governor STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D.GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA  GOVERNOR GREEN ISSUES EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION FOR WILDFIRE SEASON Hawaiʻi National Guard’s Operation Hoʻopauahi to Improve Emergency Response Time FOR […]
  • Proclamation Relating to the 2025 Wildfire Season Friday, July 18, 2025 02:22 PM from Office of the Governor
  • The Summer Reading Challenge Ends Soon—Keep Reading! Friday, July 18, 2025 09:45 AM from Hawaiʻi State Public Library System The 2025 Summer Reading Challenge wraps up on July 31st, but it’s not too late to join the fun! Be sure to keep reading and […]
  • NEWS RELEASE: DCCA DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS (THROUGH JUNE 2025) Thursday, July 17, 2025 09:19 PM from Office of the Governor   STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI   JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS KA ʻOIHANA PILI KĀLEPA   NADINE Y. […]
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