Hawaii News

Beginning August 4, approximately 255,000 juror questionnaires will be mailed to 90,000 residents on Oʻahu, 60,000 in Maui County, 75,000 on Hawaiʻi Island, and 30,000 on Kauaʻi.

Public comment is sought for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program, with a goal to strengthen the stateʻs food supply chain.

There is no deadline for veterans and their survivors to apply for PACT Act benefits, but if you file your PACT Act claim or submit your intent to file before Aug. 9, 2023, you may receive benefits backdated to Aug. 10, 2022 when the bill was enacted.

The awards presentation took place at Thomas Square as part of a daylong observance of La Ho‘iho‘i Ea, Hawaiian Sovereignty Restoration Day.

Gov. Josh Green and the mayors of the City and County of Honolulu, Kauaʻi, Maui and Hawaiʻi, and the governors, mayors and designated representatives of the six prefectures, 16 cities and towns in Japan, which share respective sister and friendship relationships, participated in the Sister Summit.

Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have been awarded $10.7 million from the National Institutes of Health to study how human health is impacted by exposure to microbes.

Lucy Douthitt took home the championship trophy during the 2023 Kiwanis Kūpuna Spelling Bee.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Opill—a daily hormonal contraceptive pill—for over-the-counter sale without a prescription, making it the first over-the-counter birth control pill available without a prescription in the United States.

$140,043.85 was awarded to the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum for its project titled “Interpreting America’s WWII Aviation Battlefield” in Honolulu.

“Earl Anzai was a dedicated public servant as both Attorney General and Budget Director for the State of Hawaiʻi,” said former Attorney General Mark Bennett.

Ulupono Initiative released a white paper with results of sustainable transportation surveys.

The Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency has produced 15 episodes, which will be released throughout the summer.

The landmark report used qualitative research methods to seek guidance from people who use drugs on ways to increase the use of curative hepatitis C treatment.

Drivers from across the islands are invited to compete for $1,000 by downloading the Visual Drive app and practicing safe driving on Hawai‘i’s roadways.

The grants will support projects that directly contribute to coral restoration progression in the U.S. Pacific Islands by providing the means for capacity building and/or restoration implementation.

The Expanding Ridership to Educate Students in Schools program was piloted in the 2022-23 school year.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation worked with Florida officials to clear any misconceptions about Hawai‘i’s limited-purpose driver licenses

Hawaiʻi’s reimbursement rate for school meals and other federal child nutrition programs has been increased to 30% above the continental U.S. rates, which is projected to bring an additional $8 million a year to Hawaiʻi to support healthy meals for children.

HICEAS is the only comprehensive study of its kind in the islands and takes place from July through December 2023. The survey covers approximately 1.8 million square nautical miles of waters around all Hawaiian Islands out to 200 nautical miles offshore including the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

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