Free, Public Preschools Opening on Every Island HONOLULU — This August, 44 free, public preschool classrooms are slated to open across the state, with at least one classroom on each island. This marks a historic number of new public pre-K classrooms opening in a single year. The announcement was made today at Kūhiō Elementary School ...
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Startup Funding to Launch an “Earn and Learn” Program for Future Teachers HONOLULU — Today, Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke joined the Department of Education (DOE), Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR), and Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) to announce that Hawaiʻi has been awarded a $4.9 million State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula (SAEF) grant by the ...
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Expanded Tuition Subsidy Program Increases Reliability, Affordability, and Flexibility HONOLULU, HI — Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke, who is serving as Acting Governor, joined the state’s Department of Human Services (DHS) to announce that the preschool tuition subsidy program, Preschool Open Doors (POD), is now accepting applications on a year-round basis. Act 153, Session Laws of Hawaiʻi 2024, ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Hawaiʻi Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke and Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture Chairperson Sharon Hurd led 30 agricultural leaders, including state legislators, Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau, Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, Hawaii Crop Improvement Association, Hawaii Floriculture and Nursery Association, and Synergistic Hawaii Agricultural Council, farmers, ranchers, ...
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Link to photos HONOLULU — Today, Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke, leader of Connect Kākou, Hawaiʻi’s high-speed internet initiative, and Benji Robinson, Director of Asia Pacific Network Planning and Acquisition for Google, unveiled plans for the construction of a $1 billion project to create new fiber-optic internet subsea cables. The cables will connect Hawaiʻi with Japan, ...
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Local Businesses and State Workers Unite at Capitol for the State Employees’ Food Drive HONOLULU, HI — Supporters of the State Employees’ Food Drive gathered at the Capitol for the 2nd Annual Food Drive Fest hosted by Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke. The two-day event took place from April 18-19 and featured local businesses selling a ...
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The expansion aligns with the state’s Ready Keiki initiative led by Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke HONOLULU, HI — Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke joined the Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide an update on the expansion of Preschool Open Doors (POD), the state’s child care subsidy program. With expanded eligibility now including three-year-olds and increased ...
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LAHAINA, MAUI — Today, Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke joined Ikaika ‘Ohana and Bezos Academy for a blessing ceremony commemorating the construction of a new affordable housing project, Kaiāulu o Kūku′ia, in Lahaina, Maui, which will include a new Bezos Academy preschool. The blessing ceremony, led by Kahu Wayne Higa, brought together project partners and members of the community ...
Read More BLESSING CEREMONY MARKS THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW COMMUNITY CENTERS AND A TUITION-FREE BEZOS ACADEMY PRESCHOOL IN LAHAINA
Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke launches federally funded broadband infrastructure and digital literacy initiative HONOLULU — Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke has formally launched Connect Kākou, a State of Hawaiʻi initiative to ensure that communities across Hawaiʻi have reliable and affordable access to high-speed internet via transformative new statewide infrastructure and a boost in digital literacy programs. Connect Kākou, led by Lt. Gov. Luke, is a ...
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