LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR LUKE PRESENTS ON AGRICULTURE AT NATIONAL LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS FORUM Hawai‘i’s Agricultural and Biosecurity Efforts Highlighted Nationally FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2025 HONOLULU — Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke recently returned from the 2025 Annual Meeting of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA), held in Lake Tahoe, where she presented on Hawai‘i’s agricultural ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2025 HONOLULU — The University of Hawaiʻi Broadband Office has announced the release of eight new Requests for Proposals (RFPs) aimed at expanding high-speed internet access across the state through Hawaii’s Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, a federal initiative to provide affordable, high-speed broadband access to all Americans, ...
Read More UH Seeks New Proposals to Expand Statewide Broadband Access
HONOLULU — Two months from now, more than 45,000 Hawai‘i residents living in public housing communities across the state will be able to access reliable, high-speed fiber internet service for their homes, thanks to a new public-private partnership between the Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority (HPHA) and Hawaiian Telcom. This major milestone is the result of ...
Read More STATE COMMENDS HAWAIIAN TELCOM’S MILLION DONATION OF FIBER INFRASTRUCTURE TO HAWAI‘I PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY PROPERTIES, ADVANCING BROADBAND EXPANSION GOALS
Updates Will Reach More Families and Remove Barriers for Child Care Providers HONOLULU — Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke, serving as Acting Governor, today signed into law Act 203 (House Bill 692), a major expansion of the state’s Preschool Open Doors (POD) tuition subsidy program. The new law, which takes effect on January 1, 2026, expands ...
Read More LT. GOVERNOR LUKE SIGNS BILL EXPANDING PRESCHOOL OPEN DOORS TO INCLUDE 2-YEAR-OLDS, SUPPORT WORKING FAMILIES
25 Opening This August, Marking Hawai‘i’s 100th Public Pre-K Classroom HONOLULU — Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke today announced the next phase of preschool classroom openings under the Executive Office on Early Learning’s (EOEL) Public Pre-Kindergarten Program, a key part of the Ready Keiki initiative — the state’s plan to provide universal access to pre-kindergarten for all ...
Read More READY KEIKI TO OPEN 50 PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS
HONOLULU — Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke, serving as Acting Governor, today signed into law Act 201 (House Bill 934), establishing Hawaiʻi’s State Broadband Office within the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS), and funding digital navigators on every major island. The landmark legislation strengthens the state’s commitment to closing the digital divide and ensuring ...
Read More Lt. Governor Luke Signs Bill to Establish Broadband Office and Expand Digital Navigator Program
HONOLULU — Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke will travel to Washington, D.C., this week to continue discussions with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) focused on strengthening Hawai‘i’s agricultural sector. The visit comes as part of ongoing efforts to address critical issues facing local farmers, including disruptions to agricultural inspections at airports and regulatory barriers that ...
Read More LT. GOVERNOR LUKE CONTINUES ADVOCATING FOR HAWAI‘I FARMERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Lt. Governor Sylvia Luke Visits New Public Pre-K Serving South Kona Families Lt. Gov. Luke and Sen. Dru Kanuha visit with pre-K students at Hoʻokena Elementary. Link to Hoʻokena Elementary Photos Link to Hoʻokena Elementary B-Roll Video KONA, HAWAIʻI — This month, some of Big Island’s youngest learners were joined by special guests as Lieutenant ...
Read More West Hawaiʻi Island Welcomes Free, Public Preschool Classroom
Akamai Arrival Pilot Phase Shows Strong Results as State Moves Toward Expansion From left: Department of Agriculture Chairperson Sharon Hurd, Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, Deputy to the Chair Dean Matsukawa, DOA IT staff member Jason Azus-Richardson, and Plant Quarantine Manager Jonathan Ho. Link to Press Conference Recording (Courtesy: Office of the Lt. Gov.) HONOLULU — ...
Read More Digital Agriculture Form Boosts Compliance Among Travelers
Connect Kākou’s Digital Detectives Initiative included 6,000 participants statewide Lt. Gov. Luke with Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School (left) and Kona Pacific Charter School (right). Link to VNR: B-Roll and Interviews Link to Photos (Videos/Photos Courtesy: Connect Kākou) HONOLULU – Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke announced today that more than 6,000 Hawaiʻi residents, many of them ...
Read More Hawaiʻi Schools Win ‘Super Sleuth’ Award in Internet Speeds Mapping Effort