FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2025 HONOLULU — The Office of the Lieutenant Governor has launched a new online portal that streamlines the process for requesting apostilles and certifications, or official seals that authenticate documents for use in foreign countries. The new system marks the most significant update to the process since statehood, making ...
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New Classroom Expands Access to Preschool and Strengthens Hawaiian Language and Culture in East Maui FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2025 HĀNA, Maui— “E Ola ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi,” which means “the Hawaiian language shall live,” read the shirts of the 3- and 4-year-old keiki in the newest public preschool classroom at Hāna Elementary School. Lieutenant Governor ...
Read More HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE PUBLIC PRE-K CLASSROOM NOW OPEN AT HĀNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Food collection runs Nov. 3–7 at public library branches statewide FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 3, 2025 HONOLULU — In response to the ongoing federal shutdown and disruptions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the State of Hawaiʻi has launched the Kōkua Food Drive, a weeklong food collection campaign beginning today in partnership with ...
Read More STATE LAUNCHES ‘KŌKUA FOOD DRIVE’ AT LIBRARIES TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IMPACTED BY FEDERAL SHUTDOWN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2025 HONOLULU — Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke, serving as Acting Governor, issued the following statement on the passing of Councilmember Tasha Kama: “I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my friend and Maui County leader, Tasha Kama. Councilmember Kama exemplified the spirit of aloha through her leadership ...
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Ready Keiki initiative marks major step toward statewide preschool for all FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2025 HONOLULU — Hawaiʻi celebrated a major milestone toward making preschool accessible to all keiki with the opening of the state’s 100th public pre-kindergarten classroom at Maunawili Elementary School in Kailua, Oʻahu. Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke, who ...
Read More 100TH PUBLIC PRE-K CLASSROOM OPENS IN HAWAIʻI, ADVANCING UNIVERSAL ACCESS FOR KEIKI
Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke continues to share the message of online respect and responsibility beyond Digital Aloha Month FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2025 HONOLULU — With September’s Digital Aloha Month coming to a close, Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke visited students across the state — from Waimea on Hawaiʻi Island to Waimea on Kauaʻi ...
Read More HAWAIʻI STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS SPREAD DIGITAL ALOHA YEAR-ROUND
Free one-on-one sessions and resources to help residents build digital skills, launching this October during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2025 HONOLULU — Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke and the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System today announced the launch of the Digital Navigator program, which will be available at ...
Read More DIGITAL NAVIGATOR PROGRAM LAUNCHES AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES THROUGH CONNECT KĀKOU
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2025 HONOLULU — As Hawai‘i works to expand internet access through its statewide broadband initiative Connect Kākou, Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke, as acting governor, has proclaimed September 2025 as Digital Aloha Month. This month-long initiative aims to inform and inspire safe online behavior and digital well-being for students, educators, parents ...
Read More LT. GOVERNOR SYLVIA LUKE PROCLAIMS SEPTEMBER AS DIGITAL ALOHA MONTH TO PROMOTE SAFER, KINDER ONLINE SPACES
August 29, 2025 HONOLULU – In June, Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, the Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority (HPHA) and Hawaiian Telcom announced a public-private partnership to connect more than 45,000 residents in public housing communities statewide with reliable, high-speed fiber internet service. The partnership is made possible by a $6 million in-kind contribution from Hawaiian Telcom: ...
Read More FIBER PROJECT MAKES PROGRESS TO CONNECT ALL HAWAI‘I PUBLIC HOUSING PROPERTIES
August 28, 2025 HONOLULU — As part of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, the University of Hawaiʻi Broadband Office (UHBO) has released Hawaii’s BEAD Final Proposal for public comment. BEAD is a federal initiative to provide affordable, high-speed broadband access to all Americans, especially those in areas that currently have no access ...
Read More UH Releases Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program Final Proposal