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 ...
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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 ...
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READY KEIKI CELEBRATES EXPANSION OF PUBLIC CHARTER PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS Waiʻalae Elementary Public Charter School to Increase Available Pre-K Seats FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 4, 2025 HONOLULU — Wai‘alae Elementary Public Charter School in Kaimukī has expanded its preschool program with the opening of a new pre-K classroom for the 2025–26 school year. The addition ...
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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