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 ...
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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 ...
Read More LT. GOVERNOR SYLVIA LUKE RELEASES STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF COUNCILMEMBER TASHA KAMA
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
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 ...
Read More LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR LUKE PRESENTS ON AGRICULTURE AT NATIONAL LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS FORUM