SB941 simultaneously addresses the teacher shortage, need for affordable housing, and early child care HONOLULU, HI — Today, a bill to develop housing for public school teachers and educators passed its final committee. SB941 authorizes the state’s School Facilities Authority (SFA) to partner with public and private agencies to construct teacher housing with early child ...
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HB961 will provide increased preschool subsidies for low- to moderate-income families statewide HONOLULU, HI — A bill to expand access to preschool passed unanimously on Wednesday by House and Senate conferees. HB961 increases early learning opportunities and financial assistance through the Preschool Open Doors (POD) program and the state’s Executive Office on Early Learning (EOEL). The measure is a key component to ...
Read More Monumental Early Learning Bill Expanding Access to Preschool Passes Final Committee
The Food Drive Fest raised canned foods and donations to benefit the Hawaiʻi Foodbank’s State Employees’ Food Drive. HONOLULU, HI – As co-chair of the Annual State Employees’ Food Drive, Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke welcomed all state employees and the public to her office for the inaugural Food Drive Fest, which took place on April ...
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HONOLULU — Hawaiʻi Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke has joined a group of 22 lieutenant governors in the formation of a Reproductive Freedom Coalition. Luke met with lieutenant governors and seconds-in-command during her March visit to the National Lieutenant Governors Association meeting in Washington, D.C. The multi-state coalition representing more than 165 million people plans to ...
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HONOLULU — During the press conference of the signing of Senate Bill 1, Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke made the following remarks: “Today is about courage. It’s about courage of legislators, about doctors, about women’s advocacy groups who stood up and said, ‘No, we are going to continue to protect women’s right to choose and we ...
Read More Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke Joins State Legislators and Gov. Josh Green to Protect Reproductive Freedom in Hawaiʻi
For the first time in its 24-year history, the food drive to support the Hawaiʻi Foodbank held its kickoff at a University of Hawaiʻi baseball game HONOLULU, HI – The 24th Annual State Employees’ Food Drive launched Friday evening at a Rainbow Warriors baseball game led by Lt. Governor Sylvia Luke in partnership with the ...
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HONOLULU – The Friends of the Library of Hawaiʻi (FLH) presented Legislator of the Year awards for 2021 and 2022 at its Legislative Recognition Event on February 22. The Mahalo Award is presented annually to a State legislator who has demonstrated exemplary support of Hawai‘i’s public libraries during the prior legislative session. FLH President Kathy Fay ...
Read More Friends of the Library of Hawaiʻi Select Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke and Representative Justin Woodson as 2021 & 2022 Legislators of the Year
Senator Hirono and Lt. Gov. Luke discussed their work at the state and federal level to make child care affordable for working families, expand access to preschool programs, improve the quality of care for all children, and increase compensation and training for child care workers HONOLULU, HI – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Hawaii ...
Read More Sen. Hirono, Lt. Gov Luke Host Roundtable with Early Childhood Providers and Experts on Need to Expand Access to Child Care and Pre-K
HILO, HI – Lt. Governor Sylvia Luke saw firsthand the achievements and challenges of Hawaiian Medium Education from preschool to high school during a visit yesterday at Ke Kula ʻO Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu Iki Laboratory Public Charter School. The Lt. Governor started her visit by greeting students in Korean and sharing with them her own language experiences ...
Read More Lt. Governor Sylvia Luke Reaffirms Commitment to Hawaiian Language Learning; Visits Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu Laboratory School
Coordinated Effort Will Create 80 Preschool Classrooms by August 2024, 465 Classrooms by 2032 HONOLULU — Flanked by public, private and philanthropic providers, Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke today unveiled the Ready Keiki initiative, the administration’s multi-faceted plan to expand high-quality child care and preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds by 2032. The plan identifies sites for ...
Read More LT. GOVERNOR SYLVIA LUKE UNVEILS “READY KEIKI” PLAN