Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke

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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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