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- DOH News Release: DOH: Contractor’s report on Red Hill defueling outlines extensive, critical repairs Friday, May 27, 2022 03:41 PM from Office of the Governor HONOLULU –The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) today released an assessment report prepared by the Navy’s contractor outlining major physical repairs and operational improvements needed to enable safe defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. “This report describes extensive and critical repairs that are needed to safely defuel and decommission Red Hill,” said […]
- Arrive early at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport due to heavy traffic Friday, May 27, 2022 01:21 PM from Department of Transportation HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is advising anyone traveling out of Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to arrive at least three hours before your scheduled flight. Memorial Day weekend travel numbers are up and that is causing long lines at TSA checkpoints. Also know that parking can quickly fill up at […]
- DOT News Release: SEAT BELT USE TRENDS REMIND US TO CLICK IT OR TICKET Thursday, May 26, 2022 04:46 PM from Office of the Governor HONOLULU – As we prepare to enter the second week of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) national Click It or Ticket high-visibility enforcement effort, the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) encourages all motor vehicle occupants to buckle up—every trip, every time. Surveys of seat belt usage rates in Hawaiʻi show a decrease from […]
- Seat belt use trends remind us to Click it or Ticket Thursday, May 26, 2022 04:41 PM from Department of Transportation HONOLULU – As we prepare to enter the second week of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) national Click It or Ticket high-visibility enforcement effort, the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) encourages all motor vehicle occupants to buckle up—every trip, every time. Surveys of seat belt usage rates in Hawaiʻi show a decrease from […]
- DOH News Release: DOH, CDC/ATSDR Red Hill survey results assess health effects of contamination Thursday, May 26, 2022 09:20 AM from Office of the Governor HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/ Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released results of a health assessment survey conducted in January and February 2022 of individuals impacted by petroleum contamination in the Navy’s Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam drinking water system. Eighty-seven […]
- Hawai`i Specialty Crop Grant Program Accepting Applications Thursday, May 26, 2022 09:18 AM from Department of Agriculture NR22-06 May 26, 2022 HONOLULU – The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Market Development Branch is currently accepting applications for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) Fiscal Year 2021 – COVID. The HDOA will be awarding $500,000 to Hawai`i proposals that enhance the competitiveness of Hawai`i specialty crops. This additional funding was provided by […]
- DOA News Release: Hawai`i Specialty Crop Grant Program Accepting Applications Thursday, May 26, 2022 09:15 AM from Office of the Governor HONOLULU – The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Market Development Branch is currently accepting applications for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) Fiscal Year 2021 – COVID. The HDOA will be awarding $500,000 to Hawai`i proposals that enhance the competitiveness of Hawai`i specialty crops. This additional funding was provided by the U.S. Congress due […]
- DBEDT News Release: TOURISM RECOVERY ACCELERATED IN APRIL Thursday, May 26, 2022 09:00 AM from Office of the Governor HONOLULU – According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), a total of 818,268 visitors came to the Hawaiian Islands in April 2022, representing a 96.3 percent recovery from April 2019 and the highest recovery rate since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hawai‘i. Visitors spent […]
- Tourism Recovery Accelerated in April Thursday, May 26, 2022 08:30 AM from Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism According to preliminary visitor statistics released by DBEDT, a total of 818,268 visitors came to the Hawaiian Islands in April 2022.
- Public meeting for Kauaʻi’s North Shore communities to be held Wednesday, June 8 Thursday, May 26, 2022 08:20 AM from Department of Transportation LĪHUʻE – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT), Highways Division, invites Kauaʻi’s north shore communities to an informational meeting to provide updates, present information and collect public feedback on several ongoing and upcoming projects in the area. The meeting is scheduled at the following time and location: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 6 p.m. to 8:30 […]