Governor David Ige continues with his promise to protect and conserve our environment, preserving our land for future generations with todayʻs announcement of our State acquiring Central O‘ahu Lands for Recreation, watershed and native species protection!

County of Hawai'i Honors Exemplary Employees at Awards Ceremony. Thirty excellent employees were nominated, and every one of these folks has gone the extra mile every day. Click for details: records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/doc/…

RT Honolulu Civil Beat: We are finding new and creative way to address Hawaiʻi’s affordable housing shortage like this affordable housing building above a state court-run shelter. buff.ly/2SDnvzB @NaFriedheim #Hawaii #HInews

So very proud of these students!

Impressed by the talent of our local development teams. Mahalo for helping to address Hawaii’s challenges. #HACC2018 #HiGov

"We’re not the enemy. Our community benefits from immigrants and the new cultures and traditions they bring with them." Office of the Governor, State of Hawai`i buff.ly/2S90JOW

How do you make homes in Hawaiʻi affordable? I believe you do it by thinking outside the box. That’s why we will be submitting legislation to build condominiums on state lands utilizing 99-yr leases along the transit route as well as other underutilized state lands. #SOTS2019

Kaneohe Bay & Maunawili contains some of the richest ag lands on Oʻahu & they have been farmed by ancient Hawaiians for centuries. We are requesting increased funding for land conservation by removing the $6.8M cap on the 10% conveyance tax to the Legacy Land Conservation Program

We are also proposing an increase from $3M to $10M to maintain our state parks, trails, beaches and waters to the benefit of both residents and visitors. #SOTS2019

Our children is the reason we do what we do. They are the real source of our strength, our determination and our commitment to Hawaiʻi. We have a job to do to prepare these islands for them, so let’s get started—shall we? #MovingForwardTogether #SOTS2019

Attended The American Job Center Hawaiʻi blessing where Hawaiʻi Job Corp culinary students showed off their chef skills. The food was 'ono. This center provides job seekers w/ free services such as job search assistance, career planning services & training opportunity. #HIGov

"To transform our economy, we have to do the opposite of what we know," says Pono Shim, CEO of the Oahu Economic Development Board. "We have to stop exporting money and importing expertise, and export expertise and import money." #StartupParadise XLR8HI

Hawai’i is leading the way towards 100% renewable energy. I am proud to support the 6th Hawai’i Energy Conference and join energy leaders today to discuss key issues in the Energy Industry. #HEC2019 #100by2045

Energized by the innovative educators participating in the Hawaii Center for Instructional Leadership conf this morning. #HIGov

Another great family science event at the UH Institute for Astronomy Open House!

This is an important step forward in the protection and management of forest areas in Hawaiʻi and also is a cost-efficient way to mitigate climate change. #ActOnClimaten #HIGov

From @CindyLuis_SA: Former Star-Advertiser 2015 player of the year Bailey Choy of 'Iolani Raiders is transferring home to play for #HawaiiWVB for her senior season. hawaiiwarriorworld.com/rainbow-wahine…

Tomorrow we begin the commemoration of the late King Kamehameha the Great with a lei draping ceremony. Mahalo to all of our volunteers for taking the time out of your busy day to help make this beautiful flower lei for our monarch.

The timing for this expansion could not be better. The creation of over 150 jobs in diversified industry sectors is key to reviving our economy in a post-COVID19 world.