THE GOVERNMENT NEWS DESKDAILY BRIEFING · 2026-10-01
Official releases published on 2026-10-01, plus newly retrieved releases whose publication dates were unavailable.
HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) and the Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Council (WDC) has recognized recipients of the 2026 Workforce Development Hero Awards.
Official originalHONOLULU — October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Hawaiʻi, highlighting the shared responsibility of government, businesses, organizations and individuals to protect themselves and their communities from evolving cyber threats. Governor Josh Green will issue an official proclamation later this month to recognize the statewide observance.
Official originalHONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission will conduct public informational meetings across the state beginning Oct. 5 to discuss Hawaiian Electric’s recent storm-related service outages and impacts.
Official originalHONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) and the Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Council (WDC) has recognized recipients of the 2026 Workforce Development Hero Awards.
Official originalHONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) has lifted the smoke advisory issued in response to the fire at ABC Towing & Parts in Pearl City.
Official originalHONOLULU – The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism is encouraging Hawai‘i small businesses to take part in the Federal Reserve’s 2026 Small Business Credit Survey, now open through Nov. 13.
Official originalHONOLULU — The state of Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Business Registration Division (BREG) reminds businesses to file their annual business reports. The annual report filing period is related to the business entity’s registration date and can be filed at any time during the quarter in which the filing is due.
Official originalNEWS RELEASE: NEW BIOSECURITY ACADEMY TO TRAIN FRONTLINE INSPECTORS IN FIGHT AGAINST INVASIVE SPECIES
Official originalHONOLULU — The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional and Vocational Licensing Division (PVL) is launching a new customer service feature to enable applicants for professional and vocational licenses to receive email updates as their applications move through review.
Official originalHONOLULU – Total spending by visitors in August 2026 was $1.59 billion (measured in nominal dollars), a 9.7 percent decline compared to August 2025, according to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT). There were 772,039 total visitors in August 2026, down 5.6 percent from August 2025 (817,5…
Official originalHONOLULU — The Department of Law Enforcement (DLE) and its partners collected 724 pounds of fireworks from people who brought their unused fireworks to an amnesty event at the Honolulu Police Training Academy on Sunday, November 23.
Official originalHONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Children with Special Health Needs Branch (CSHNB), in partnership with Family Hui Hawaiʻi, will host a Family Wellness Day on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol Rotunda (ʻEwa side).
Official originalOffice of the Governor — Flag Order — Gov. Green Orders Flags Lowered to Honor the Life and Service of Patricia Saiki
Official originalYou may file a lawsuit against an individual for knowingly causing a law enforcement officer to come to a location to contact a person on the basis of their race, gender identity or other protected class.
Official originalHONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Law Enforcement (DLE) is launching a new high-tech dock-based drone system to fight crime more efficiently and protect first responders and victims. DLE’s “Drone as First Responder” (DFR) program uses unmanned aircraft systems to respond to designated emergency calls and requests for assistance, providing respon…
Official originalWhat: Department of Law Enforcement (DLE), in partnership with the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) and Department of the Attorney General, will be conducting a gun buyback event. No questions asked and no identification required. This gun buyback event gives households a safe avenue for firearms disposal.
Official originalHONOLULU – The Department of Law Enforcement (DLE) asks anyone with unused fireworks to bring them to a fireworks amnesty event at Aloha Stadium on Saturday, January 11 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. All fireworks will be safely disposed with no questions asked.
Official originalHONOLULU – Deputy Sheriffs with the Department of Law Enforcement arrested a passenger on United Airlines flight #1175 shortly after the landing at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport this morning.
Official originalWAIMĀNALO, Hawaiʻi – The Coqui Frog Task Force is marking two years since its September 2024 establishment by reporting the hand-capturing of 3,847 invasive frogs and encouraging additional volunteers to join in its efforts.
Official originalDLNR News Release – MOST STATE PARKS, FOREST LANDS AND CAMPGROUNDS REOPENING AFTER NOLO – PUBLIC CAUTIONED ABOUT HAZARDS
Official originalPosted on Jan 26, 2026 in Featured, Latest Department News, Newsroom, Office of the Governor Press Releases
Official originalHONOLULU — Governor Josh Green, M.D., today announced the appointment of Dori Booth as Hawai‘i’s new State Fire Marshal, reviving a critical public safety position that has been vacant for nearly 46 years. The original Office of the State Fire Marshal was abolished by Act 241 of the 1978 Session Laws of Hawaiʻi, with its responsibilities devolved t…
Official originalHAWAIʻI’S DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT RECOVER MORE THAN 300 FIREARMS AT COMMUNITY GUN BUYBACK EVENT
Official originalHONOLULU — A fire at ABC Towing & Parts in Pearl City is generating smoke in surrounding areas. The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is dispatching to the scene this evening, its on-site coordinators who manage environmental emergency response.
Official originalHONOLULU – The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) today released the 2025 edition of the State of Hawai‘i Data Book, marking the 58th edition of its long-standing series.
Official originalHONOLULU – On Saturday, July 25, 2026, the Department of Law Enforcement (DLE) arrested a Wai‘anae man on suspicion of hunting on private lands without the permission of the landowner.
Official originalHONOLULU – The Department of Law Enforcement (DLE) warns the public to beware of callers impersonating law enforcement officers and intimidating people with false information about impending or nonexistent court cases.
Official originalHONOLULU – The Department of Law Enforcement (DLE) welcomed 10 new deputy sheriffs during a graduation ceremony at DLE’s Training Services Division in Iwilei today. The new deputy sheriffs have the distinction of being members of the first Law Enforcement recruit class to graduate since DLE’s inception at the beginning of the year.
Official originalHONOLULU – The Department of Law Enforcement (DLE) has established a Gun Tip Line for people to make anonymous reports of illegal gun ownership and gun crimes.
Official originalHONOLULU – The Department of Law Enforcement (DLE) Narcotics Enforcement Division (NED) is enhancing the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) to help prevent drug overdoses and deaths from lethal drug combinations.
Official originalFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: HAWAIʻI STATE ENERGY OFFICE SUPPORTS APPLICATIONS FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT
Official originalHONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is pleased to announce the launch of the Hawai‘i Tobacco Quitline mobile app, called Quitlogix. The app is a new evidence-based and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-compliant resource that makes it easier than ever for adults to access free tobacco cessation support, direc…
Official originalWhat: Department of Law Enforcement (DLE), in partnership with the Honolulu Police Department (HPD), Department of the Attorney General, Narcotics Enforcement Division, Honolulu Fire Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, will be conducting a Fireworks Buyback event to help the community safely dispose of unwanted …
Official originalHONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Law Enforcement Office of Homeland Security (OHS) is receiving a $803,330 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention grant from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to expand current initiatives and implement new measures to prevent targeted violence statewide.
Official originalHONOLULU – Recurring Sheriff impersonator incidents have prompted the Department of Law Enforcement (DLE) to issue additional scam warnings. In recent weeks, several people have had callers claiming to be deputy sheriffs tell them that they have outstanding warrants because they failed to appear in court. These are similar to scam calls that happen…
Official originalHONOLULU – The Department of Law Enforcement (DLE) and its partners collected 1,374 pounds of fireworks from people who brought their unused fireworks to a fireworks amnesty event at Aloha Stadium on Saturday, January 11.
Official originalHONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D., is proud to announce the nomination of Major Mike Lambert, a distinguished veteran of the Honolulu Police Department, as the next Director of the State Department of Law Enforcement (DLE). With more than 22 years of experience in law enforcement and a proven track record of leadership and community engagement, …
Official originalHONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Law Enforcement (DLE) has awarded Microsoft a contract to accelerate the digital transformation of the department and integrate new technologies to further improve public safety operations.
Official originalHONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Law Enforcement (DLE) is the recipient of the 2025 Western States Information Network (WSIN) agency of the year award. The WSIN region includes Hawaiʻi, California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska.
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