Welcome to our administration’s inaugural monthly newsletter!

It is titled Ke Ala Hou – A New Path Forward. This publication represents one of the ways we hope to combine community and communication, to keep you informed about what your Executive Branch of government is doing and to help you stay more connected. We plan to share news that reflects our administration’s priorities, along with the good things happening in our community that are important for Hawai?i’s future. (Read more)

THE OFFICE OF WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE

The Green Administration is prepared to deliver what’s needed for Hawai?i. To this effect, the newly created Office of Wellness and Resilience (OWR) and its Director, Tia Hartsock, are now in place to tackle some of the greatest challenges facing our people. (Read more) 

K9 KAHU AWAITING HIS DONATED SAFETY VEST

The Department of Public Safety’s Narcotics Enforcement Division (NED) K9 Kahu will receive a bullet-and stab-protective vest, thanks to a charitable donation from nonprofit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Kahu is assigned as NED’s electronic storage device detection dog, and his main duty is to help with criminal investigations by locating hidden electronic storage devices. Delivery of the vest is expected within eight to ten weeks. (Read more)

HAWAI‘I ONE OF EIGHT STATES JOINING THE GOVERNORS HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORS COUNCIL (GHSAC) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Frank Pace serves as the Administrator of the Office of Homeland Security, overseeing planning and operations, grants management, the Hawai‘i State Fusion Center, and statewide interoperable communications. During his tenure, Pace led the development and implementation of the State Homeland Security Strategy, Targeted Violence Prevention Strategy, and is charged with leading Hawai‘i’s cybersecurity efforts and initiatives to address malign foreign influence. (Read more)

TAKING ACTION IN SUPPORT OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS

The Department of Public Safety’s (PSD) Deputy Director for Administration Melanie Martin and Human Resources Specialist Virginia Kemmerlin have taken Governor Green’s priority for health and wellness to heart. Starting with the PSD offices downtown, they have implemented a health and wellness program for their workplace called “Walk Healthy Wednesdays” that they are hoping to eventually expand to PSD offices statewide. (Read more) 

DLNR RESTORING THE HEALTH OF OUR LAND AND WATER

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is more than just a monolithic entity whose acronym conjures up vague ideas of land use and preservation or mitigating a man–made disaster affecting the state’s land and water.

The DLNR, through its agencies and divisions, frequently takes proactive steps to protect the ‘?ina and ocean with carefully thought–out projects that are then implemented by hundreds of workers across the islands. (Read more)

OUR FIRST LADY FOCUS

First Lady Jaime Kanani Green is honored and excited about the opportunity to serve the people of Hawai‘i and support her husband in his first term as Governor. She has already been busy hosting events at Washington Place, helping to transition the Governor’s office, and engaging in programs and issues that are important to Hawai‘i’s people. (Read more)