As I stated at the start of my Administration in my first address to the Hawaiʻi State Legislature in January, it is imperative that we come to the table with new ideas, new solutions, and bold action rooted in our shared values. Business-as-usual won’t work anymore – there is simply too much at stake to accept the status quo, which is why on July 17, I signed the Emergency Proclamation (EP) on Housing to accelerate relief from the statewide housing crisis.  (Read more)

Born and raised in Hawaiʻi, Nani Medeiros has been a public servant for nearly 17 years with a passion for Hawaiʻi’s people and culture. In particular, she has worked hard on Hawaiʻi’s housing and homelessness crisis for most of her career, and she continues to address the crisis today in her role as the Chief Housing Officer for the Governor. Now, with the backing of an Emergency Proclamation (EP) for Housing, she is positioned to meaningfully move the needle for the state in tackling the statewide housing crisis. (Read more)

HIGHLIGHTS FROM BILL SIGNINGS

The 263 bills that have been enacted into law relate to:

• Affirming Reproductive Rights

• Affordable Housing and Homelessness

• Agriculture

• Beaches and Shorelines

• Child Welfare and Well-Being

• Clean Energy and Climate,
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JOINT COLLABORATION BETWEEN STATE AND PRIVATE SECTOR WINS NAIOP’S 2023 KUKULU HALE AWARD

PROTECTING ACCESS TO WOMEN’S RIGHTS

The United States Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the constitutional right to abortion, set off a series of changes to the way that abortions would be handled from state to state.

An attempt by a federal judge in Texas in April 2023 to revoke the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval for mifepristone, a drug approved by the FDA for medical termination of pregnancy through seven weeks gestation, then expanded to ten weeks gestation in 2016, was blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court that for now, preserves access to medication abortion using mifepristone. (Read more)

About the Newsletter Design:

Created by longtime local design firm Eric Woo Design Inc., the newsletter header, or nameplate features symbolism that represents the title, “A New Path Forward.” The background color transitions from dark to lighter green as a metaphor for moving toward a goal, or light. The lei encircling our major islands represents both the giver (Governor Green’s Administration) and the recipient (the people of Hawai‘i) and shows the connection guided by affection and respect. The repeated, orange triangular ‘ohe kapala design visualizes a path to the future and reflects that forward movement is rarely perfectly straight.