Sylvia Luke

On Monday, Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, who's serving as acting governor, signed House Bill 934 to create a Hawaiʻi State Broadband Office within the state Department of Accounting and General Services.

The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke about federal funding for broadband and early education programs.

Dubbed "Akamai Arrival," the project aims to figure out how compliance in filling out the forms changes if passengers receive them digitally instead of via paper on the plane.

The application to get a stamp of authentication for state documents to be used internationally is now available in 12 languages, including ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi.

Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke spoke to HPR about a Hawaiʻi agriculture delegation's recent visit to Washington, D.C., where they discussed Hawaiʻi's significant export barriers as an island state.

About two dozen local agriculture leaders are meeting with federal officials this week in Washington, D.C., in hopes of strengthening agriculture and biosecurity in Hawaiʻi.

An Allies in Resistance rally was held on Saturday to protest cuts to DEI programs and to honor the legacy of Patsy T. Mink. Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda spoke before the crowd.

The Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration awarded Hawaiʻi $6 million to expand telehealth, increasing access to devices and digital literacy education.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has received a four-year $72 million federal grant to build infrastructure, increase workforce development programs and establish community centers on DHHL land for better digital access.

Under the program, college students can earn their degrees and train as educational assistants at no cost. About 140 aspiring educators will be involved in the program, which will be the first statewide registered apprenticeship program for K-12 teachers.