Sylvia Luke

Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke spoke with The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the state's push to boost high-speed internet and pre-school learning.

Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke talks about a federally funded effort to boost internet connectivity across the islands; Queen's Health Systems CEO Jason Chang shares his concerns about the proposed merger between HMSA and Hawaiʻi Pacific Health

Hawaiʻi has received nearly $150 million to improve and expand internet connection through its Connect Kākou initiative, which aims to provide access to high-speed internet in all corners of the state.

Each library will be accepting donations of canned goods and other non-perishable items during its normal operating hours.

Back-to-school officially kicked off at Waiʻalae Elementary Public Charter School with an official opening and blessing of a new preschool classroom as part of Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke's larger Ready Keiki initiative.

The state's Preschool Open Doors program now has expanded eligibility thresholds, offering tuition subsidies to more families.

To provide universal pre-K by 2032, Lt. Gov. Luke's Ready Keiki plan will open 50 new public school classrooms statewide over the next two years.

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.