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The CDC Director discussed lessons learned during the pandemic; property developer Douglass Emmett shares how it turned an office building into apartment rentals; HPR's Sabrina Bodon breakdown how Lt. Gov. Luke plans to modernize her office; and the East-West Center discusses the importance of women in leadership roles
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Without a secretary of state, the lieutenant governor's office takes on some necessary, core functions. While many of these processes have online portions, not all the functions are simple or easy to do. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.
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Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke has been leading a project to increase preschool access across the state by 2032. Her goal is to build more classrooms, expand subsidiary access and create a pipeline for educators. The program, Ready Keiki, launched in January. HPR' Sabrina Bodon reports.
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Millions of federal funds are waiting to be tapped to boost broadband internet and the information highway in the islands. Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke is the designated troubleshooter to make sure the state doesn't bungle the opportunity to connect our islands online.
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For the last 24 years, Sylvia Luke has taken part in the opening day of the state Legislature. But this year, it was a bit different as she sat in the lieutenant governor’s chair next to Gov. Josh Green.
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In 2020, the state Legislature set a state goal to provide pre-K access to children aged 3 and 4 by 2032. Lawmakers appropriated $200 million last year to build and retrofit classrooms to make that happen. With this money, Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke has engaged in public and private partnerships to expand preschool access. HPR's Sabrina Bodon has more.
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Gov. Josh Green submitted his administration’s first executive budget this week, outlining priorities for the next two years. Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, formerly the House Finance Committee chair, shared her thoughts with HPR's Sabrina Bodon.
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Standing before a crowd in Honolulu, Gov. Josh Green rose to the state’s highest office on Monday. In his inaugural address, Green committed to initiatives to cut the burdens of Hawaiʻi's high cost of living. HPR's Sabrina Bodon has more.
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Josh Green will serve as Hawaiʻi’s ninth governor and Sylvia Luke will be the next lieutenant governor. The state saw a lower-than-usual election turnout with about 40% of registered voters coming out. HPR’s Sabrina Bodon reports on the election wins and losses.
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State Rep. Sylvia Luke has decided to step away from the powerful House Finance Committee to make a run for lieutenant governor. The Conversation spoke with Luke about what she hopes to bring to the No. 2 position in the executive branch of state government alongside Josh Green.