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Pedestrian Head Start
Pedestrian Head Start

Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) and Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPIs) give people a safer head start and make crossings more inclusive for those with disabilities. 

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One step forward, a few meals short
One step forward, a few meals short

While the passage of Act 139 was a meaningful step toward free school meals, it was just that—a step. The work is not finished.

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In The News

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Push to feed Hawaiʻi kids more local food is ‘structural disaster’
Push to feed Hawaiʻi kids more local food is ‘structural disaster’

The DOE has not taken the effort seriously and has no real plan for how to meet a legislative mandate to spend 30 percent of its food budget locally by 2030, according to a state audit.

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Press Releases

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Low-cost safety tools can prevent pedestrian deaths in Hawaiʻi, yet remain “virtually absent”
Low-cost safety tools can prevent pedestrian deaths in Hawaiʻi, yet remain “virtually absent”

While pedestrian fatalities on Oʻahu have jumped 38 percent in recent years, the brief finds that Hawaiʻi has failed to adopt low-cost countermeasures that have drastically reduced pedestrian injuries and deaths in major U.S. cities.

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