Hawaiʻi Public Radio | Governor signs bill recognising the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra as the state orchestra

JUNE 23, 2026 — Cassie Ordonio, Hawaiʻi Public Radio

Governor Josh Green has signed into law a bill designating the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra as the State of Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra, a step toward public funding that would take the orchestra’s performances to communities across the islands. Music and Artistic Director Dane Lam, who championed the designation, told HPR the recognition matters deeply to the organisation, and that it opens “the possibility for HSO to be funded by the state.”

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