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December 18, 2025

RELEASE: DON’T LET SCAMMERS STEAL YOUR HOLIDAY SPIRIT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2025 HONOLULU — The state of Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Business Registration Division and the..

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October 17, 2025

RELEASE: COMMISSIONER OF SECURITIES ORDERS CEASE AND DESIST AGAINST TEAPRESSO BAR LLC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2025 HONOLULU — The state of Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Commissioner of Securities, Ty Y. Nohara,..

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September 15, 2025

RELEASE: REGISTRATION OPENS FOR 2025-2026 HAWAIʻI LIFESMARTS COMPETITION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2025 The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Business Registration Division invites teams to participate in the 2025-2026..

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February 21, 2025

RELEASE: ‘IOLANI SCHOOL WINS THE 2025 HAWAIʻI LIFESMARTS STATE COMPETITION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2025 HONOLULU — The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Business Registration Division and Insurance Division, and Hawaiʻi..

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January 17, 2025

RELEASE: DCCA JOINS $106 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH VANGUARD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 17, 2025 HONOLULU — The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), through its Securities Enforcement Branch, has joined a..

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January 14, 2024

RELEASE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS JOINS $17 MILLION MULTISTATE ENFORCEMENT SETTLEMENT WITH EDWARD JONES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2024 HONOLULU — The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), through its Securities Enforcement Branch, has joined a..