Year: 2021

‘We Keep Trying’: Hawaii Sees Spike In School Absenteeism Due To The Pandemic…The challenge of this year is reflected in new statewide data showing 20% of Hawaii’s students are at “high risk” for chronic absenteeism.

April 18, 2021 0

Naalehu Elementary, a rural school near the southern tip of Hawaii island, has long struggled with chronic absenteeism, with as...

Hotel moratorium garners early support, Opponents say it will hurt jobs and pandemic recovery

April 18, 2021 0

A proposal to place a moratorium on hotel building permits is garnering early support from residents who say it will...

Oahu man arrested after arriving on Maui with no COVID-19 pre-test and no lodging for quarantine

April 18, 2021 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/04/17/breaking-news/oahu-man-arrested-after-arriving-on-maui-with-no-covid-19-pre-test-and-no-lodging-for-quarantine/

Hawaii public schools to offer free summer school

April 18, 2021 0

BOE approves federal funding for summer learning loss programs Officials admit to twin summer challenges: hiring staff and getting kids...

New fish species named for University of Hawaii researcher

April 18, 2021 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/04/18/hawaii-news/new-fish-species-named-for-uh-researcher/

Bill that would give legislators more oversight of governor’s emergency orders advances

April 18, 2021 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/04/18/hawaii-news/bill-that-would-give-legislators-more-oversight-of-governors-emergency-orders-advances/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Bay Clinic administers COVID vaccine to more than 100 people during event in Keaukaha

April 18, 2021 0

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/18/hawaii-news/bay-clinic-administers-covid-vaccine-to-more-than-100-people-during-event-in-keaukaha/

News

State proposes temporary night closure of Kailua Pier

April 18, 2021 0

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/18/hawaii-news/state-proposes-temporary-night-closure-of-kailua-pier/

Judge sets trial, reduces bail in Volcano sex assault case

April 18, 2021 0

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/18/hawaii-news/judge-sets-trial-reduces-bail-in-volcano-sex-assault-case/

12 new efficiency studios to be available by early fall in Pahoa for homeless kupuna

April 18, 2021 0

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/18/hawaii-news/12-new-efficiency-studios-to-be-available-by-early-fall-in-pahoa-for-homeless-kupuna/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Texas Homeless Man Gets Job And Fresh Start After Stranger’s Act Of Kindness

April 17, 2021 0

Texas Homeless Man Gets Job And Fresh Start After Stranger's Act Of Kindness An act of compassion from a total...

Invasive coqui frogs found in Waimanalo triggering eradication campaign

April 17, 2021 0

An infestation of coqui frogs, the Caribbean species famous for their piercing, sustained nocturnal calls, has been uncovered in a...

Hawaii unemployment rate is even worse, labor data reveals

April 17, 2021 0

Hawaii’s true unemployment picture is worse than the official 9% derived from data that makes the state’s jobless rate the...

Schatz reintroduces legislation to prescribe medical marijuana to veterans

April 17, 2021 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/04/17/hawaii-news/schatz-reintroduces-legislation-to-prescribe-medical-marijuana-to-veterans/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Interim agreement to keep Post Office at Keauhou Shopping Center

April 17, 2021 0

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/17/hawaii-news/interim-agreement-to-keep-post-office-at-keauhou-shopping-center/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Pahoa man indicted for numerous drug and firearm offenses

April 17, 2021 0

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/17/hawaii-news/pahoa-man-indicted-for-numerous-drug-and-firearm-offenses/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Americans Vote Hawaii As Best State In US: What’s The Worst?

April 16, 2021 0

KEY POINTS Hawaii topped a YouGov poll ranking U.S. states from best to worst Other states in the top five...

Rhino Numbers Are On The Rise In Nepal

April 16, 2021 0

Rhino Numbers Are On The Rise In Nepal The Government of Nepal has released the results of the National Rhino Count 2021,...

How Scientists Are Pivoting In Their Quest To Save Hawaii’s Crows…Conservationists are looking to Maui as a possible short-term solution for reestablishing alala in the wild.

April 16, 2021 0

When the last pair of alala vanished from the South Kona forest in 2002, scientists gave one of Hawaii’s most...

HPD: Officers Shot Man After Home Invasion, Assault On Officers..Police said the man entered a home, sat down and took off his shoes before returning to his car and initiating a violent assault on officers who responded.

April 16, 2021 0

Before he was shot by police on Wednesday, a man entered a Nuuanu home and exhibited “odd behavior” before returning...

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

Year: 2021

‘We Keep Trying’: Hawaii Sees Spike In School Absenteeism Due To The Pandemic…The challenge of this year is reflected in new statewide data showing 20% of Hawaii’s students are at “high risk” for chronic absenteeism.

Hotel moratorium garners early support, Opponents say it will hurt jobs and pandemic recovery

Oahu man arrested after arriving on Maui with no COVID-19 pre-test and no lodging for quarantine

Hawaii public schools to offer free summer school

New fish species named for University of Hawaii researcher

Bill that would give legislators more oversight of governor’s emergency orders advances

Bay Clinic administers COVID vaccine to more than 100 people during event in Keaukaha

State proposes temporary night closure of Kailua Pier

Judge sets trial, reduces bail in Volcano sex assault case

12 new efficiency studios to be available by early fall in Pahoa for homeless kupuna

Texas Homeless Man Gets Job And Fresh Start After Stranger’s Act Of Kindness

Invasive coqui frogs found in Waimanalo triggering eradication campaign

Hawaii unemployment rate is even worse, labor data reveals

Schatz reintroduces legislation to prescribe medical marijuana to veterans

Interim agreement to keep Post Office at Keauhou Shopping Center

Pahoa man indicted for numerous drug and firearm offenses

Americans Vote Hawaii As Best State In US: What’s The Worst?

Rhino Numbers Are On The Rise In Nepal

How Scientists Are Pivoting In Their Quest To Save Hawaii’s Crows…Conservationists are looking to Maui as a possible short-term solution for reestablishing alala in the wild.

HPD: Officers Shot Man After Home Invasion, Assault On Officers..Police said the man entered a home, sat down and took off his shoes before returning to his car and initiating a violent assault on officers who responded.

PUBLIC INVITED TO REVIEW DRAFT STATEWIDE PRESERVATION PLAN Papahana Kāʻeuʻeu: Hawaiʻi’s Plan for Living Heritage Stewardship (2026–2034)

MORE TREES COMING TO HAWAIʻI SCHOOL CAMPUSES

BIG ISLAND CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL NAMES CULINARY, FARM WINNERS Students Awarded $5K in Scholarships

Vector Control at Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area on May 5

WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE:AFFECTED AREA:ALL SERVICES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MĀMALAHOA HIGHWAY (HWY 19) BETWEEN MUD LANE AND THE FORMER CAMP HONOKAIA, INCLUDING MUD LANE, MALIE PLACE AND PALI ROAD; HONOKA‘A, HĀMĀKUA

Restaurant Owner Opens On Easter To Grant Dying Man’s Final Wish

Makana Eyre: Hawaiʻi Has Felt The Sting Of Mosquitoes For 200 Years They transformed Hawaii’s ecology, helping to spread disease that sickened native birds. Now they carry viruses deadly to humans.

Hawaiʻi Helicopter Safety: Kauaʻi’s Waimea Canyon To Get Cameras Weather was the main cause of aviation accidents in Hawaiʻi over the past 20 years. The FAA hopes a network of remote cameras can make the skies safer.

Budget Committee Makes A Deal To Save State Tax Cuts Lawmakers urgently needed to reach an agreement on the tax issue before they could move on to the state budget.

‘Vendetta’: Gov. Blasts Auditor Report On Key Homeless Program In his first public response to the critical report, Gov. Josh Green said the homeless program has been an extraordinary success and that the state auditor had taken an “unconscionable approach” in evaluating the effort.

Check these out