Hawaii weighs first-in-nation plastic bans at restaurants
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii would be the first state in the U.S. to ban most plastics at restaurants under legislation...
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NEW DLNR DIVISION OF AQUATIC RESOURCES ADMINISTRATOR NAMED
NEW DLNR DIVISION OF AQUATIC RESOURCES ADMINISTRATOR NAMED Brian Neilson Moves up to Top Spot (Honolulu) –Brian Neilson has been...
Hawai‘i Electric Light opens fifth EV fast charger on Hawai‘i Island
HILO, Mar. 18, 2019 – Hawai‘i Electric Light has installed a new utility-owned and operated electric vehicle DC fast...
Puna distance learning center bill clears committee
A bill to bring higher education courses to Puna cleared a House committee on Friday. Senate Bill 457, introduced by...
Subaru Telescope on Maunakea Discoveries
Astronomers at the Subaru Telescope on Maunakea have discovered 83 supermassive black holes billions of light years from Earth. The...
A Century of St. Joe’s
For more than a century now, St. Joseph Catholic Church has called the corner of Haili and Kapiolani streets home....
Group eyes $12M West Hawaii veterans center
A veterans-minded nonprofit is moving forward with plans to construct a $12 million West Hawaii Community Veterans Center in North...
Endless opportunities: West Hawaii students explore futures at College and Career Summit
Hawaii Community College – Palamanui opened its doors Friday to hundreds of local high school students and members of the...
Racists in Congress fought statehood for Hawaii, but lost that battle 60 years ago
Sixty years ago, Dwight Eisenhower signed legislation making Hawaii America’s 50th state. The Hawaii admission act followed a centuries-old tradition in which...
Hawaiian Airlines to add daily San Francisco flight in fall
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaiian Airlines plans to add a daily flight to San Francisco in the fall. The first new...
North Hawaii Community Hospital receives grant for new emergency room
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — A Big Island hospital has received a $500,000 state grant to expand its emergency room serving...
Purgatory in Puna; Eruption survivors eager to return home — with or without roads
The largest eruption in more than 200 years to hit Kilauea’s lower East Rift Zone stopped more than six months...
Dad Gets Bombarded With Birthday Wishes After Sons Post His Number On Billboard
Dad Gets Bombarded With Birthday Wishes After Sons Post His Number On Billboard A New Jersey man has received more...
Hwy 132 timeline outlined
Hawaii County anticipates completing a temporary road over lava-covered portions of Highway 132 by September or October. The estimated schedule...
Hawaii film tax credit cap under fire at Capitol By Andrew Gomes
Hawaii film tax credit cap under fire at Capitol By Andrew Gomes “Mo’ Money” is a movie from 1992 and...
Freshman applications to University of Hawaii-Manoa soar 66 percent
The number of students applying as undergraduates to the University of Hawaii at Manoa this year jumped 32 percent over...
M5.5 quake: A bump in the night toward more typical seismic background By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
M5.5 quake: A bump in the night toward more typical seismic background By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Data source: U S...
Judge dismisses one of two claims in OHA suit over Maunakea management
A Honolulu Circuit Court judge dismissed one of two claims the Office of Hawaiian Affairs made against the University of...
Civil Air Patrol cadets plant trees, contribute to restoration efforts
When Cadet Airman 1st class Ariihau Barton came to Hawaii Community College-Palamanui on Saturday, he didn’t know the full story...
Transgender woman hoping to claim $95K in discrimination case
It’s one thing for the state Civil Rights Commission to rule in your favor in a transgender housing discrimination claim...
