WallStreetBets Users Donate Over $338,000 To Adopt Gorillas, And More
WallStreetBets Users Donate Over $338,000 To Adopt Gorillas, And More Apes together strong. GameStop investors on the popular subreddit WallStreetBets...
Pacific Islanders, Including Hawaiians, Disproportionately Missing Out On Vaccines…Barriers to vaccine access include the state’s prioritization categories, vaccine hesitancy, technology and language barriers, state officials say.
Pacific Islanders in Hawaii, excluding Native Hawaiians, have by far the highest rate of coronavirus cases and related deaths, but...
Kahele, Case Pursue National Heritage Sites For Hawai‘i
Kahele, Case Pursue National Heritage Sites For Hawai‘i They each introduce legislation to advance designation and protection for unique areas...
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm warns of man on ‘sexual assault spree’ in downtown Honolulu
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/03/16/breaking-news/honolulu-prosecuting-attorney-steve-alm-warns-of-man-on-sexual-assault-spree-in-downtown-honolulu/
Hawaii task force sting nets 7 men suspected of online enticement of minors
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/03/16/breaking-news/task-force-charges-6-maui-men-with-online-enticement-of-minors/
Lawmakers look to claw back felons’ pensions
Former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha is set to begin a seven-year prison sentence next month for felony convictions relating to his...
Kokua for our Ohana brightens a dark year
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/03/17/hawaii-news/kokua-for-our-ohana-brightens-a-dark-year/
A Hele-On hub for Kona
Eleven Kailua-Kona locations are in the running for a centralized Hele-On bus hub, and the county wants to hear which...
Bill that would bar suspension of public records requests during emergency advances
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/17/hawaii-news/bill-that-would-bar-suspension-of-public-records-requests-during-emergency-advances/
Report details COVID racial, ethnic disparities
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/17/hawaii-news/report-details-covid-racial-ethnic-disparities/
County’s 1st hydrogen bus should be on the island within 6 weeks
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/17/hawaii-news/countys-1st-hydrogen-bus-should-be-on-the-island-within-6-weeks/
Controversial statue will be moved
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/17/hawaii-news/controversial-statue-will-be-moved/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hundreds get Johnson & Johnson vaccine at Hilo POD
The state Department of Health on Tuesday hosted its first mass vaccination clinic in East Hawaii utilizing the Johnson &...
Man Donates 120 Gallons Of Platelets, Helps Thousands Of People
Man Donates 120 Gallons Of Platelets, Helps Thousands Of People A man in San Antonio has helped thousands of people...
‘My Words Have Caused People Pain’: Kauai Police Chief Apologizes For Anti-Asian Remarks…Chief Todd Raybuck has done a good job by most accounts and some local leaders say losing him would be a setback for the island. But others including the police union see it differently.
KILAUEA, Kauai — When Todd Raybuck moved to Kauai from Las Vegas to become the Garden Isle’s police chief in...
Hawaii health officials prioritizing certain people over others in Phase 1C for COVID-19 vaccine
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/03/15/breaking-news/hawaii-health-officials-prioritizing-certain-people-in-phase-1c-over-others-for-covid-19-vaccine/
Isle jobless rate 10.2%, nation’s worst, in January
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/03/16/hawaii-news/isle-jobless-rate-10-2-nations-worst-in-january/
Hawaii logs its best three days of tourist arrivals in a year
Hawaii tourism saw a solid bump in air travel last week when it realized the highest three-day tourism streak since...
Kohala Hospital Receives $500,000 for construction of centralized administrative offices
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/03/16/hawaii-news/500000-to-cover-construction-of-administrative-offices/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Vaccines could lead to lifting of travel restrictions
HONOLULU — The state might loosen interisland travel restrictions as early as next month, with similar adjustments under consideration for...
