City touts ‘sustainable’ projects near Skyline
HONOLULU — On Earth Day, Honolulu officials rode the city’s driverless, all-electric Skyline trains to not only tout the benefits of mass transit but laud current and future sustainable projects along the West O‘ahu line.
Wiwo‘ole Project takes root in Lihu‘e
LIHU‘E — Kumu Sabra Kauka said on Friday that “wiwo‘ole” translates to mean courage.
Kapa‘a house fire causes $500K in damage
KAPA‘A — A residential fire displaced three people and caused an estimated $500,000 in damage on Saturday evening.
Hawaiian Paradise Park shooting captured on video
HILO, Hawai‘i — A 31-year-old Hawaiian Paradise Park man admitted shooting an acquaintance Friday morning — and there is video footage of the incident, according to court documents filed by police.
Abigania, Summerhays repeat as KIF golf champs
WAILUA — Kapa‘a High School golfer Juliette O’Shaughnessy enjoyed her personal best rounds of the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation golf season during the 36-hole state qualifying match played at Wailua Golf Course on Friday and Saturday.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Kudos to the Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i on getting all those people out to Kukui Grove Center on Saturday for the all-troop fire safety exercise before the monthly Movie Night.
Senate joins House in failing to ‘decriminalize’ cannabis
The full state Senate on Monday killed the last chance this legislative session to make marijuana use more lenient by increasing amounts of possession while reducing fines.
HOOSER: It’s shameful — politics at its worst
There was no shortage of new bombshells falling on the Hawai‘i public policy battlefield this past week. The New York Times reported for the whole world to see what many of us already know, “Pay-to-play is woven into the DNA of the statehood of Hawai‘i,” said Camron Hurt, director of Common Cause Hawai‘i.
Obituaries for Wednesday, April 24, 2024
• Thomas Galicinao Soriano • Geraldine Noelani Kanahele • Sandra Momilani Muragin • Arthur Wentworth Keale • Elaine Kaleiohi Fernandez • Desiree Kuilani Tung Loong • Gregoria ‘Jeannie’ Oroc • Gerald ‘Jim’ James McDowall • Vivian Teruyo Pereira • Gladys Haruko Iha • Kathleen ‘Kathy’ Watts • Frederick Kenneth Chaundy • Hillie Andam Gallegos • James Pycha
UH-Hilo faces enrollment challenges
Fall enrollment at the University of Hawai‘i in Hilo was down last year, continuing a years-long trend.