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City touts ‘sustainable’ projects near Skyline

Apr. 24, 2024

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.

Kapa‘a house fire causes $500K in damage

Apr. 24, 2024 • Updated 8:31 a.m.

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

Apr. 24, 2024 • Updated 8:35 a.m.

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.

Senate joins House in failing to ‘decriminalize’ cannabis

Apr. 24, 2024 • Updated 8:33 a.m.

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.

UH-Hilo faces enrollment challenges

Apr. 24, 2024 • Updated 7:53 p.m.

Fall enrollment at the University of Hawai‘i in Hilo was down last year, continuing a years-long trend.

‘Gut and replace’ bill pending at Legislature

Apr. 23, 2024

HONOLULU —State senators are pushing a bill that would fund and govern a Maui wildfire death and injury compensation fund, but the measure runs a risk of violating the Hawai‘i Constitution.

Winfrey and Johnson give millions to wildfire victims

Apr. 23, 2024

Lana Vierra misses the swing set at her Lahaina home, which was reduced to ashes in the wildfires that swept through her community last summer.

Thirty Meter Telescope project dependent on NSF funding

Apr. 23, 2024 • Updated 7:16 p.m.

HILO, Hawai‘i — The fate of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) rests in the hands of the Hawaiian community, observatory officials say.

Authorities on the lookout for distracted motorists

Apr. 23, 2024

LIHU‘E — The state of Hawai’i is encouraging motorist to prioritize road safety by refraining from using their cellphones while driving. Recent data ranks Hawai‘i as the second highest state in the nation for fatal crashes, making it imperative that drivers remain vigilant while on the road.

Regenerative tourism draws groups to isles

Apr. 23, 2024 • Updated 7:23 p.m.

HONOLULU — Members of the American Association of Geographers, who were in Honolulu for their 2024 annual meeting, volunteered Sunday during an ocean and beach park cleanup at Magic Island where tons of trash were removed from the polluted peninsula and ocean.

Hawai‘i lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals

Apr. 22, 2024 • Updated 9:29 a.m.

HONOLULU — Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving as a single mother of two to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui.

Proposed tourism impact fee dies for now

Apr. 22, 2024 • Updated 6:47 p.m.

HONOLULU — An effort to increase the state hotel tax by $25 to offset the impact of visitors on the environment and climate change has stalled this legislative session but the concept of a “green fee” remains alive and will likely return with a new funding plan next session.

Lane closures scheduled on Kaua‘i

Apr. 21, 2024

LIHUE — A wealth of roadwork is on tap in the coming days with projects ranging from Waimea Canyon Road to Hanalei Plantation Road, the Hawaii Department of Transportation said in a weekly update on Friday.

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass bleaching

Apr. 21, 2024 • Updated 12:22 a.m.

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, top reef scientists declared on Monday, April 15, a result of warming ocean waters amid human-caused climate change.

Students learn about sectors of the economy

Apr. 21, 2024

PO‘IPU — What was your first job? And what was the worst advice someone gave you in looking for a job?

Hawai‘i Supreme Court chides state’s legal moves on water after deadly Lahaina Fire

Apr. 20, 2024

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i attorney general’s office must pay attorney fees for using last year’s Maui wildfire tragedy to file a petition in “bad faith” that blamed a state court judge for a lack of water for firefighting, Hawaii’s Supreme Court ruled.

Utilities focus on reducing risks

Apr. 20, 2024

HONOLULU — Hawai‘i’s two regulated electrical utilities told a pair of state Senate committees on Thursday that they are trying to do as much as possible as fast as possible with wildfire risk mitigation.

Homelessness strategic plan to be drafted by county

Apr. 20, 2024 • Updated 6:55 p.m.

LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i County Housing Agency will begin its process to develop a Kaua‘i County Homelessness Strategic Plan.

KEO announces energy assistance programs

Apr. 20, 2024

LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i Economic Opportunity (KEO) continues its commitment to supporting families in need with the announcement of the start of its Hawai‘i Home Energy Assistance Program or H-HEAP.

‘Anastasia’ opens on Friday, April 19

Apr. 19, 2024 • Updated 3:27 p.m.

LIHU‘E — Tickets for the Department of Education Kaua‘i Performing Arts Center presentation of “Anastasia-The new Broadway Musical” are available online at www.kauaiperformingarts.org. or at the door when the production opens on Friday, April 19, with a curtain call at 7 p.m. at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall.

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