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Jury awards former HTA executive Isaac Choy $500K

Jury awards former HTA executive Isaac Choy $500K

The jury awarded Choy $454,011.66 in compensatory damages, including lost wages, benefits, emotional-distress damages and lost pay. Jurors also awarded $50,000 in punitive damages against Gov. Josh Green’s Chief of Staff Brooke Wilson.

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HPD chief details plans to address staffing, modernization

HPD chief details plans to address staffing, modernization

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Police arrest woman, 24, in fatal shooting of man in Kailua

Updated 12:24 a.m.

Kokua Line: Why not use real voice on phone greeting?

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Kauai community awaits federal disaster funds after Lowell

Updated 7:43 a.m.

Jury awards former HTA executive Isaac Choy $500K

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Sports

Warriors’ woes are all fixable, coaches contend

Warriors’ woes are all fixable, coaches contend

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UH hoops to play 8 national TV games

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Dave Reardon: Clippers approaching UH training camp as business trip

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Hawaii Grown Report: Keeping up with isle athletes at mainland colleges

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Nationally ranked ‘Iolani sweeps young, improving Punahou

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Editorial: Urgently redevelop Chinatown center

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Column: Green can make education his legacy

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Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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Letter: Isle residents suffer as wealthy flee storms

Letter: Isle residents suffer as wealthy flee storms

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Amazon planning a warehouse and order fulfillment center in Kapolei

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Jack Smith appears for Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington

Jack Smith appears for Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington

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Hurricane Polo hits Baja California Sur in Loreto

Hurricane Polo hits Baja California Sur in Loreto

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Artisans build giant Pope Leo statue in Lima ahead of November visit

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Entertainment

Madonna, Sabrina Carpenter and Lisa win at MTV’s Video Music Awards

Madonna, Sabrina Carpenter and Lisa win at MTV’s Video Music Awards

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Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in New York sex crime case

Sept. 23, 2026

Female athletes push back on Sydney Sweeney’s Novig ad

Sept. 16, 2026

Finneas, multiple artists exit Sheeran tour over Macklemore fallout

Sept. 15, 2026

‘Widow’s Bay’ scores big and ‘The Pitt’ wins again at Emmy Awards

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Featured Columns

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Dave Reardon: Clippers approaching UH training camp as business trip

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Stephen Tsai: Ex-Hawaii coach Craig Stutzmann wouldn’t change his ‘Rocky’ journey

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Kokua Line: Why was left-turn lane painted over in Hawaii Kai?

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Billy Hull: Hawaii has everything to play for this week

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Hawaii Prep World

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Hawaii Grown Report: Keeping up with isle athletes at mainland colleges

Today

Nationally ranked ‘Iolani sweeps young, improving Punahou

Nationally ranked ‘Iolani sweeps young, improving Punahou

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Punahou state champ Rio Williams is shooting for the stars

Punahou state champ Rio Williams is shooting for the stars

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Prep Top 10s: ‘Iolani girls volleyball, Mililani football unanimous No. 1s

Prep Top 10s: ‘Iolani girls volleyball, Mililani football unanimous No. 1s

Sept. 29, 2026

Maui Wildfires

Maui Planning Commission rebuffs exemptions to vacation rental ban

Maui Planning Commission rebuffs exemptions to vacation rental ban

Sept. 23, 2026

Mailboxes at rebuilt homes sit empty after Lahaina wildfire

Mailboxes at rebuilt homes sit empty after Lahaina wildfire

Sept. 22, 2026

UH gets $5.9M to expand study of Maui fire survivors

UH gets $5.9M to expand study of Maui fire survivors

Sept. 21, 2026

Hawaii leaders object to USPS’ plan to deny service for some rebuilt Lahaina homes

Hawaii leaders object to USPS’ plan to deny service for some rebuilt Lahaina homes

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Archives

August 1950: Passing Hurricane Hiki dumps over 50 inches of rain on Kauai

Crime in Hawaii

Honolulu police arrest 2 more teens in Halawa shooting

Honolulu police arrest 2 more teens in Halawa shooting

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Police arrest woman, 24, in fatal shooting of man in Kailua

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Woman, 24, arrested in connection with fatal Kailua shooting

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Traffic

Maui police identify driver in fatal Lahaina crash

Maui police identify driver in fatal Lahaina crash

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Moped rider, 57, dies weeks after Ewa Beach collision

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Woman, 88, taken to hospital after car rolls over in Manoa

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Health

Health officials address spoiled food issues at closed Happy Days

Health officials address spoiled food issues at closed Happy Days

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Pennsylvania measles cases cross 900 as outbreak grows

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Health Department clears Mililani eatery to reopen

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Obituaries

Hawaii bids aloha to former Gov. George Ariyoshi

Hawaii bids aloha to former Gov. George Ariyoshi

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Duncan Sheik, who traded pop stardom for Broadway, dies at 56

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George Ariyoshi remembered as visionary leader in turbulent times

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National news

Iran, China create autonomous AI influence campaigns

Iran, China create autonomous AI influence campaigns

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EEOC sues Harvard for data on diversity in hiring practices

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Supreme Court lets Trump resume third-country deportations

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World news

Russia sends nuclear warning to NATO as tensions rise in the Baltic

Russia sends nuclear warning to NATO as tensions rise in the Baltic

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Hundreds detained in France as some student protests turn violent

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Passengers overcame pilot who tried to crash flight to Israel

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Business

U.S. inflation rises below expectations; consumer spending robust

U.S. inflation rises below expectations; consumer spending robust

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Jury awards former HTA executive Isaac Choy $500K

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Trump, AI CEOs sign voluntary safety pact, back data center expansion

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Focus on Japan

Fans flock to a shop staffed by friendly sumo elders

Fans flock to a shop staffed by friendly sumo elders

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Ministry to promote anime, manga in southern countries

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Grand water procession

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Travel

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Vegas Advisor: Former Las Vegas casino unceremoniously leveled

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Signs of Hawaiian Life – Sept. 20, 2026

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Recipes

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Quick bites

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Weather

Flash flood warning canceled for Kauai as Nolo passes west of islands

Flash flood warning canceled for Kauai as Nolo passes west of islands

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Hurricane Nolo slows down as it passes west of Hawaii

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Rain expected Tuesday for Kauai County as Hurricane Nolo continues to pass Hawaii

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