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Honolulu ranks next to last in large U.S airport survey

Honolulu ranks next to last in large U.S airport survey

Daniel K. Inouye International Airport ranked next to last among large U.S. airports in the latest JD Power North America Airport Satisfaction Study despite Hawaii’s nearly $7 billion airport modernization effort.

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UH study finds higher metal levels in Maui wildfire survivors

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Honolulu City Council mulls curbs on taxpayer-funded election-year mailers

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Dave Reardon: Too many self-inflicted mistakes doomed Hawaii

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Clippers top Warriors before 10,112 Hawaii fans

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Dozens quarantined in Siberia after plague lab worker dies

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2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to optogenetics pioneers

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Vance: U.S. bombers moved from U.K. out of ‘abundance of caution’

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Pahoa woman charged with attempted murder in domestic violence incident

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Dennis Hastert, disgraced former House speaker, dies at 84

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Jeffries says Democrats are poised to win House majority

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Supreme Court weighs oil companies’ bid to block climate lawsuit

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HFD extinguishes shipping container fire in Maili

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Election 2026

Jeffries says Democrats are poised to win House majority

Jeffries says Democrats are poised to win House majority

Today

Honolulu City Council mulls curbs on taxpayer-funded election-year mailers

Honolulu City Council mulls curbs on taxpayer-funded election-year mailers

Today

Republican ticket brings diverse approaches to gubernatorial race

Republican ticket brings diverse approaches to gubernatorial race

Oct. 4, 2026

Trump, critic of voting by mail, urges Republicans to do it in midterms

Trump, critic of voting by mail, urges Republicans to do it in midterms

Oct. 3, 2026

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS

UH study finds higher metal levels in Maui wildfire survivors

UH study finds higher metal levels in Maui wildfire survivors

Hawaii island to get license plate reader cameras

Hawaii island to get license plate reader cameras

Mountain View man, 42, identified as driver killed in truck crash

Mountain View man, 42, identified as driver killed in truck crash

Hawaii County considers curbing AI data centers

Hawaii County considers curbing AI data centers

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UH study finds higher metal levels in Maui wildfire survivors

UH study finds higher metal levels in Maui wildfire survivors

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Honolulu City Council mulls curbs on taxpayer-funded election-year mailers

Updated 7:56 a.m.

25th Infantry Division marks 85th anniversary at Schofield

Updated 8:37 p.m.

Blind Norwegian activist brings his Bike for Peace to Hawaii

Updated 8 a.m.

Honolulu ranks next to last in large U.S airport survey

Updated 8:41 p.m.

Sports

Clippers top Warriors before 10,112 Hawaii fans

Clippers top Warriors before 10,112 Hawaii fans

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Here’s how Hawaii players fared in Week 4 of the NFL

Updated 9:05 p.m.

Dave Reardon: Too many self-inflicted mistakes doomed Hawaii

Updated 7:25 a.m.

Thailand’s Thitikul battles back to win Lotte Championship

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Chaminade volleyball women sweep Dominican

Updated 12:05 a.m.

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Kokua Line: Can Turo cars park at Honolulu airport?

Kokua Line: Does gift-card law apply to national chains in Hawaii?

Kokua Line: When will problem with Hawaii’s REAL ID clear up?

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

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

Puzzles and Games

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Eugene Scheffer Crossword

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Guesstionary

Decode the word in 6 daily tries. Green for right letters in place, yellow for right letters in wrong place, and gray for outliers.

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Classic Sudoku

Solve the 9x9 grid, fill in numbers 1 to 9 without repeats in rows, columns, or 3x3 subgrids.

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Editorial

Editorial: New chief must grow HPD ranks

Editorial: New chief must grow HPD ranks

Today

Column: Keep telling women’s POV on stories — they matter

Column: Keep telling women’s POV on stories — they matter

Today

Off the news: Former UH basketball star commits foul, must rebound

Off the news: Former UH basketball star commits foul, must rebound

Today

Off the news: Green waste recycling program sprouts up

Off the news: Green waste recycling program sprouts up

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Photo Galleries

Clippers vs. Warriors at Stan Sheriff Center (10/4/26)

Clippers vs. Warriors at Stan Sheriff Center (10/4/26)

Oct. 4, 2026

Annual Hawai‘i Children & Youth Day celebration

Annual Hawai‘i Children & Youth Day celebration

Oct. 4, 2026

Flavio Bolsonaro will face Brazil President Lula in presidential runoff

Flavio Bolsonaro will face Brazil President Lula in presidential runoff

Oct. 4, 2026

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Kyiv

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Kyiv

Oct. 4, 2026

Entertainment

‘Digger,’ the last Warner Bros.’ release before merger, is major flop

‘Digger,’ the last Warner Bros.’ release before merger, is major flop

Oct. 3, 2026

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

Sept. 27, 2026

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

Featured Columns

Dave Reardon: Too many self-inflicted mistakes doomed Hawaii

Dave Reardon: Too many self-inflicted mistakes doomed Hawaii

Updated 7:25 a.m.

David Shapiro: It’ll take more than Febreze for deodorizing our hauna

Oct. 4, 2026

Kokua Line: Can Turo cars park at Honolulu airport?

Oct. 4, 2026

Rearview Mirror: Hawaii sites hold long histories of what was there before

Oct. 2, 2026

Kokua Line: Does gift-card law apply to national chains in Hawaii?

Oct. 2, 2026

Crave

New Location, Same Delicious Menu

New Location, Same Delicious Menu

Sept. 30, 2026

Grab your gang

Sept. 30, 2026

Miso happy

Sept. 30, 2026

Flavors of Waikiki

Sept. 30, 2026

Grounded in culture

Sept. 30, 2026

How sweet it is

Sept. 30, 2026

Hawaii Prep World

Ken Smith, the John Wooden of Punahou water polo, retires

Ken Smith, the John Wooden of Punahou water polo, retires

Oct. 4, 2026

No. 4 Kapolei escapes on final play to hold off No. 3 Kahuku

No. 4 Kapolei escapes on final play to hold off No. 3 Kahuku

Oct. 4, 2026

Waianae runs over Farrington in old-fashioned scrum

Waianae runs over Farrington in old-fashioned scrum

Oct. 3, 2026

’Iolani volleyball heading to states

’Iolani volleyball heading to states

Oct. 2, 2026

Maui Wildfires

Hawaii Supreme Court upholds Maui wildfire attorney fee caps

Hawaii Supreme Court upholds Maui wildfire attorney fee caps

Oct. 2, 2026

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

Archives

October 2018: Hurricane Walaka destroys East Island in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Crime in Hawaii

Pahoa woman charged with attempted murder in domestic violence incident

Pahoa woman charged with attempted murder in domestic violence incident

Updated 2:07 p.m.

Kailua man, 50, sentenced for fentanyl trafficking

Oct. 4, 2026

Grand jury indicts woman, 24, in fatal Kailua shooting

Oct. 2, 2026

Traffic

Hawaii island to get license plate reader cameras

Hawaii island to get license plate reader cameras

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Fallen boulders briefly close section of Diamond Head Road

Oct. 3, 2026

H-2 lanes to close for utility pole replacement this week

Oct. 3, 2026

Health

Dozens quarantined in Siberia after plague lab worker dies

Dozens quarantined in Siberia after plague lab worker dies

Updated 9:01 a.m.

HMSA revamping Medicare Advantage plans

Oct. 4, 2026

Health officials order Pearl City junkyard to cease operations after fire

Oct. 3, 2026

Obituaries

Dennis Hastert, disgraced former House speaker, dies at 84

Dennis Hastert, disgraced former House speaker, dies at 84

Updated 6:31 a.m.

Former Hawaii congresswoman Pat Saiki remembered as political trailblazer

Oct. 1, 2026

Hawaii bids aloha to former Gov. George Ariyoshi

Sept. 20, 2026

National news

Vance: U.S. bombers moved from U.K. out of ‘abundance of caution’

Vance: U.S. bombers moved from U.K. out of ‘abundance of caution’

Updated 10:19 a.m.

Supreme Court weighs oil companies’ bid to block climate lawsuit

Updated 8:59 a.m.

Trump, critic of voting by mail, urges Republicans to do it in midterms

Oct. 3, 2026

World news

2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to optogenetics pioneers

2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to optogenetics pioneers

Updated 11:02 a.m.

Japan’s Takaichi protests after Marine accused of murder in Okinawa

Updated 2:16 p.m.

Australia probes FlyDubai co-pilot’s links to the country, police say

Updated 12:53 p.m.

Business

Starbucks sued over ‘sugar-free’ claims for protein beverages

Starbucks sued over ‘sugar-free’ claims for protein beverages

Updated 8:01 a.m.

Skydance retains CNN chief Mark Thompson after historic mega merger

Updated 7:35 a.m.

On the Move: Nina Ota

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Focus on Japan

Japan’s population includes more than 100,000 people age 100 or older

Japan’s population includes more than 100,000 people age 100 or older

Oct. 1, 2026

Grand water procession

Sept. 24, 2026

Ministry to promote anime, manga in southern countries

Sept. 24, 2026

Travel

Vegas Advisor: Records set in Circa football contests

Vegas Advisor: Records set in Circa football contests

Oct. 4, 2026

Signs of Hawaiian Life – October 4, 2026

Oct. 4, 2026

Vegas Advisor: Former Las Vegas casino unceremoniously leveled

Sept. 27, 2026

Recipes

How sweet it is

How sweet it is

Sept. 30, 2026

Quick bites

Sept. 23, 2026

Whole-Wheat Carrot Bread with Nuts and Raisins

Sept. 23, 2026

Weather

Hurricane Nolo expected to cross the International Date Line

Hurricane Nolo expected to cross the International Date Line

Oct. 4, 2026

Category 3 Hurricane Nolo heads west toward International Date Line

Oct. 3, 2026

Hurricane Nolo threatens Northwestern Hawaiian Islands as it moves west

Oct. 2, 2026