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The Aug. 8 wildfire started in “overgrown vegetation at or surrounding utility pole 25 on Lahainaluna Road,” according to the 289 pages of findings detailing the inferno that killed 102 people and caused $5.5 billion in damage. Read more
The Hawai‘i Farmers Union United is opening its 14th annual convention on Maui this weekend with speakers focused on sustainable agriculture, food systems and security, and community resilience. Read more
Throughout his 45 years in newspaper journalism, Hurley never wanted to be the center of a story and had a reputation for remaining calm while reporting and writing complex stories. Read more
Gov. Josh Green insists that he is following Hawaii law for filling a vacant special seat on the state water commission amid criticism of his procedure to do so. Read more
Question: I know I’m supposed to review my Medicare coverage because of the new law, but is there anything besides Zoom? I don’t like that. I looked at the website but found it confusing. Read more
The union nurses at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children on Wednesday ratified a new, three-year contract that was ironed out after more than a year of negotiations with management. Read more
Julian Vasquez Heilig is one of two finalists vying to replace outgoing UH President David Lassner, who will retire by the end of the year. Read more
Sharon Thomas Yarbrough — a prominent member of the Black culture and arts community in Hawaii for more than 30 years — died Sept. 23 at Kaiser Hospital in Honolulu. Read more
Hawaii Pacific University has named Kenji Price senior vice president and general counsel, effective Oct. 1. Price’s legal career includes serving as a managing counsel at Epic Games, partner at McDermott Will & Emery LLP in Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii, a director at Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing and assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York. Read more
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The union said nurses would vote to ratify the contract today and are expected to return to work Sunday. Read more
Blue Hill Advisors LLC and former Bank of Hawaii CEO Allan Landon announced Tuesday that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., an independent proxy advisory firm, has recommended that shareholders of Territorial Bancorp Inc. vote against the proposed merger between Territorial and Los Angeles-based Hope Bancorp Inc. at Territorial’s shareholders meeting Oct. 10. Read more
The Gandhi International Institute for Peace will hold a ceremony today, on Mahatma Gandhi Day, to celebrate the restoration and reinauguration of the Gandhi statue in Waikiki. Read more
Paul Andrew Banasihan Jr. will have to register as a sex offender. Read more
About 70 Hawaii environmental and Hawaiian cultural organizations are asking Gov. Josh Green to make a “timely and appropriate” appointment to fill a seat on the seven-member Commission on Water Resource Management. Read more
October is National Cybersecurity Month, the perfect opportunity to review cybersecurity solutions for small and medium-size businesses, or SMBs. Read more
The Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety will make public today the cause and origin of the Aug. 8, 2023, Lahaina wildfires that killed 102 people, left thousands homeless and crippled Maui’s visitor industry. Read more
Voters in Royal Kunia-Waipahu-Honouliuli — part of a West Oahu area that’s been increasingly turning politically red — will have a clear choice between a traditional union-backed Democrat and an incumbent, evangelical Christian Republican whose views are sometimes so extreme that he was condemned by a West side Republican senator. Read more
Question: Are people on SNAP required to work? Read more
Work to improve the 91-year-old Central Fire Station building on the corner of Kinoole and Ponahawai streets in Hilo should begin soon, according to Hawaii Fire Department Chief Kazuo Todd. Read more
“I’ve been very fortunate in my life, and it’s because of music and what music has brought to me,” he said. “Just about everything that has happened that’s been good has been connected in some way to music.” Read more
The 1976 Radford High graduate and husband David Sayre, founder of Sayre Public Relations, celebrate their 25th anniversary next year. Read more
