A memorandum filed by the plaintiffs Wednesday in support of an earlier motion asking the court to compel the Boy Scouts to provide documents that were to have been turned over May 12 includes a copy of a national Scout Executive Packet dated July 18, five weeks before the fatal Hawaii shooting. Read more
Hawaii’s housing shortage eased somewhat with the addition of 6,071 housing units from 2020 to 2022, with help from the state’s declining population, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates. Read more
A new Aloha United Way report on Hawaii families experiencing financial instability estimated the annual “household survival budget” for a family of four in 2021 at $104,052. Read more
A permit renewal for the weekly Friday night fireworks display off Waikiki ignited a broader discussion at Friday’s Board of Land and Natural Resources meeting about environmental stewardship and fireworks in local culture. Read more
As the school year winds down, two of Oahu’s biggest summer day care programs once again are scrambling to hire workers. Read more
The winds are shifting for Hawaii’s cruise ship trade as bookings catch up with pent-up demand for travel after the state went almost two years without a single sailing. Read more
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Leilani Estates, ground zero for the 2018 eruption, continues to attract buyers despite its recent history when lava inundated the lower portion of the large rural subdivision of 1-acre lots. Read more
Daniel Moefu-Tautofi became acquainted with Hawai‘i Literacy programs as a high schooler through his grandmother, who runs the family libraries at two public-housing complexes in Kalihi. Read more
When Iao Valley State Monument soon reopens after a nine-month closure for a slope stabilization project, it will become the fourth state park in Hawaii to require advance reservations for nonresidents. Read more
The situation has been aggravated by the growing popularity of peer-to-peer car-sharing, with local “hosts” parking their vehicles at airport lots for pickup by arriving passengers — even though it is illegal to do so. Read more
The economic implications of a declining population include a shrinking labor pool and reduced household consumption and spending, hampering economic growth, according to Chief State Economist Eugene Tian. Read more
The population declines coincide with the worst months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Intense bouts of rain in recent weeks have washed away drought conditions across the state that contributed to water shortages, major wildfires on Maui and Hawaii island, and tough times for some farmers and ranchers. Read more
Mike Scully, professor and coordinator of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Program, said many students are able to qualify for job skills training funds offered through grants and other sources. Read more
Officials with several freight and delivery companies in Hawaii report the dearth of truck drivers has meant a daily balancing act over scheduling, routes, staffing and customer needs. Read more
One of the parents attending a Boy Scout “Troop Shoot” and “Family Fun Day” at Camp Honokaia in Honokaa in August brought an arsenal of weapons that included an AR-15-type rifle, an M-4 carbine, four shotguns, four Glock pistols and an AK-47 semi-automatic assault rifle — the firearm that killed 11-year-old Manuel Carvalho in an accidental shooting at a camp firing range, according to a lawsuit by the boy’s family. Read more
A deep-water search operation has recovered the three-member flight crew and wreckage of a Hawaii Life Flight medical transport plane that crashed into the ocean Dec. 15 off Maui near Kaupo, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Read more
The pilot suffered serious injuries in the crash and his passenger was treated for minor injuries. Read more
The wreckage was located at about 5:30 a.m. Monday at a depth of about 6,420 feet, which was about 1,200 feet south of the last data point received from the airplane, the NTSB said. Read more
“Hang on” were the final recorded words from the pilot of a Hawaii Life Flight medical transport plane that spiraled into the ocean off Kaupo, Maui, on Dec. 15, killing all three crew members aboard, according to a preliminary report released Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board. Read more
The report provides a timeline and other details surrounding the ill-fated flight but does not offer a probable cause for the crash. Read more
