Retrieval of Navy plane in Kaneohe Bay could begin today
Elected officials and environmentalists have been asking the Navy and Marines to extract the plane as quickly as possible. Read more
Elected officials and environmentalists have been asking the Navy and Marines to extract the plane as quickly as possible. Read more
Elected officials and environmentalists have been asking the Navy and Marines to extract the plane as quickly as possible. Read more
In 1998, 69% of Hawaii residents supported a constitutional amendment that marriage should be reserved only for opposite-sex genders. Today same-sex marriages have about 70% support locally and nationally. Read more
Underwater video taken of a Navy P-8A Poseidon plane sitting in Kaneohe Bay shows two points of the plane resting on coral reef but no extensive damage. Read more
Maui’s post-fire efforts to find long-term housing for survivors of the Aug. 8 wildfires could serve as a new model to convert short-term vacation rentals across the state into badly needed long-term housing for residents. Read more
A week after a Navy P-8A slid into Kaneohe Bay while trying to land in rainy weather, the Navy rear admiral in charge of extracting the plane said all of the more than 2,000 gallons of fuel on board had been safely removed, while apologizing for not better updating the public and media. Read more
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The Navy war plane that slid off a runway at Marine Corps Base Hawaii a week ago while trying to land in rainy weather continues to rest in shallow water about 100 feet off the runway, with at least two points of the 42-foot-high P-8A sitting on coral reef. Read more
Environmentalists and elected officials expressed frustration that the Navy’s latest comments on Monday’s mishap came out of San Diego and not directly from Kaneohe-based Marines Read more
The availability of short-term vacation rentals in West Maui was 49.1% lower in October compared with the year before, with Maui struggling to find long-term housing for survivors of the Aug. 8 wildfires. Read more
Friends, family and legislative colleagues have planned the only public “celebration of life” for state Sen. Sam Slom, who died in May at the age of 81 after serving 20 years in the Senate. Read more
There may be nothing ever again on the scale of the Halloween spectacle in Lahaina. Read more
The son of the late U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye plans to make his first foray into politics at the age of 59 by challenging fellow, first-time Democratic state Rep. Trish La Chica for the House seat representing Waipio-Mililani in 2024. Read more
A Filipino labor leader made Honolulu his final stop on a cross-country trip to walk U.S. picket lines and urge unions to condemn the killings of Filipino organizers and union members. Read more
Green’s original 60-day emergency proclamation, issued July 17, created a new state emergency housing development approval panel intended to get 50,000 homes built faster across the islands. Read more
Members of the state House Finance Committee plan to visit Maui’s Soil & Water Conservation District today and Lahaina’s Mala Wharf on Thursday. Read more
Green issued a third, updated emergency proclamation today that seemed to satisfy plaintiff Earthjustice. Read more
The state Senate will begin the confirmation process next month of the chief judge of Hawaii’s Intermediate Court of Appeals and a labor attorney in private practice to fill two vacancies on the five-member state Supreme Court. Read more
If confirmed by the state Senate in November, they would replace former Associate Justices Paula Nakayama and Michael Wilson, who both retired this year. Read more
Because of Maui’s tight housing market, FEMA also offers financial assistance at 175% of Maui’s fair-market housing rate. FEMA already has provided rental assistance to nearly 3,300 people and hopes to give them extensions of 18 months. Read more
Misaka was born in Wailuku and grew up in Lahaina, attending King Kamehameha III Elementary School, which was damaged beyond repair in the fire, and Lahainaluna Intermediate and Lahainaluna High. Read more
Also Thursday, Hawaiian Electric said it has restored service to more than 95% of customers in West and Upcountry Maui, but about 300 customers are still without power in Lahaina, including the devastated Wahikuli area. Read more