Island Energy fuel tanks ups capacity

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Sept. 1, 2023

Island Energy Services now has five new fuel storage tanks, increasing its capability to serve the needs of retail, industrial, aviation, military and utility customers statewide. Read more

Maui nonprofit hosts document replacement event for fire victims

• By Linsey Dower
• Aug. 28, 2023
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The nonprofit Maui Economic Opportunity community action agency has emerged as a valuable resource for immigrants of Lahaina in the aftermath of the devastating Aug. 8 wildfires. Read more

Pacific island students earn master’s degrees through UH’s PACMED program

• By Linsey Dower
• Aug. 28, 2023
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Twenty-four students from the Republic of the Marshall Islands graduated with their master’s degrees in education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Pacific Master in Education Program, PACMED, this summer. Read more

Hokule‘a arrives in Seattle for 4-day visit

• By Linsey Dower
• Aug. 27, 2023
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The canoe sailed from Suquamish and arrived in Elliot Bay, where it was greeted by a flotilla of outrigger paddling canoes and the city’s fire boat. Read more

Hokule‘a to arrive in Seattle on Saturday

• By Linsey Dower
• Aug. 25, 2023
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The Suquamish and Muckleshoot Indian tribes will also hold a welcome ceremony after the canoe docks at Pier 62, as the Hokule‘a and its crew enter into the 10th week of their four-year Moananuiakea Voyage. Read more

Seventh Ho‘olau Kanaka festival showcases hula, Hawaiian culture

• By Linsey Dower
• Aug. 25, 2023
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The seventh Ho‘olau Kanaka hula festival on Sunday will bring together an array of Hawaiian practitioners this year, including musicians, cultural experts and eight hula halau that will perform at the annual event for the first time. Read more

Keiki Grief Relief to be held in Wailuku’s Cameron Center

• By Linsey Dower
• Aug. 19, 2023

Na Keiki O Emalia is scheduled to host a keiki grief relief event on Sunday in Wailuku to help Maui families deal with the devastation inflicted by the Maui wildfires. Read more

Native Hawaiian fund exceeds $1M for Maui relief

• By Linsey Dower
• Aug. 13, 2023
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The Maui relief fund started Wednesday by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, Alaka‘ina Foundation Family of Companies and Kako‘o Hale­akala has quickly exceeded its goals. Read more

Maui relief donation drive being held at state Capitol

• By Linsey Dower
• Aug. 11, 2023
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When the donation drive organized by Hawaii state senators opened at 10 a.m. on Thursday, cars were lined up in front of the Father Damien statue to drop off items to support those affected by the Maui wildfires. Read more

DHHL to receive $21.3M housing grant for low-income Native Hawaiian families

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Aug. 10, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Tuesday that it will be awarding a $21.3 million Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant to support the housing needs of low-income Native Hawaiian families, according to a news release. Read more

Hawaiian Telcom grants support digital equity

• By Star-Advertiser Staff
• Aug. 9, 2023
• 1

Hawaiian Telcom is celebrating its 140th anniversary by offering $140,000 in digital equity grants to local nonprofit organizations. Read more

Peace Ceremony commemorates anniversary of atomic bombing

• By Linsey Dower
• Aug. 8, 2023
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Attendees of the 34th annual Hiroshima Peace Ceremony took turns ringing the Hiroshima Peace Bell replica outside the Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii on Monday. Read more

Hawaiian immersion school on Maui extends learning to parents

• By Linsey Dower
• Aug. 7, 2023
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A small Hawaiian-­language immersion school in Wailuku called Ke Kula ‘o Pi‘ilani is extending its educational services with a program offering free classes to students’ families. Read more

Hiroshima Peace Ceremony marks 78 years since atomic bombings

• By Linsey Dower
• Aug. 6, 2023
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The annual Hiroshima Peace Ceremony will be held Monday at the Hiroshima Peace Bell replica on College Walk Mall, marking the 78th anniversary of the atomic bomb being dropped on the Japanese city. Read more

Kapiolani Park to host 82nd Na Hula Festival

• By Linsey Dower
• Aug. 5, 2023

The Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation is scheduled to hold the 82nd annual Na Hula Festival this Sunday at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand. Read more

Upcoming Lei Day celebrations to honor Hokule‘a

• By Linsey Dower
• July 31, 2023
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Voyaging proverbs will be the themes of the annual Lei Day celebrations for the next four years in recognition of the Hokule‘a’s Moananuiakea Voyage, Honolulu’s Department of Parks and Recreation announced. Read more

Honolulu kenjinkai chapter to host sixth Yamaguchi prefecture World Grand Meeting

• By Linsey Dower
• July 27, 2023

Members of Yamaguchi prefecture kenjinkai chapters from across the world are scheduled to convene in Honolulu from July 28-30 for the sixth Yamaguchi Kenjinkai World Grand Meeting. Read more

Hawaii activists to attend event promoting peace in Korea

• By Linsey Dower
• July 26, 2023
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The two-day gathering will run from Thursday and Friday and falls on the 70th anniversary of the Korean armistice, which ended the fighting but was not a permanent peace treaty between the North and South. Read more

Royal standard returns to Honolulu after 130 years

• By Linsey Dower
• July 25, 2023
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Queen Lili‘uokalani’s royal standard that continued to fly above Iolani Palace despite the overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom was welcomed back to Honolulu 130 years later Monday with a blessing and procession from the palace to Washington Place, the governor’s mansion. Read more

Japanese orphans receive warm welcome

• By Linsey Dower
• July 21, 2023
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Four children from the Holy Family Home orphanage in Osaka, Japan, were welcomed to Honolulu on Thursday with dozens of lei placed on their shoulders by soldiers of the 27th Infantry Regiment Wolfhounds. Read more

International Market Place releases historical audio tour

• By Linsey Dower
• July 17, 2023

Visitors to the International Market Place now have the option to experience a free audio story tour that launched earlier this month on the TravelStorys application. Read more