The attack is adding to concerns among Mililani residents about a recent series of “extremely violent crimes” against women, according to Mililani Neighborhood Board Chair Danielle Bass. Read more
The initial system gave subsistence fishers — those with a Native Hawaiian Subsistence Practices Fishing Permit — the ability to sell up to $15,000 worth of fish caught in the area to recoup fuel, food, bait and other costs of that fishing trip. Read more
Former Gov. Neil Abercrombie is among a dozen finalists for three seats on the University of Hawaii Board of Regents. Read more
A handful of well- supported bills to transform student meals in Hawaii’s public schools appears to be dead for this legislative session. Read more
After a boulder crashed through a Palolo home in January, residents mulled over possible measures to prevent more rocks from breaking loose from the valley’s ridges above and causing further damage and even serious injury. Read more
The largest marine protected area in the world could be created in the waters southwest of Hawaii after President Joe Biden announced his intent to create a marine sanctuary in the waters around the U.S. Pacific Remote Islands. Read more
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Dozens of people attended the meeting to speak with the mayor and roughly 30 employees representing most of the City & County of Honolulu’s executive branch departments. Read more
Sharon Hurd, appointed by Gov. Josh Green to head the state Department of Agriculture, is one step closer to confirmation after a positive reception at a Senate hearing last week. Read more
Volunteers on Saturday made an estimated 5,000 “genki balls” to throw into the Ala Wai Canal, part of a continuing effort to use microorganisms to clean the polluted waterway. Read more
Hawaii island police Friday shot and killed a man in the Kona area believed to be associated with an “armed and dangerous” suspect in an attempted murder who was still on the run Friday night. Read more
The former chief and his wife, former city Deputy Prosecutor Katherine Kealoha, were sentenced in 2020 following one of Hawaii’s biggest public corruption scandals. Read more
The Hawaii State Spelling Bee returned to in-person competition Saturday, when ‘Iolani School seventh grader Sophia Chan won the back-and-forth final rounds by correctly spelling the word “claimant.” Read more
Remediation work to undo the impact of the canceled ballpark at Hunananiho, which in 2019 led to a standoff between Native Hawaiian practitioners and residents, will continue this month following the agreement between the City and County of Honolulu and the Friends of Sherwood Forest. Read more
A host of bills moving through the state Legislature represent the latest effort in an ongoing movement to bring healthier, locally sourced meals to Hawaii’s public schools. Read more
Two people were found dead after a fire ripped through their home in Makiki early Thursday afternoon. Read more
City and state officials Thursday asked drivers to be more responsible following a collision Sunday night on the H-3 freeway that left a Honolulu police officer in critical condition. Read more
Officials indicated the improvements could include installation of speed humps or raised crosswalks along Kapiolani Boulevard and Pensacola Street, which border the campus. Read more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service recently updated Hawaii’s reimbursement rate for school lunches and other federal child nutrition programs, which will bring a projected $8 million to support healthful meals for island keiki. Read more
Hawaii’s congressional delegation on Thursday introduced bills to promote the health of macadamia trees, one of the state’s most valuable crops. Read more
The powerful wind that cut power, closed roads and toppled trees and utility poles across Oahu on Thursday will stick around today and well into next week, according to National Weather Service forecasters, who urge the public to remain vigilant and be careful. Read more
The DLNR and DOA in a joint news release today said they are now focusing on “win-win” solutions for pasture land that’s appealing to both departments. Read more
