Mark Ellis’ family has resided in the same Nuuanu Valley home for six generations. But the auwai, or Hawaiian irrigation ditch, that once ran through their property’s backyard, disappeared with the 15 loi kalo (taro beds) that once grew on their land 200 years ago. Read more
This is Hawaii island’s 12th traffic fatality of 2025 as compared to 15 traffic fatalities this time last year. Read more
For the next year, Emily-Ann Oshiro’s work will be showcased in the Cannon tunnel of the U.S. Capitol among the other state and territorial winners of the contest. She is also invited to attend the awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. Read more
The Hawaii-based resort and hotel chain Outrigger has bought its fourth hotel in Thailand on Phi Phi Island, another move in the company’s plans to expand its presence in Asia and the Pacific. Read more
Programs will be held across the island throughout June and July. Read more
Patricia Ann McConnell, 42, of Pahoa, is charged with second-degree murder of Patrick Gideon John-Bruce Dalrymple-Collins, 45. Read more
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The jaw-dropping prices are bound to increase even more for Hawaii consumers if President Donald Trump’s 145% tariff on Chinese goods and 10% tariff on nearly all foreign imports continue. Read more
Hawaii Publishers Association President Jay Hartwell said that five more schools entered the competition than last year, which “indicates a growth in journalism.” Read more
Young adults who were born in Hawaii are moving back home, reversing pre-COVID-19 trends when more Hawaii-born residents left the state than returned, according to a preliminary report by the Economic Research Organization at the University of Hawaii. Read more
The timing of the pope’s death is notable to the Hawaii’s Catholic community, as Easter Sunday marks a day of resurrection and Easter Monday as one of celebration. Read more
University of Hawaii President Wendy Hensel said the university is financially stable and has the funds to “meet the challenges of this moment,” including severance pay for laid-off faculty and staff. Read more
The University of Hawaii has lost $30 million in federal funding for research, just as the school sees the number of revoked student visas “literally (change) by the hour,” according to UH President Wendy Hensel. Read more
The family of a missing Hawaii island fisherman is pleading for the public’s help in locating Earl “Oa” Hind two days after the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search. Read more
A “few” international students at the University of Hawaii are among more than 1,000 students who have been stripped of their visas across the United States. Read more
Thirty-one years ago, Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner Laulani Teale gave birth alone in a sacred plot of land in Halawa Valley. Read more
The Hawaii chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed an amicus brief to the Hawaii Supreme Court on April 4, urging the state to require law enforcement officers to record their questioning after they have taken a detained person into custody. Read more
Citizens of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau are legally considered “non-immigrants without visas” under the COFA agreement, which since 1982 have allowed them to live, work and study in the United States. Read more
While the Oahu housing market closed out the first quarter of 2025 with a drop in single-family home sales and a small uptick in condo sales, inventory of available units rose across the island, according to a monthly report released Sunday by the Honolulu Board of Realtors. Read more
A bill that would help clear Hawaii County arrest records of cases of possessing small amounts of drugs, including marijuana, is on its way to the governor’s office. Read more
Two Senate committees passed a controversial bill Tuesday that would potentially criminalize unlicensed attendants of a home birth who engage in midwifery duties, causing confusion and concern among lawmakers and the midwife community. Read more
The list of about 25 recognized Indigenous women include Hawaiians Queen Ka’ahumanu, the first woman to serve as a regent of the Kingdom of Hawaii; scientist Isabella Kauakea Yau Yung Aiona Abbott; Hawaiian linguist Mary Kawena Pukui; cultural practitioner Edith Kenao Kanaka’ole; surfer Rell Kapolioka’ehukai Sunn and Emma Ka’ilikapuolono Metcalf Beckley Nakuina, the first female judge in Hawaii. Read more
