Hundreds rally in Honolulu for Breonna Taylor

• By Michael Tsai
• June 15, 2020

Ashley Dee, one of the organizers, said the demonstration was intended to shed light on the specific plight of black women as victims of systemic racism and violence by law enforcement. Read more

Relief agencies explore new ways to provide help while protecting volunteers and the people they serve

• By Michael Tsai
• June 14, 2020

The increased demand comes at the same time donations from traditional sources have evaporated. Read more

‘All we want is to be recognized as human beings’

• By Michael Tsai
• June 1, 2020

David Broussard figures he was 6 or 7 years old when his parents sat him down for the talk many African American parents feel compelled to have with their sons. Read more

Maui candidates have to work around restrictions that have been keeping them from engaging voters

• By Michael Tsai
• May 31, 2020

Candidates have been hard-pressed to find alternative means of engaging with constituents. Read more

Shoppers line up as Ross Dress for Less stores reopens

• By Michael Tsai
• May 25, 2020

If two months in isolation taught the Lutu family anything, it was this: They needed more forks. Read more

Hawaii deputy sheriffs arrest quarantine-flouting tourist before he boards plane home

• By Michael Tsai
• May 18, 2020

The man allegedly did not abide by the 14-day quarantine rule and had been posting images of himself at various locations across Oahu after arriving on May 1. Read more

1 dead and 1 injured in highway moped crash

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• May 18, 2020

A 34-year-old Kealia man died Friday from injuries suffered in a moped crash two days earlier. Read more

‘He Huewai Ola’ webinar addresses domestic violence in Native Hawaiian homes

• By Michael Tsai
• May 17, 2020

Master indigenous architect Palani Sinenci knows a few things about how to stabilize and secure foundational structures. Read more

With a limit on public gatherings, live feeds of Maui funerals are one way families are able to say goodbye

• By Michael Tsai
• May 3, 2020

In the time of COVID-19, even death is not easily accommodated amid social-distancing edicts and stay-at-home orders. Read more

Punahou School faces more allegations of sexual abuse by faculty, coaches

• By Michael Tsai
• April 27, 2020

As Kelley Lum Oshiro followed news reports on the string of sexual misconduct allegations lodged against a former basketball coach at her high school alma mater last week, she felt a familiar pang of guilt. Read more

National Heritage designation is proposed for Kaena Point

• By Michael Tsai
• April 27, 2020

Hawaii U.S. Reps. Ed Case and Tulsi Gabbard have proposed a study of Kaena Point for potential designation as the state’s first National Heritage Area. Read more

Maui Memorial works to improve communication, safety policies amid cluster of cases

• By Michael Tsai
• April 22, 2020

To some longtime staff members at Maui Memorial Medical Center, the April 6 revelation that at least 15 employees had tested positive for COVID-19 — and the maelstrom of controversy and recrimination that followed — was as predictable as it was distressing. Read more

Lockdown has gone too far, Hawaii protesters say

• By Michael Tsai
• April 20, 2020

A caravan of about 50 vehicles Sunday traveled from the state Capitol to Costco in Kapolei to protest what participants consider governmental overreach in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

Petition calls for leaders of Maui hospital to resign

• By Michael Tsai
• April 13, 2020

An online petition calling for the resignation of four Maui Memorial Medical Center executives has garnered more than 3,000 signatures as public outcry over a cluster of COVID-19 cases at Maui’s only hospital intensifies. Read more

2020 census is more than a distraction from COVID-19

• By Michael Tsai
• April 12, 2020

The Census 2020 drive is in almost-full swing on Maui with much ground yet to cover, figuratively and quite literally, to approach the goal of 100% participation. Read more

Maui officials rely on technology to conduct business in time of social separation

• By Michael Tsai
• April 5, 2020

Maui residents determined to stay engaged in their local government during the COVID-19 shutdown have been rewarded with intimate glimpses of their representatives they wouldn’t get from a normal public meeting. Read more

University of Hawaii researchers identify drug that may help COVID-19 patients

• By Michael Tsai
• March 29, 2020

Sleep-inducing drugs may be beneficial in treating patients infecting with COVID-19, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Hawaii’s John A. Burns School of Medicine and colleagues in Wuhan, China. Read more

YMCA will provide child care for essential workers

• By Michael Tsai
• March 29, 2020

Three YMCA’s Leeward, Nuuanu and Windward branches will be providing childcare for essential workers starting Monday. Read more

East Maui residents hope restricting traffic on Hana Highway will prevent spread of coronavirus

• By Michael Tsai
• March 29, 2020

The remote communities of East Maui know all about surviving in isolation; it’s the outsiders who don’t quite get it who draw their concern as residents seek to protect themselves from the spread of COVID-19. Read more

Hawaiian Airlines to cease most flights

• By Michael Tsai
• March 23, 2020

As the state’s visitor industry moves quickly toward protective hibernation, Hawaiian Airlines announced Sunday that it will suspend most of its long-haul passenger service and reduce its schedule of flights to the neighbor islands. Read more

Hawaiian Airlines suspending long-haul service, reducing flights within Hawaii

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• March 22, 2020

As the state’s primary economic driver moves quickly toward protective hibernation, Hawaiian Airlines announced today that it will suspend most of its long-haul passenger service and reduce its schedule of flights to the neighbor islands. Read more