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Manufacturing started turning around at the beginning of the year after a lengthy recession triggered by the U.S. central bank’s aggressive interest rate hikes in 2022 and 2023 to tame inflation. But the nascent recovery appears to have been snuffed out by Trump’s tariffs. Read more
The cuts, which affect several high-profile agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services, including the FDA, CDC and the National Institutes of Health, are part of a broad plan by President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk to shrink the federal government and slash spending. Read more
Hooters, like other casual dining restaurants, has struggled in recent years due to inflation, the high costs of labor and food, and declining spending by cash-strapped American consumers. Read more
The exercises, which China has not formally named, unlike war games last year, are happening after a rise in Chinese rhetoric against Lai and follow on the heels of U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Asia visit, during which he repeatedly criticised Beijing. 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
Hawaii Island police are asking for the public to identify a theft suspected who could be associated with a January theft. Read more
Honolulu egg prices continued to rise in March, according to the latest market analysis report from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture. Read more
The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said in a news release that a marine patrol unit spotted several people picking opihi along the shoreline and reported it to officers on shore. Read more
The PFAS was confirmed in multiple samples collected from the facility on Nov. 20 and Feb. 14. Read more
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The Departments of Education, Health and Human Services and the U.S. General Services Administration said in a written statement that $255.6 million in contracts between Harvard, its affiliates and the federal government were being reviewed, along with $8.7 billion in multi-year grant commitments. Read more
Despite the series sweep to move to 21-2 overall this season, the Rainbow Warriors dropped one spot to No. 5 in this week’s AVCA National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Poll. Read more
The position is a new driver to ferry around leaders of that agency, the Office of Personnel Management, the emails indicate. Read more
In confronting anxiety over the trade uncertainty, Trump and his top economic aides have resorted to asking Americans to think about the bigger picture. Read more
The two benchmarks also suffered heavily in March, recording their biggest monthly percentage drops since December 2022. Read more
Trump reiterated his threat on Sunday that Iran would be bombed if it does not accept his offer for talks outlined in a letter sent to Iran’s leadership in early March, giving Tehran a two-month window to make a decision. Read more
UH coach Rich Hill described Nahaku’s weekend as “one of the greatest performances as a Rainbow in this storied history.” Read more
The yen has been gaining ground and gold pushed to a fresh peak as investors shunned risk assets ahead of looming tariffs that have clouded the outlook for U.S. inflation and economic growth. Read more
Spot gold rose 1% to $3,114.77 per ounce by 11:56 a.m. ET (5:56 a.m. Hawaii time), having hit a record of $3,128.06 earlier. U.S. gold futures were up 1% at $3,147.60. Read more
Italy’s special police unit Digos is leading an investigation looking into the possibility that anarchists set fire to the cars on the eastern outskirts of the Italian capital, a security source said. Read more
Rescuers freed four people, including a pregnant woman and a girl, from collapsed buildings in Mandalay, the city in central Myanmar near the epicentre of Friday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake, China’s Xinhua news agency reported. Read more
Search and recovery operations for a fourth soldier who was also in the vehicle continued today, the Army said. Read more
