The University of Hawaii at Manoa will feel a bit more lively this fall. Preliminary figures put student enrollment at the state’s flagship campus at 20,012, surpassing a watermark last reach. Read more
For many homeless people with severe medical problems, it’s a cycle of the streets, ambulance aid, hospital emergency room, then back on the streets — “round and round,” as city Emergency Services Director Jim Ireland says. Read more
World Wide Walls, a festival of public mural painting by local and international artists, is back for a 12th annual event. Painting is underway through Sunday at Farrington High, Kalihi Kai Elementary and Puuhale Elementary in Kalihi-Palama, with 40-plus murals planned. Read more
State and city officials joined neighbors and admirers of homeless advocate Twinkle Borge in a memorial service Sunday, recognizing her legacy: showing that a self-governing, cooperative model for living in sheltered groups could succeed. Read more
The last time the University of Hawaii hired a new president was in 2014, when folks were far less acclimated to virtual meetings. Read more
Help honor the nisei hero soldiers of World War II in an annual public ceremony to be held Sept. 29 at 9:30 a.m. at the National Cemetery of the Pacific-Punchbowl. Read more
The akikiki, or Hawaiian honeycreeper, maintains a tenuous remnant population in the high native forests of Kauai and Maui, but mosquitoes carrying avian malaria have penetrated these last places of refuge, leading to an extinction-threatening decline for the tiny birds. Read more
Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez has joined 41 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. Read more
Two finalists are under consideration as the University of Hawaii’s next president: Wendy F. Hensel, executive vice chancellor and university provost for The City University of New York; and Julian Vasquez Heilig, provost and vice president of academic affairs for Western Michigan University. Read more
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The City Council has approved a new U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study on flood-control interventions for Wailupe Stream — the last waterway flowing into Maunalua Bay that’s not fully concrete-lined, and the only one still harboring native fish and shrimp. Read more
Honolulu’s medical examiner team just got a $5.9 million upgrade of its Iwilei headquarters, with new autopsy stations, improved lighting, upgraded ventilation, more refrigeration space and a privacy room for families. It’s a welcome uplift for a tough job. Read more
For rail CEO Lori Kahikina, a 22% pay raise comes with raised expectations from the public, to keep the project’s cost at $10 billion and to hit the 2031 completion date. Read more
It’s not an episode of “NCIS: Hawaii” — but if the connection attracts enough publicity to help solve a cold-case killing on Oahu, it could help. Read more
After years of study and discussion, the Hawaii County Council is poised to notably loosen its limits on accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Read more
Usually presidential debates fall into the watch-the-highlights-later category, especially for us in Hawaii where the time zone places today’s face-off at 3 p.m., in the thick of the work day. Read more
With a chronic statewide shortage of health care providers, Hawaii launched a $30 million loan forgiveness program last September for professionals who commit to remain in the state for at least two years and to fill at least 30% of their practice with patients covered by public insurance programs Medicaid (Med-QUEST) or Medicare. Read more
For users of the Pearl Harbor bike path and vicinity, last week’s removal of “dangerously aggressive” dogs was welcome news. Read more
Heading out to Saturday’s Megabon event at Aloha Stadium? If so, residents west of the stadium should know that Skyline will be extending its hours until 10 p.m., so it’ll be a good opportunity to ride the rail and not hassle with limited parking at the venue. Read more
A norovirus outbreak has plagued hikers on Kauai’s hot, rugged Kalalau Trail, with 24 people reporting “acute gastrointestinal illness” while on the trail, which has no running water, since Aug. 14. Read more
Honolulu is putting more money on the line to incentivize affordable housing development with Bill 3, signed into law last week, which increases the size of grants offered to private developers who build affordable rentals. Read more
To be perfectly clear: The Haiku Stairs, aka “Stairway to Heaven,” is closed and off limits. Officials underscored that fact with the arrests of 14 hikers over the past week on criminal trespassing charges. Read more
