Beeman beaming for start of Wahine hoops season
Laura Beeman insists her excitement for her Hawaii’s women’s basketball team this year isn’t any different than in her 12 previous seasons as head coach. Read more
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Bigger payout awaits as players tee up for Lotte Championship
Some of the early talk as the LPGA Lotte Championship approached was about who isn’t here this week. Most notable is Allisen Corpuz, the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open champion from Hawaii. Read more
Hawaii island voters pick Kimo Alameda for mayor
Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth appears to have fallen short in a bid for a second term, based on early voting results that show challenger Kimo Alameda with a major lead in what was forecast to be a close race. Read more
Oahu voters brave long lines and rain to cast their ballots
It was a long day, with long lines, for those turning out to vote in person in Hawaii. Hundreds of residents stood in the rain since early Tuesday morning — some waiting for up to three hours — to get into Oahu’s voter service centers in Honolulu and Kapolei. Read more
Kokua Line: Must sewer system be self-sufficient?
Question: Regarding Oahu’s proposed sewer fee hikes, why can’t the wastewater division receive funding from the city’s general fund to offset the impact on customers? Read more
Hawaii residents stand in rain, long lines, to cast ballots
Election officials said residents waited in line as much as an hour before voter centers opened 7 a.m. at Honolulu Hale and Kapolei Hale. Read more
Donald Trump elected U.S. president in stunning comeback
Trump, 78, recaptured the White House on Wednesday by securing more than the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency, Edison Research projected, following a campaign of dark rhetoric that deepened the polarization in the country. Read more
Hawaii votes lag 2020 election; long lines expected tonight
Only 375,000 Hawaii ballots had been returned by Monday — a day ahead of today’s election — suggesting that the total number of votes cast by tonight will trail the previous presidential race in 2020. Read more
Silence is golden for Pearl City’s multi-sport champion
She isn’t E.F. Hutton from the 1970s TV commercials, but when Chloe Obuhanych talks, people listen. Read more
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Striking Hilton workers return to jobs after ratifying contract
Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort offered striking Local 5 UNITE HERE hotel employees up to $10 per hour in wage increases over four years in a new contract that workers ratified Monday to end a 40-day strike. Read more
Honolulu Council to review sewer fee hike measure
A city-initiated measure that calls for a more than 124% increase to sewer fees for Honolulu’s average single-family residential customer over a 10-year period comes under City Council review this week. Read more
Chang names QB Schager a UH football co-captain
Brayden Schager has started 31 games in a row, a University of Hawaii record for a quarterback. Read more
Kokua Line: Is there grace period for expired license?
Question: Is there a grace period for an expired license? Read more
Maui health care workers go on 3-day strike
Hundreds of unionized health care workers at Maui Memorial Medical Center walked off the job Monday morning, the first day of a planned, three-day strike. Read more
ACLU calls Honolulu police’s arrest of visitor ‘unconstitutional’
The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening legal action against the city and the Honolulu Police Department over the “unconstitutional” arrest of an impaired-driving suspect who tested negative for alcohol. Read more
President of East-West Center to leave post for defense forum
East-West Center President Suzanne Vares-Lum, who is both the first Native Hawaiian and the first woman to lead the organization, will leave her position at the end of this year to head the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, located in Waikiki. Read more
Trial delayed for 4 officers charged in Makaha crash case
A trial has been delayed for four Honolulu police officers accused of causing a car chase, crash and covering it up in September 2021. Read more
Warriors experience more growing than growing pains
On the first Saturday of November, the Hawaii football team matured. Read more
Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii is honored at Top Cop Awards
The Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii, which helps visitors in crisis, recently received the “Outstanding Organization Award” as part of the Top Cop Hawaii 39th annual Law Enforcement and Security Awards. Read more
Babysitter’s trial to begin in infant’s drug overdose death
Abigail Lobisch would have turned 6 on July 16 had she not died at 7 months of age from an overdose of the antihistamine found in Benadryl. Read more
Nonprofit farm receives land in Makaha Valley
A nonprofit organic farm in Waianae that provides job and higher-education opportunities for West Oahu residents intends to make affordable housing part of its operation. Read more
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