Off the news: Gift from Maui High alum breaks records
It’s a history-making gift: A Maui High School graduate who asked to remain anonymous has committed $10 million as an endowment gift to the school’s foundation Read more
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Off the news: Search for new Oahu landfill continues
And then there was one … or none. Read more
Off the news: Legislative policy ensures transparency
In a welcome update to the Legislature’s conference committee process, each committee’s lead House chairperson is now required to clearly summarize the purpose and content of a bill before the vote is taken. Read more
Off the news: New Wahiawa center benefits agriculture
After years in discussion and months to familiarize the ag industry with it, the grand opening on Friday of the Wahiawa Value-Added Product Development Center was a noteworthy event. Read more
Off the news: Outage results in wastewater discharge
The power outage that hit East Honolulu due to Sunday afternoon’s bad weather didn’t just leave some 13,000 customers in the dark for hours. Read more
Off the news: Remain vigilant about dengue virus spread
Cases of travel-related dengue are on the rise, with one reported in Haleiwa on Saturday. Just days earlier, the state Department of Health logged another case on Oahu, with a total of four reported statewide since January. Read more
Off the news: Be ready for the tax man, he comes today
To all tax procastinators out there: Today is the deadline to file your federal income tax return. Read more
Off the news: Kalaeloa wave pool plan causes concern
Developers of the Kalaeloa surf park and the state are facing a lawsuit over plans to siphon 7 million gallons of fresh water from a local aquifer to fill a 5-acre wave pool. Read more
Off the news: Aloha to trail-blazing yokozuna Akebono
Those of us who lived through Hawaii’s golden age of sumo launched by Akebono are surely stunned by the death of Chad Rowan, just 54. Read more
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Off the news: Healthy partnership at Waipahu clinic
With Hawaii’s dire shortage of health-care professionals, the efforts to train the next generation of providers have to ramp up at an early stage. Read more
Off the news: Renewable energy project comes online
The long-awaited replacement electrons are on the way. Read more
Off the news: WIC food program offers more choices
The federally funded Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) can be a lifeline for low-income families with young children, providing vouchers for high-nutrition foods that are hard to afford on a tight budget. Read more
Off the news: Ocean safety weekend at Pokai Bay
Last April, nonprofit ocean safety and education organization Na Kama Kai went high-profile for its event, Hoakea Mauka to Makai at Pokai Bay, with a special appearance by Hawaiian voyaging canoe Hokulea. Read more
Off the news: Have fun working at city Summer Fun
It’s just three weeks into spring, but it’s not too early to think of summer fun — and for the city, that means staffing for its popular Summer Fun Program. Read more
Off the news: Public warned of jury duty phone scam
Being called for jury duty is a reality that every citizen faces, part of doing one’s civic duty as an American. But beware — as scammers are on the prowl using a jury-duty pretense. Read more
Off the news: Playing at work with ‘esports’
It’s not all fun and games, or at least it doesn’t have to be. Farrington High School has been hosting “esports” tournaments, most recently on Saturday, hoping to link the gaming phenomenon with jobs. Read more
Off the news: Bubbly water causes stir in Mililani Mauka
Residents are certainly more aware of water purity these days, after the 2021 Red Hill fuel spill that contaminated the Pearl Harbor-Hickam water supply. Read more
Off the news: Cannabis dispensaries start ‘pre-roll’ sales
The classic name for a cannabis cigarette is still “joint,” along with various other colorful nicknames. But in Hawaii’s medical cannabis dispensaries, the preferred term is “pre-rolls.” Read more
Off the news: Bill would expand access to early learning
A measure wending its way through the state Legislature could prove vital in realizing Hawaii’s intent to offer early learning programs to all 3- and 4-year-olds by 2032. Read more
Off the news: Taiwan quake reminds of tsunami threat
A day after a Monday news conference here declared April as Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii, a major earthquake in Taiwan raised awareness even higher. Read more
Off the news: Wahiawa General hospital sale complete
Wahiawa General Hospital is getting a new lease on life — which also should safeguard many lives in Central Oahu and the North Shore. Read more
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