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The spotlight is bright on Hawaii’s corrupt pay-to-play politics, but major reform was blocked by the recent Legislature and there’s little chance of widespread change in the 2024 election. Read more
The number of homeless families increased 19% in just one year on Oahu, according to the latest Point In Time census. Read more
The local coffee-growing industry has been trying for decades to expand and strengthen a 32-year-old state law that requires only 10% Hawaii coffee in packages of blended coffee using Hawaii geographic origin names. Read more
West Maui residents Rich and Kari Alexander received the permit Wednesday to allow them to rebuild on their property on Komo Mai Street. Read more
The state Department of Education will hold a community meeting Tuesday to discuss options for a permanent site for the King Kamehameha III Elementary School campus, which was damaged beyond repair in the Aug. 8 wildfires on Maui. Read more
Native Hawaiians and their supporters dominated three “scoping meetings” for the Maui Optical and Supercomputing Site Small Telescope Advanced Research project. Read more
Thousands of dubious income tax returns claiming the Fuel Tax Credit, the Sick and Family Leave Credit or Household Employment taxes have been filed, the IRS says. Read more
Moore will oversee “key centralized functions in the department, including facilities, fiscal services, talent management and information technology,” according to the DOE. Read more
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By 10:15 a.m. Friday, the National Weather Service said, the Wahiawa Reservoir was just above 82 feet — 2 feet short of the “flood stage,” which would have prompted authorities to call for evacuations of nearby areas. Read more
At Friday’s meeting, which dealt partly with critical position recruitment, HART Human Resources Specialist Sandy Aguilar said the agency now has 38 employee positions filled. Read more
Hawaii architect Ken Chang received thanks from local government leaders Friday for recently completing a mainly midpriced Honolulu condominium tower despite setbacks that turned the project into an eight-year endeavor. Read more
Any tour operator that violates the terms of the bill would be fined $500 for a first offense and at least $1,000 per bicycle for any subsequent offense within a year of the first offense. Read more
After a two-month trial, the jury deliberated for less than two days before informing the court that they had reached a verdict. Read more
The executive director of the state Ethics Commission plans to again push for two bills in the next legislative session designed to provide greater transparency about relationships between lawmakers and lobbyists. Read more
Travel to Hawaii from the mainland has been slowing down since before the Maui wildfires, and has continued into the start of this year. Read more
In the realm of quantum physics, where the laws of classical physics break down and small particles misbehave, a new and intriguing concept has emerged: quantum smell. Read more
I am often asked where I get the ideas for my Friday columns. Sometimes it begins with a story or question from a reader. Read more
Kamren Adams is charged with first-degree burglary and first-degree terroristic threatening in connection with an alleged break-in and standoff at an Ocean View home. Read more
The Honolulu Police Department opened a first-degree attempted murder case after a 45-year-old man allegedly rammed his girlfriend’s car and shot at her in the Makapuu area at about 6 a.m. Thursday. Read more