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Hawaii’s state government is facing a ‘financial crisis’

Hawaii’s state government is facing a ‘financial crisis’

By Kristen Consillio kconsillio@staradvertiser.com
Today
Updated 12:25 a.m.

Hawaii’s state government is facing a $2.3 billion loss in revenue over the next two fiscal years as it prepares to invite trans-Pacific travelers back to the islands Aug. 1.

Police reform bill passes; law would require county departments to disclose identity of an officer upon suspension

Updated 12:23 a.m.

Kokua Line: Treasury Department sends letters reminding people to activate stimulus debit cards

Updated 11:27 p.m.

University of Hawaii looking for replacement after Fordham pulls out

Updated 12:05 a.m.

VIDEO: Hawaii health officials report 7 new coronavirus cases as statewide total climbs to 1,030

Updated 3:59 p.m.
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Kakaako condo tower construction upended by coronavirus

Updated 7:51 a.m.
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Scientists urge World Health Organization to acknowledge coronavirus can spread in air

Updated 7:45 a.m.
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VIDEO: Honolulu mayoral candidate Colleen Hanabusa joins Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Spotlight Hawaii

Updated 3:36 p.m.
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A father and daughter from American Samoa are stranded as they await the OK to go home

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Top News

Judge blocks auction of Abigail Kawananakoa’s belongings

Kawananakoa’s $215-million fortune has been tied up in a legal battle since 2017, when her longtime lawyer argued that a stroke left her impaired.

Updated 11:52 p.m.

Hawaii State Legislature passes police reform bill

Updated 3:16 p.m.
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Hawaii Senate committee rejects Gov. Ige’s pick for state director of finance

Updated 4:05 p.m.
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U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, members of Congress seek independent investigation into death of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen

Updated 6:05 p.m.

Despite coronavirus, U.S. military projects firepower in South China Sea

Updated 3:05 p.m.

Substitute teachers’ unemployment benefits in limbo in Hawaii

Updated 2:40 p.m.

Fordham cancels Sept. 12 football game with University of Hawaii

Updated 11:10 a.m.
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Man dies, woman critically injured after out-of-control stolen car crashes on Pali Highway

Updated 10:45 a.m.
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Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms contracts coronavirus

Updated 1:04 p.m.
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Kapaa man arrested for terroristic threatening after refusing to wear face mask in store

Updated 12:35 p.m.
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A father and daughter from American Samoa are stranded as they await the OK to go home

A father and daughter from American Samoa are stranded as they await the OK to go home

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VIDEO: Hawaii health officials report 7 new coronavirus cases as statewide total climbs to 1,030

VIDEO: Hawaii health officials report 7 new coronavirus cases as statewide total climbs to 1,030

Hawaii Senate committee rejects Gov. Ige’s pick for state director of finance

Hawaii Senate committee rejects Gov. Ige’s pick for state director of finance

Fordham cancels Sept. 12 football game with University of Hawaii

Fordham cancels Sept. 12 football game with University of Hawaii

AMERICA IN TURMOIL

Troubles cleave America, leaving cities like Saginaw ‘empty and aching’

Troubles cleave America, leaving cities like Saginaw ‘empty and aching’

Video

White woman charged after racist Central Park confrontation

White woman charged after racist Central Park confrontation

Protester killed on Seattle freeway was dedicated to cause

Protester killed on Seattle freeway was dedicated to cause

41 shot Saturday night in NYC with at least 4 dead in citywide explosion of gun violence

41 shot Saturday night in NYC with at least 4 dead in citywide explosion of gun violence

Photo Galleries

Protesters gather at State Capitol

Protesters gather at State Capitol

Kalakaua Open Streets event extended through July

Kalakaua Open Streets event extended through July

Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past

Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past

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Homeless veteran headed home to Texas after reuniting with family in Honolulu airport

Homeless veteran headed home to Texas after reuniting with family in Honolulu airport

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Hawaii News

Police reform bill passes; law would require county departments to disclose identity of an officer upon suspension

Police reform bill passes; law would require county departments to disclose identity of an officer upon suspension

By Leila Fujimori and Kevin Dayton lfujimori@staradvertiser.com kdayton@staradvertiser.com
Today
Updated 12:23 a.m.

Hawaii’s state government is facing a ‘financial crisis’

Updated 12:25 a.m.

American Civil Liberties Union calls on Honolulu Police Department to act on reported bias

Updated 12:30 a.m.

Over 3,000 Hawaii PPP loan recipients named in transparency effort

Updated 11:28 p.m.

On the Move: Blue, Kawamoto, Rau and DeMello

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Sports

University of Hawaii looking for replacement after Fordham pulls out

University of Hawaii looking for replacement after Fordham pulls out

By Ferd Lewis flewis@staradvertiser.com
Today
Updated 12:05 a.m.

Honolulu Marathon adds virtual events while maintaining hope for December’s races

Hawaii football team about to be back together again

Ferd Lewis: Ivy League could set the tone for football

Hawaii men’s basketball maintains online connection

Editorial

Editorial: A tool to ferret out unlicensed rentals

Editorial: A tool to ferret out unlicensed rentals

Letters: You wear a seat belt, so you can wear a mask; Test DOE employees before schools reopen; Patriotism in Kailua ignores Hawaiians

Letters: You wear a seat belt, so you can wear a mask; Test DOE employees before schools reopen; Patriotism in Kailua ignores Hawaiians

Column: A small-business owner’s perspective on the minimum wage

Column: A small-business owner’s perspective on the minimum wage

Off the News: COVID-19 adjustments at UH

Off the News: COVID-19 adjustments at UH

Entertainment

Country rocker and fiddler Charlie Daniels dies at age 83

Country rocker and fiddler Charlie Daniels dies at age 83

By Associated Press
July 6, 2020
Updated 8:12 a.m.

Broadway actor Nick Cordero dies of coronavirus after more than 90 days in hospital

Earl Cameron, pioneering British film actor, dies at 102

Review: ‘Baby-Sitters Club’ defies and exceeds expectations

Union tells actors not to work on pandemic film ‘Songbird’

Crave

Spirited Conversations: Cocktails to brighten up a barbecue

Spirited Conversations: Cocktails to brighten up a barbecue

By Chandra Lucariello
July 1, 2020

The Weekly Eater: Guieb Cafe offers tasty journey from breakfast through lunch

Make the most of summer’s strawberries

Foodland Farms Kapolei to open July 15

The Electric Kitchen: Local eggs feed community

Latest Columns

Kokua Line: Treasury Department sends letters reminding people to activate stimulus debit cards

Kokua Line: Treasury Department sends letters reminding people to activate stimulus debit cards

By Christine Donnelly cdonnelly@staradvertiser.com

University of Hawaii looking for replacement after Fordham pulls out

University of Hawaii looking for replacement after Fordham pulls out

By Ferd Lewis flewis@staradvertiser.com

Richard Borreca: Get ready for Hawaii’s inaugural vote-by-mail election coming up in weeks

Richard Borreca: Get ready for Hawaii’s inaugural vote-by-mail election coming up in weeks

By Richard Borreca Special to the Star-Advertiser

David Shapiro: Don’t blame Hawaii voters for our meager ballot choices

David Shapiro: Don’t blame Hawaii voters for our meager ballot choices

By David Shapiro, Special to the Star-Advertiser

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Coronavirus Resources

Airborne coronavirus: What you should do now

Airborne coronavirus: What you should do now

Kokua Line: Treasury Department sends letters reminding people to activate stimulus debit cards

5 places in Hawaii we love … with fewer tourists

Kokua Line: PUA doesn’t withhold taxes, so set some of the money aside

Honolulu limits permits for reopened campgrounds; large picnics allowed

Letters to the Editor

Letters: You wear a seat belt, so you can wear a mask; Test DOE employees before schools reopen; Patriotism in Kailua ignores Hawaiians

Letters: You wear a seat belt, so you can wear a mask; Test DOE employees before schools reopen; Patriotism in Kailua ignores Hawaiians

Letters: Stores must enforce mask-wearing rules; Bus drivers should be tested regularly; Election fraud could reach mail-in ballots

Letters: Even the HPD can do better if it tries; Ballard, police doing a great job; Give locals break for short trips

Letters: Moment of reckoning for law enforcement; Armed officers killed unarmed Oahu men; Union workers’ pay given top priority

Letters: Avoid deliberately distracting drivers; Why did bus driver drive while sick?; I care about your health, so I wear a mask

Politics

Hawaii Senate committee rejects Gov. Ige’s pick for state director of finance

Hawaii Senate committee rejects Gov. Ige’s pick for state director of finance

Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms contracts coronavirus

Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms contracts coronavirus

Fact Check: Trump falsely says 99% of coronavirus cases benign

Fact Check: Trump falsely says 99% of coronavirus cases benign

Hawaii Senate worker tests positive for coronavirus but legislative session to resume today

Hawaii Senate worker tests positive for coronavirus but legislative session to resume today

HEALTH

Coronavirus cases rising sharply across U.S., but deaths are still down

Coronavirus cases rising sharply across U.S., but deaths are still down

By Katherine J. Wu / New York Times
July 3, 2020

Dems push election-season health care bill toward House OK

$2,340 price tag for coronavirus drug draws criticism

Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion clinic law

Weight-loss surgery patient a first for Queen’s-West

Features

5 places in Hawaii we love … with fewer tourists

5 places in Hawaii we love … with fewer tourists

By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com
July 5, 2020

On the Scene with Roy Sakuma

Vibrant crape myrtle trees have ties to Sweden, Linnaeus

Now Read This: ‘Goodnight, Numbers,’ ‘Castle in the Clouds’

K-Drama: Min-ho’s date has family’s attention on ‘That’s the Way It Is’

MORE SPORTS

MLB releases pandemic-shortened schedule amid testing delays

MLB releases pandemic-shortened schedule amid testing delays

Updated 3:25 p.m.

Bellagio error may be biggest-ever sportsbook loss for Vegas

Updated 11:45 a.m.

NHL, NHLPA agree on protocols to resume season

Major League Baseball says 31 players, 7 staff test positive for coronavirus as spring training resumes

MLB cancels All-Star Game for first time since 1945

GOOD NEWS

Long-shut factory helps coronavirus-struck Afghans breathe free

Long-shut factory helps coronavirus-struck Afghans breathe free

Wyoming lei burial honors 1908 paniolo roping champion

Man runs 218 miles to virus-stricken ‘Nana’s’ nursing home

Man wronged in past by police saves officer from burning car

Twitter gives workers day off to vote in national elections

Nonprofit Kupu Hawaii cooks up second chances during coronavirus pandemic

BUSINESS

Column: Technology behind online meetings is advancing

Column: Technology behind online meetings is advancing

Updated 12:05 a.m.

On the Move: Blue, Kawamoto, Rau and DeMello

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Trump’s Waikiki partner, DeVos-tied firm among PPP borrowers

Updated 3:15 p.m.

Bellagio error may be biggest-ever sportsbook loss for Vegas

Updated 11:45 a.m.

Home sales on Oahu fell again in June

Updated 11:05 a.m.

ODD NEWS

Was new green onion-flavored Chex worth South Koreans’ 16-year wait?

Was new green onion-flavored Chex worth South Koreans’ 16-year wait?

Swimmer caught on video grabbing shark at Delaware beach

Fireworks are booming before July 4 nationwide, but why the ruckus?

Sausage, onion and iguana: Dead reptile found in pizza joint

Denying marriage claim, justices OK James Brown’s dying wish

Oh snap! Police capture 65-pound turtle from Virginia suburb

Live Well

Pen pal program attracts support across the nation

Pen pal program attracts support across the nation

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Pandemic highlights weaknesses in home care

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Take a road trip with a rented recreational vehicle

Updated 12:05 a.m.

High blood pressure, COVID-19 are bad combination

Already at risk from COVID-19, seniors face problems getting groceries and prescriptions

Focus on Japan

PHOTO: Safety on Stage

PHOTO: Safety on Stage

Karaoke businesses hit sour note with COVID-19

Patent pool could increase vaccine availability

PHOTO: Sunny Sight

Seaside town moves to higher ground

Travel

Signs of Hawaiian Life – July 5, 2020

Signs of Hawaiian Life – July 5, 2020

Las Vegas Advisor: Majority of Strip casinos are now open

Las Vegas Advisor: Nevada changes stance on wearing masks in casinos

One of Santa Barbara’s oldest streets is suddenly so popular it’s scary

Signs of Hawaiian Life – June 28, 2020

Recipes

Spirited Conversations: Cocktails to brighten up a barbecue

Spirited Conversations: Cocktails to brighten up a barbecue

Pork parts make sisig sing

The Electric Kitchen: Local eggs feed community

Make the most of summer’s strawberries

Grilled salmon crowns a salad

National news

Troubles cleave America, leaving cities like Saginaw ‘empty and aching’

Troubles cleave America, leaving cities like Saginaw ‘empty and aching’

Updated 11:35 p.m.

Kanye West? The Girl Scouts? Hedge funds? All got PPP loans

Updated 1:49 p.m.

Chicago’s July Fourth weekend ends with 17 dead, 70 wounded

Updated 1:30 p.m.

No more delays: What to know about the July 15 tax deadline

Updated 12:30 p.m.

Jeffrey Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell moved to New York to face sex abuse charges

Updated 11 a.m.

World news

40 dead in Japan floods as more areas warned of heavy rain

40 dead in Japan floods as more areas warned of heavy rain

Updated 6 a.m.

Iran confirms damaged nuclear site was centrifuge facility

English pubs reopen but little normal elsewhere in the world

North Korea says it has no plans for talks with U.S. unless Washington discards ‘hostile’ policies

Critics of U.S.-Taliban deal say militants can’t be trusted

New York Times

Pandemic highlights weaknesses in home care

Pandemic highlights weaknesses in home care

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Airborne coronavirus: What you should do now

Updated 9:55 p.m.

Months into coronavirus crisis, U.S. cities still lack testing capacity

Updated 10:09 p.m.

With department stores disappearing, malls could be next

Review: ‘Baby-Sitters Club’ defies and exceeds expectations

Coronavirus cases rising sharply across U.S., but deaths are still down

Obituaries

Country rocker and fiddler Charlie Daniels dies at age 83

Country rocker and fiddler Charlie Daniels dies at age 83

Updated 8:12 a.m.

Broadway actor Nick Cordero dies of coronavirus after more than 90 days in hospital

Earl Cameron, pioneering British film actor, dies at 102

Hugh Downs, genial presence on TV news and game shows, dies at age 99

Carl Reiner, beloved creator of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show,’ dies at 98

Milton Glaser, designer of ‘I Love NY’ logo, dies at 91

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VIDEO: Hawaii health officials report 7 new coronavirus cases as statewide total climbs to 1,030

VIDEO: Hawaii health officials report 7 new coronavirus cases as statewide total climbs to 1,030

VIDEO: Honolulu mayoral candidate Colleen Hanabusa joins Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Spotlight Hawaii

White woman charged after racist Central Park confrontation

Hawaii’s coronavirus cases top 1,000 as lifting of some lockdowns leads to more spread

Oahu homeless veteran reunited with his family on Independence Day

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