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The Queen’s Health Systems plans to build an 80-bed hospital next to the Kailua-Kona Costco on Hawaii island that would include a helipad to cut travel time to its trauma center on Oahu and, critically, construct adjacent, below-market-rate housing to recruit and retain some of the estimated 300 hospital staff, nurses and doctors. Read more
There’s been hand-wringing from the political left about a constitutional crisis if Donald Trump ever refuses to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling he doesn’t like. Read more
The Navy’s draft environmental impact statement on continued training in the Pacific proposes more frequent use of nearshore areas such as Kaneohe Bay and Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, along with new activities that include training in ocean mine warfare. Read more
Question: When renewing a Hawaii driver’s license, why can’t we keep our old license while we’re waiting for the new plastic license in the mail, which takes weeks? Read more
A bipartisan bill sits on President Joe Biden’s desk that would exempt survivors of disasters, including the 2023 Maui wildfires, from having to pay federal income tax on settlement money. Read more
Kea Smith, a 14-year paramedic station supervisor with the City and County of Honolulu, said his first- responder colleagues recently completed a survey. Read more
Two young siblings raised with a strong emphasis on community service are carrying forward a family tradition of giving back, particularly during the holiday season. Read more
Aloha United Way has named Michelle Bartell its new chief executive officer effective Jan. 1. Bartell currently serves as senior vice president and director of community advancement, and will succeed CEO John Fink, who will retire. Read more
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All the charges, except misdemeanor domestic abuse, are Class C felonies that carry a potential five-year prison term upon conviction. Read more
The project on the site of the former Stadium Bowl-o-Drome, was celebrated Friday at a groundbreaking ceremony attended by DHHL officials, Gov. Josh Green, Mayor Rick Blangiardi, and U.S. Reps. Jill Tokuda and Ed Case. Read more
Dwayne Yuen, a 51-year-old Honolulu resident and former Punahou School basketball coach, admitted to all 12 counts of child exploitation and harassment offenses. Read more
Desmond Kekahuna will be sentenced April 10. Second-degree attempted murder is punishable by life imprisonment with the possibility of parole. Read more
Police investigators have been scrambling to trace Luigi Mangione’s movements not only in the days before the Dec. 4 shooting, but also in the months that preceded it. Read more
All three were last seen Friday at 4:27 p.m. Read more
The child from Hawaii island had underlying medical conditions, health officials said. Read more
Resolution 176 would have the city seize the theater, shuttered since 1985, along with the rest of the 10,396-square-foot commercial parcel.The property is valued at $3.173 million. Read more
Soft-spoken ukulele virtuoso Brittni Paiva follows up on her 2024 Na Hoku Hanohano Award win in August with “A Cozy Christmas,” a four-song instrumental EP that is a welcome soundtrack for the Christmas season. Read more
This year in Rearview Mirror, we learned about a pilot who flew his plane under a Kauai bridge, we looked into the writing of the song “Mr. Sun Cho Lee,” by Bob Magoon and the Beamer brothers, and we learned about a buoy off Waikiki that was painted pink in protest. Read more
Hawaii on Thursday received more than $6 million from the federal government to implement its Digital Equity Plan, part of a nationwide effort to address barriers to internet access and use. The funding is provided through the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, created under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Read more
The Ohana Navigation Center will serve hundreds of children, parents and family members annually, helping prevent and end homelessness. Read more
