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A Honolulu City Council measure to prohibit city and county employees from accepting gifts from lobbyists or other third-party sources in relation to their official duties is nearing final approval. Read more
The company that initially won the state contracts for emergency medical services for Maui and Kauai counties and then lost it in a rebidding process is formally contesting awarding of the work to International Life Support, dba American Medical Response, or AMR. Read more
The Marine Corps Puuloa Range Training Facility in Ewa Beach has been in continuous operation for more than a century. Read more
A $2 million gift will provide full merit-based scholarships to nursing students at the University of Hawaii Maui College beginning in the fall. Read more
For the third time in two decades, city officials are seeking to make residential use out of a large parcel of vacant city land in Kailua. Read more
The Hoku Kea Observatory, the University of Hawaii’s educational telescope on Mauna Kea, is no more. Read more
Organizations within Hawaii will be able to submit applications to harvest trees from the forest. Applicants must demonstrate that they are capable of processing a koa log into a canoe. Read more
Each week, the Honolulu Star- Advertiser publishes Oahu statistics for marriage licenses and birth certificates filed with the state Department of Health’s Vital Statistics System. Read more
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It’s been more than nine months since the Maui wildfires, but thousands of Maui business owners who applied for the Maui Bridge Grant or a Small Business Administration disaster loan are still waiting. Read more
Tensions between Kahikina and the 12-member HART board — specifically Chairperson Colleen Hanabusa — began soon after Blangiardi appointed Hanabusa to the unpaid, volunteer board in 2021 Read more
Some residents are nervous about potential health and enviromental risks as the ventilation plan moves forward. Read more
Kokua Line’s visit to Kilauea District Park Friday confirmed everything readers have complained about over the past few months Read more
A state Circuit Court judge has ruled that an environmental assessment produced for the planned $106 million Honokea Surf Villages and Resort project is deficient and needs to be revised. Read more
The head of the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii says a new organization called the Chamber of Sustainable Commerce has generated confusion among some island businesses. Read more
Shimabukuro resigned at the end of the 2024 session, saying she wouldn’t finish her term that ended in November in order to spend more time with family and friends and do volunteer work. Read more
New members appointed to Homes Commission Gov. Josh Green has appointed two new members to the Hawaiian Homes Commission, his office announced Friday. Read more
Dark smoke from the blaze could be seen from miles away in Honolulu, and police closed Prospect Street at Huali Street as firefighters battled the fire. Read more
DHHL officials said Sandwich Isles has had numerous chances to collaborate with the agency and alternative providers to maintain services for its customers but that the company opted to terminate service instead. Read more
The state Department of Transportation closed the highway during the massive demonstrations of summer 2019, and 38 elders were arrested while occupying the road. Read more
The extension will give Maui wildfire survivors more time to decide whether they want to seek compensation through the fund. Read more
