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Hawaii Marine faces discharge over racist online posts
A Hawaii-based Marine is receiving an “other than honorable” discharge for posting racist and pro-Nazi material on social media. Read more
Missing Maui hiker’s body found after 10-day search
The body of missing hiker Noah “Kekai” Mina was located and recovered Wednesday, ending an emotional 10-day search that unfolded in the shadow of another Maui hiker’s unlikely return from the wilderness. Read more
Saint Francis School celebrates bittersweet final commencement
The graduation of 69 Saint Francis School seniors Saturday night, attended by an estimated 1,000 family, friends and supporters, was at once the largest such ceremony in institutional memory and the most intimate, a rite of passage marking the end of both the students’ secondary education and the tiny Catholic school’s own 95-year existence. Read more
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California man, 65, dies after Kaanapali shark attack
A 65-year-old California man died Saturday morning following an apparent shark attack in waters off Kaanapali. Read more
Amanda Eller, found after 16 days in Maui forest, was ‘very awake, very aware — mentally 100%’
More than two weeks after she disappeared while hiking, Haiku resident Amanda Eller was found alive Friday afternoon within the Makawao Forest Reserve. Read more
Missing Maui hiker Amanda Eller found alive after more than 2 weeks
Eller, a 35-year-old physical therapist from Haiku, was last seen May 8. Read more
Big Island firefighter killed in collision had recently been promoted
The 49-year-old motorcyclist who died Wednesday in a three-vehicle collision in Kona was a Hawaii County firefighter. Read more
Body discovered in remains of Kau house fire
A body was discovered in the remains of a Kau residence destroyed by fire on Thursday morning. Read more
Man shot by police in Waikele standoff still in critical condition
The 37-year-old man shot during a standoff with police Thursday remains in critical condition at a local hospital, police said today. Read more
Sanding dust blamed for causing Manoa house fire
Fire investigators said spontaneous combustion of sanding dust caused a fire Wednesday morning at a Manoa residence. Read more
Incidental Lives: Family-run business thrives on a set of old-school values
If you want to do business with Miller Industries, you’ll need to pick up the phone and have an actual conversation with an actual human being or, better, stop by the shop on Kalihi Street, where you can have that same actual conversation face to face with one of those human beings. Read more
Veterans Affairs to hold resource fair
The Department of Veterans Affairs will host a town hall and resource fair from 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Harry & Jeannette Weinberg Hall at Keehi Lagoon Memorial Park. Read more
Oahu businessman charged with tax violation
The president of East West Associates Inc. pleaded guilty today to one charge of willful failure to pay withholding taxes. Read more
Incidental Lives: Kaimuki resident’s documented walks unite community
There were any number of moments when Sue Shishido Saffery might have realized that her modest personal project had taken on a life of its own, but it may have been when a woman she had never met before in person asked her to walk by a house in Kaimuki and snap a photo for her. Read more
Downed trees, high surf signal the approach of a powerful storm
High winds helped topple a large tree onto moving traffic in the downtown area and may have contributed to isolated power outages across Oahu on Saturday, but the worst of the weekend’s anticipated extreme weather appears to be yet to come. Read more
Man dies after being pulled from Napili Bay
A 66-year-old California man died today after being pulled from waters in Napili Bay. Read more
3 hurt after disabled vehicle is struck from behind in Kapolei
Three people were injured today when a disabled vehicle was struck from behind by another vehicle in Kapolei. Read more
Incidental Lives: Parents and school unite to reduce garbage
When Carolina Veith first enrolled her children Vincent, 9, and Lucia, 7, at Mary, Star of the Sea School last year, she spent time observing the everyday life on campus to get a sense of what she and her children could expect. Read more
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