Trump cuts environmental justice programs at EPA, DOJ
Environmental groups said the cuts put minorities and lower-income families living near polluting facilities at risk, by weakening their regulatory and legal protections. Read more
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Environmental groups said the cuts put minorities and lower-income families living near polluting facilities at risk, by weakening their regulatory and legal protections. Read more
The Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Vought after a marathon overnight session during which Democrats denounced him as a dangerous far-right ideologue and blasted Republicans for rubber-stamping Trump’s nomination. Read more
The dollar index, which measures the U.S. currency against the yen, sterling and other peers, rose to as high as 108.02. It was last up 0.102% at 107.77. Read more
Pe Kha Lau, 71, died on Sunday after becoming short of breath four days after she was sent home from a healthcare facility funded by the U.S. through the International Rescue Committee. Read more
A total of 143,000 jobs were added, a showing that fell short of forecasts, the Labor Department reported today. The unemployment rate edged down to 4%. Read more
The Cal Poly basketball team used a second-half surge to run away to tonight’s 79-63 victory over Hawaii in Mott Athletic Center in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Read more
Mia ‘Uhila scored nine of her 11 points in the first half as the University of Hawaii women’s basketball team won its tenth game in a row, beating Cal Poly 67-41 at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center on Thursday. Read more
The state Department of Law Enforcement opened a first-degree murder probe Scotton was found dead in his cell after an alleged assault. Read more
The Hawaii Nurses’ Association said about 100 employees, mostly nonunion, have been informed their jobs are being eliminated. HNA represents seven nurses being laid off in the pre-surgery center. Read more
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The vessel broke free of its off-shore moorings in the bay and ran aground overnight, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Four crew members were able to safely disembark. Read more
Mizuhara, 39, last year pleaded guilty to one count of felony bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return, according to his plea deal previously filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. Read more
Police said an investigation determined that the unknown vehicle involved was a white 2013 Toyota Tundra operated by a 47-year-old Kihei man. Read more
A high wind advisory for Big Isle summits, and high surf advisory for the east-facing shores of most isles remain in place until 6 p.m. today. Read more
Trump delivered remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast at the U.S. Capitol and used his speech to call for “unity”, telling lawmakers his relationship with religion has “changed” after a pair of failed assassination attempts last year. Read more
Hundreds of Pacific Islanders with convictions are expected to be deported from the U.S., newspapers in Fiji, Tonga, Papua New Guinea and the Marshall Islands have reported, prompting concern over the capacity of small communities to absorb returnees with serious convictions for drug and gang activity. Read more
OPM systems include a vast database called Enterprise Human Resources Integration, which contains dates of birth, Social Security numbers, appraisals, home addresses, pay grades and length of service of government workers, the officials said. Read more
The ruling by U.S. District Judge George O’Toole in Boston pushes back a midnight deadline set by the Trump administration, which is pressuring federal workers to leave their jobs in an unprecedented drive to overhaul the federal government Read more
The yen strengthened as far as 151.81 per dollar — the strongest level since December 12 — in the Tokyo morning, after the BOJ’s Naoki Tamura said the central bank must raise rates to at least 1% or so in the latter half of fiscal 2025 with upward risks to prices rising. Read more
“Do your job! Do your job!” the crowd of hundreds chanted at the lawmakers addressing the gathering in a Capitol Hill park Wednesday. Read more
The landscape ohia trees were infected with Ceratocystis huliohia, the less virulent strain of the fungal pathogen, according to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. Read more