A 66-year-old former government contractor was sentenced Friday to 70 months’ imprisonment for his role in a bribery and kickback scheme to secure contracts with the Army. Read more
Hawaii health officials are working with local pharmacies to offer drive-thru and in-home COVID-19 vaccinations for residents and caregivers of small residential care homes as Hawaii prepares to significantly ramp up immunizations statewide. Read more
More than 125 mostly Donald Trump supporters showed up Friday at the state Capitol for a mixed-bag — and peaceful — protest that centered on faith and frustration with local government business and COVID-19 policies but also was tinged with far-right rhetoric following the president’s loss in the election. Read more
A federal magistrate judge ordered the founder of Proud Boys Hawaii accused of participating in the Jan. 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol to surrender his passport. Read more
The state Department of Education plans to offer special one-on-one tutoring and continue expanded summer school programs this year to help address student performance declines in public schools amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Honolulu Habitat for Humanity and Hale o Hawai‘i were awarded housing grants from the Nareit Hawaii Community Giving Initiative. Read more
A 9.5-acre stretch of undeveloped city beach known as Wawamalu would be a pristine place where beachgoers could enjoy nature to the accompaniment of wind, waves and the cries of seabirds and children exploring tide pools, were it not for the roars of off-road vehicles driving on its sand beach, gouging deep, blackened tracks and tearing up the native vegetation and dunes. Read more
Health officials are worried that Hawaii might not have enough COVID-19 vaccines to sustain large-scale immunization clinics, two of which are opening within the next two weeks. Read more
Nearly 6 out of 10 people released early from Hawaii jails and prisons early last year over COVID-19 concerns have been charged with more offenses, a new study shows. Read more
The Army said a soldier was arrested in connection with a homicide investigation into the death of 25-year-old Selena Roth, a military spouse and Army veteran, at on-base housing on Schofield Barracks. Read more
Consuelo Foundation has announced the appointment of Christina Klemme as its new chief financial officer, replacing San Vuong, who is retiring after 25 years. Read more
Now more than ever, the public needs to remember the principles of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., who promoted peace and unity, Hawaii’s community leaders say. Read more
Question: Where exactly are the online sign-ups for the vaccine? I am 75 so I am eligible, but I went to the Department of Health website and there is so much information there I couldn’t find it. Read more
Luigi Galvani discovered bioelectricity in the late 1770s when he began to experiment with the muscular contraction of frog legs by electrical stimulation. Read more
Does history repeat itself? Some of last week’s events reminded me about the 1960 presidential election in Hawaii. Read more
A wave of rising homelessness is expected to wash over Hawaii in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, yet any increase this year won’t be measured because an annual survey has been called off due to COVID-19. Read more
A COVID-19 outbreak occurred in two clusters at The Queen’s Medical Center, where the family of a 75-year-old patient who tested positive after discharge said they were never told she was on one of the affected floors. Read more
Hawaii Pacific Health said it has assembled 20,000 doses to start vaccinating seniors 75 and older, first responders and front-line essential workers by appointment only. Read more
Question: I’m a health care worker who has received the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. I have my completed COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card. Does that exempt me from any of the travel requirements, both interisland and domestically? Read more
A 21-year-old man has been charged in connection with the October 2020 death of his 4-month old daughter at Schofield Barracks in Wahiawa. Read more
The Polynesian Cultural Center will open its doors beginning Monday and follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Read more
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