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Samoans grateful for Hawaii medical team
An emergency medical team from Hawaii, along with Samoan volunteers and aid workers from other countries, immunized more than 20,000 residents on the first day of a mandatory vaccination campaign. Read more
An emergency medical team from Hawaii, along with Samoan volunteers and aid workers from other countries, immunized more than 20,000 residents on the first day of a mandatory vaccination campaign. Read more
The troubled 22-year-old Pearl Harbor sailor identified as shooting three shipyard workers Wednesday and then killing himself may have come from a troubled ship. Read more
The horrific murder-suicide Wednesday at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard occurred in an island state with the lowest rate of gun deaths in the country. Read more
The Board of Education voted Thursday to give qualified, licensed teachers in the most critical shortage areas a big pay boost starting Jan. 7 to try to keep them on the job and attract more educators. Read more
Hawaii County police stationed on Mauna Kea have issued more than 7,600 traffic citations during the protests against the Thirty Meter Telescope, and a frustrated Hawaii County Council Chairman Aaron Chung is now describing police operations on the mountain as an enormously expensive “speed trap.” Read more
Two Hawaii island individuals arrested for different incidents. Read more
World War II veterans Thursday visited the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center and recounted their experiences of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Read more
Caldwell has 10 working days to sign the bill, veto it or allow it to become law without his signature. Read more
Kaka‘ako Kitchen will close early next year, after 25 years serving upscale plate lunches at Ward Centre. Read more
Home sales and prices mostly rose in two neighbor island housing markets last month, according to statistics released Thursday. Read more
Carlsmith Ball LLP has hired Erika Gustin as an associate in the Honolulu firm’s Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution practice group. Read more
The hottest lights on the market today are cool light-emitting diodes, or LEDs. Read more
When state Sen. Josh Green wanted to be lieutenant governor, campaigning not just for higher office, but to serve specifically as an unappreciated No. 2 under the cold, uncollaborative David Ige, it seemed such a waste of an experienced emergency room doctor in a state where we have a perpetual shortage of doctors and an overage of do-nothing politicians. Read more
Question: Can you take the road test without a permit? I am over 18. I’ve never had a license but I know how to drive. Read more
I wrote about the Manago Hotel in Captain Cook a while ago, and it reminded Ken Fujii of his first family road trip from Hilo to Kona back in 1944. Read more
A sailor from a U.S. submarine shot three civilian employees of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Wednesday afternoon, killing two and leaving another in stable condition, before killing himself. Read more
With more than 6,000 employees, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard is one of the busiest places to work in Hawaii. Read more
Wednesday’s shooting at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard that left three dead comes 20 years and one month after the state’s deadliest mass shooting. Read more
U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono: “While the investigation into this incident continues, my thoughts and aloha are with the victims of the terrible tragedy at Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam and with their families. I join all of Hawaii in expressing our gratitude to the first responders who rush toward danger every day to keep us safe.” Read more
An 18-month-old baby wrapped in blankets died Wednesday surrounded by family in an exposed concrete cottage in Apia, Samoa, moments before a Hawaii pediatrician came to check on the ailing infant. Read more
Oahu will ban all single-use plastic plates, bowls, cups and service ware on Oahu by 2022 under a bill approved 7-2 by the Honolulu City Council Wednesday. Read more