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- By Victoria Budiono vbudiono@staradvertiser.com
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Today
- Updated 10:59 pm
Proponents of Senate Bill 2384 — which crossed over from the Senate to the House — hope a lower blood alcohol content will force a change in attitude for people who want to have more than one drink and still choose to drive.
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- By Allison Schaefers aschaefers@staradvertiser.com
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Today
- Updated 11:04 pm
A bill that seeks to give the counties the power to control short-term rentals — even phase them out— is still alive after crossing over from the Senate to the House where two House committees moved the measure forward.
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- By Andrew Gomes agomes@staradvertiser.com
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Today
- Updated 11:21 pm
Proposed legislation this year to ticket speeders on Hawaii highways using fixed cameras has been redirected and still faces a possible roadblock ahead.
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- By Esme M. Infante einfante@staradvertiser.com
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Today
- Updated 11:15 pm
That Ed Noh grew up in California and got his start in school leadership in Seattle ironically works in his favor in some ways now that championing the charter-school cause is a big part of his job as the first permanent executive director of the Hawaii Public Charter School Commission in four years.
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- By Pat Gee pgee@staradvertiser.com
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Today
- Updated 1:03 am
Kerry Alys Robinson, Catholic Charities USA president and CEO, said her two-day visit to Maui last week filled her with deep sorrow for what people lost in the disastrous August wildfires as well as gratitude for those helping with their recovery, and she promised to continue raising funds to aid the effort.
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Each week, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser publishes Oahu statistics for marriage licenses filed with the state Department of Health’s Vital Statistics System.
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- By Kacie Yamamoto kyamamoto@staradvertiser.com
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March 17, 2024
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will reopen enrollment for its Individuals and Households Program to include Compacts of Free Association citizens — citizens of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau who can live and work in the U.S. indefinitely without a visa.
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- By Star-Advertiser staff
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March 17, 2024
The public is invited to attend a lei draping ceremony honoring King Kamehameha III at Thomas Square Park on Monday morning.
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- By Christine Donnelly cdonnelly@staradvertiser.com
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March 17, 2024
Question: A week ago my family went for our first ride on the Skyline train to Kapolei from the Halawa station.
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- By Allison Schaefers aschaefers@staradvertiser.com
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March 17, 2024
In Hawaii, the “Southwest effect” resulted in a double-digit increase in interisland passengers and reduction in interisland airfares.
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- By David Shapiro, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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March 17, 2024
UH is no stranger to managing sports venues; it fought for the 10,300-seat SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center and runs it capably, and also owns Hawaii’s premier baseball stadium
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- By Andrew Gomes agomes@staradvertiser.com
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March 17, 2024
The ongoing scramble for emergency wildfire recovery funding at the Legislature doesn’t appear dire enough to tap what is commonly known as Hawaii’s “rainy day fund” or EBRF.
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- By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com
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March 17, 2024
- Updated 4:49 pm
As Hawaii strives toward its clean energy goals, there is growing concern over the waste stream of lithium-ion batteries that come with renewable energy technology.
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- By Kacie Yamamoto kyamamoto@staradvertiser.com
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March 17, 2024
The Navy last week released a new report on its preliminary plumbing assessment following multiple complaints of air and water quality issues from residents on its water system.
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- By Dan Nakaso dnakaso@staradvertiser.com
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March 16, 2024
Maui Mayor Richard Bissen made his second State of the County address since the Aug. 8 wildfires Friday night and said, “I am here to report that the state of our county is heartbroken.”
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- By Peter Boylan and Kacie Yamamoto pboylan@staradvertiser.com kyamamoto@staradvertiser.com
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March 16, 2024
Text messages between different people reviewed by investigators determined that the “time to do it” meant they had previously discussed “taking their lives — him, his wife and the children.”
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- By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com
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March 16, 2024
The Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa is hosting its seventh annual Bum Run today to raise awareness and funds for colon cancer research.
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- By Kevin Knodell kknodell@staradvertiser.com
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March 16, 2024
The Medal of Honor is the highest honor bestowed on military personnel and is personally awarded by the sitting president.
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- By Ian Bauer ibauer@staradvertiser.com
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March 16, 2024
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s board of directors Friday approved resolutions to acquire by eminent domain five different properties along the rail corridor as construction continues toward Kakaako.
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- By Ian Bauer ibauer@staradvertiser.com
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March 15, 2024
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi delivered his fourth State of the City address Thursday evening and focused on his administration’s stated priorities of housing, public safety and homelessness.
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