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Hawaii Gas service not yet disrupted by strike
Gas service to large-scale Hawaii Gas users has so far appeared to be uninterrupted following a strike of more than 200 unionized employees with the utility. Read more
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Gas service to large-scale Hawaii Gas users has so far appeared to be uninterrupted following a strike of more than 200 unionized employees with the utility. Read more
Gov. Josh Green on Friday surprised many education observers with the announcement that he is replacing Bruce Voss as chair of the state Board of Education with business leader Warren Haruki. Read more
Catherine “Kitty” Yannone, the veteran public relations executive renowned for her ardent advocacy and ferocious but friendly sparring on behalf of Hawaii businesses and causes, died Friday at the age of 69. Read more
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The Hilo man accused of killing his grandparents, Big Island Delights owners Jeffrey and Carla Takamine, was found mentally unfit to proceed to trial. Read more
The EPA said that it also has amended the agreement, called an administrative order of consent, to address public concerns that it contained weak defueling deadlines and not enough opportunities for public participation. Read more
Hawaii led the nation with a 1.2% increase in its rate of homeownership between 2010 to 2020, one of only five states with a positive rate change over the decade, according to the latest U.S. census. Read more
Demolition work for the former Coco Palms resort on Kauai is on hold after a state land agency alleged developers conducted unauthorized work on the property. Read more
The Navy will hold its Joint Base Summer Showcase & Expo today and Sunday at Ford Island. Read more
The governor said the new laws passed in May by the Legislature will make Hawaii safer and hopefully improve the Aloha State’s ranking from second lowest among states for gun violence to the lowest. Read more
The idea behind Friday’s hands-on experience was to arm participants with information that they can share to prepare riders with disabilities on what to expect once paid ridership begins. Read more
WhiteSpace Architects has hired two new architectural designers: Read more
Hawaii Gas says it has about 70,000 customers and is the state’s only franchised gas utility and its largest propane distribution business. Read more
The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands might use around one-third of a historic $600 million legislative appropriation by the end of June, which marks one full fiscal year out of three given to deploy all the money helping beneficiaries. Read more
Surfing contests on Oahu’s South Shore, where Olympian Duke Kahanamoku and his fellow Waikiki beachboys put the sport on the map, dropped off heavily during the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
The Transportation Security Administration and state Department of Transportation are preparing for a record number of travelers to Hawaii this summer, which is expected to surpass 2019 pre-pandemic travel volumes. Read more
The former office manager and bookkeeper of the Mountain Slope Water Inc. who embezzled more than $50,000 to fuel an opioid addiction was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison. Read more
Zero, nothing, zilch, nada? The number zero is a misunderstood enigma. Its place in our number system is relatively recent, appearing much later than the Arabic numerals we use to display number digits. Read more
Question: Construction of a roundabout at Kahekili and Kamehameha highways is about to begin. Why will this project take about 20 months to complete? Will they be doing other improvements to this intersection? Is there something about this site that makes building a traffic circle more complicated than usual, or is this the amount of time it usually takes? Read more
Vicinity Group, a newly formed technology service provider focused on the Hawaii and Pacific island market, formally announced its launch Thursday. Vicinity offers a range of innovative cloud and cybersecurity services for local businesses and organizations. Read more
Kupu, a conservation and youth education nonprofit organization, has hired three new employees. Read more
I asked readers who they managed to have a photo with. Did they cross paths with a celebrity and have a photo to prove it? Last month I shared stories of their meeting Neil Diamond, Willard Scott, Beatrice Wood and Nancy and Ronald Reagan. Read more
