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African penguin chick joins zoo family
The Honolulu Zoo announced Monday that an endangered African penguin chick named Biscuit was hatched at the zoo last month. Read more
The Honolulu Zoo announced Monday that an endangered African penguin chick named Biscuit was hatched at the zoo last month. Read more
The University of Hawaii Board of Regents plans to receive a “Pre-Final Master Plan” for UH-managed lands on Mauna Kea on Thursday, followed by six weeks of public review and input. Read more
A flea market fundraiser to benefit the Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Higashi Hongwanji Betsuin temple grounds. Read more
Mark Howland has been appointed to the board of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation. Read more
The Division of State Parks is inviting review and comment on the 2021 draft Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation plan, a blueprint for Hawaii’s recreational needs and priorities into the future. Read more
Kauai utility officials are installing glow-in-the-dark devices to prevent endangered nocturnal seabirds from crashing into power lines. Read more
The University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine honored a new class of 77 medical students Friday during the annual White Coat Ceremony at the McKinley High School Auditorium. Read more
The Kalanianaole Highway jail is the only facility in Hawaii specifically serving the needs of pretrial and sentenced female offenders. Read more
First Hawaiian Bank announced Monday that its digital mortgage platform now provides closing cost estimates and interest rates upfront so borrowers can quickly get a better idea of what it will cost to purchase a home without having to go through a complete loan application process. Read more
Construction on a bridge in Waialua is underway, Honolulu’s Department of Transportation Services and Department of Design and Construction announced Thursday. The bridge, which crosses over Kiikii Stream, was closed in early April after a structural inspection that found damage due to heavy rainfall and flooding. Read more
The Hawaii Bicycling League held its #SafeUs Ride and Rally event at the Capitol on Sunday. Read more
The Honolulu Zoo Society is resuming twilight tours on Saturday evenings beginning May 22. Read more
Honolulu Ocean Safety for the first time in more than a century assigned two women to guard a North Shore beach together Sunday. Read more
Jerry Almeida, a resident of Kalakaua Gardens in Honolulu, was among the first at the senior-living community to be vaccinated Sunday against COVID-19. Read more
A proposal to add Hawaii’s forests to the National Forest System has cleared the U.S. House in a bill sponsored by Hawaii Congressman Ed Case. Read more
The city and county of Honolulu will receive $1,766,053.50 to repair damage to the Wailupe Stream Boulder Basin caused by severe flooding and landslides in April 2018. Read more
A Hawaii inmate has died at a privately owned prison in Arizona that has experienced an outbreak of the coronavirus, Hawaii officials said. Read more
Hawaii’s public schools reported 10 confirmed cases of coronavirus among staff and students during the week ending Friday, but six had not been on campus for at least two weeks. Read more
BEI Hawaii will pay a $127,209 civil penalty as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for alleged violations of the federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and Clean Air Act at its Hilo and Honolulu facilities, the federal agency announced Thursday. Read more
The League of Women Voters of Honolulu has released a nonpartisan election resource called VOTE411. Read more
A 2012 University of Hawaii-Manoa alumnus will appear on today’s season premiere of “Jeopardy!” Read more
