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Ige proposes preschool for all

By Kevin Dayton and Sophie Cocke kdayton@staradvertiser.com, scocke@staradvertiser.com on January 23, 2019 • Updated on  January 22, 2019 at 11:08 pm

Ige proposes preschool for all
By Kevin Dayton and Sophie Cocke kdayton@staradvertiser.com, scocke@staradvertiser.com on January 23, 2019

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Hawaii Foodbank teams with Hawaii AFL-CIO to distribute food to Kauai federal workers

Star-Advertiser staff on January 22, 2019
• Updated on  January 23, 2019 at 12:32 am
Star-Advertiser staff Posted on January 22, 2019
• Updated on  January 23, 2019 at 12:32 am
The Hawaii Foodbank announced today that its Kauai branch and Hawaii State AFL-CIO will distribute food to federal workers affected by the partial government shutdown every Thursday from Jan. 24 through Feb. 21. Read More

911 Report

Man allegedly drives vehicle into victim following argument in Salt Lake

By Star-Advertiser staff on January 22, 2019
• Updated on  January 23, 2019 at 12:31 am
By Star-Advertiser staff Posted on January 22, 2019
• Updated on  January 23, 2019 at 12:31 am
A 31-year-old man was arrested on a second-degree attempted murder charge this morning after an argument in Salt Lake escalated and he used his car to strike a 29-year-old man, causing substantial injury. Read More

Vital Statistics

Vital statistics

 Posted on January 20, 2019 • Updated on  January 19, 2019 at 11:13 pm
Each week, the Honolulu Star- Advertiser publishes Oahu statistics for marriage licenses and birth certificates filed with the state Department of Health’s Vital Statistics System. The dates indicate when the information was filed. Read More

Kokua Line

Kokua Line: Free tax prep for seniors at 17 Oahu sites starting in February

By Christine Donnelly cdonnelly@staradvertiser.com on January 23, 2019
• Updated on  January 22, 2019 at 10:10 pm
By Christine Donnelly cdonnelly@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 23, 2019
• Updated on  January 22, 2019 at 10:10 pm
Question: Regarding the AARP Tax-Aide program, could you please print the locations? I can’t use the online tool, and the Aina Haina library (usual place) is closed. Read More

Lee Cataluna

Lee Cataluna: Political winds of change are felt

By Lee Cataluna lcataluna@staradvertiser.com on January 23, 2019
• Updated on  January 22, 2019 at 10:42 pm
By Lee Cataluna lcataluna@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 23, 2019
• Updated on  January 22, 2019 at 10:42 pm
The winds were just about perfect. As state Sen. Kai Kahele stood at the podium at Hilo’s historic Mooheau Bandstand to announce his campaign for the 2nd Congressional District, the American and Hawaii state flags behind him swelled and waved in the breeze as if in a slow-mo scene from a blockbuster movie. Read More

Incidental Lives

Column: Transplant survivor breathes easy thanks to friends and family

By Michael Tsai mtsai@staradvertiser.com on January 15, 2019
• Updated on  January 14, 2019 at 10:46 pm
By Michael Tsai mtsai@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 15, 2019
• Updated on  January 14, 2019 at 10:46 pm
Admittedly, Sean Keoni Craig was not a well man when he and a group of friends set out for Los Angeles in September to celebrate his 52nd birthday at the happiest place on Earth. Read More

fl(ASH)back

fl(ASH)back: Going from the ridiculous to the profane

By David Shapiro, Special to the Star-Advertiser on November 25, 2018
• Updated on  November 24, 2018 at 7:52 pm
By David Shapiro, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on November 25, 2018
• Updated on  November 24, 2018 at 7:52 pm
It’s the last Sunday in November and time to “flASHback” on the month’s news that amused and confused. Read More

Facts of the Matter

Column: Science of color and light lies in what we cannot see

By Richard Brill on January 18, 2019
By Richard Brill Posted on January 18, 2019
All paint inside a can is black until the can is opened. Strange as it might seem, it is true. What we see as color is a matter of perception, intrinsic properties of an object and the light that illuminates it. Read More

Volcanic Ash

Volcanic Ash: Legislature puts new focus on changing state elections

By David Shapiro, Special to the Star-Advertiser on January 20, 2019
• Updated on  January 20, 2019 at 6:39 pm
By David Shapiro, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on January 20, 2019
• Updated on  January 20, 2019 at 6:39 pm
If top state legislators are good to their word, 2019 could be a year of badly needed election reform in Hawaii. Read More

Skywatch

Skywatch: Earth will be at closest point to sun in January

By Chad Kalepa Baybayan and Emily Peavy, ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i on January 7, 2019
• Updated on  January 7, 2019 at 5:12 pm
By Chad Kalepa Baybayan and Emily Peavy, ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i Posted on January 7, 2019
• Updated on  January 7, 2019 at 5:12 pm
Once again we return to the first of our four star families, Kekaomakali‘i, the Bailer of Makali‘i, as it makes its nightly east-to-west progression across the horizon. Read More

Ocean Watch

Ocean Watch: Upset about pollution? Stop buying bottled water

By Susan Scott on January 19, 2019
By Susan Scott Posted on January 19, 2019
Like most people, I’m frustrated over the plastic pollution problem and wonder if anything I do will make a difference. Read More

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