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Off the news: Help make FestPAC even more festive

The Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture takes place in Hawaii June 6 to 16, but organizers are still scrambling to solicit donations and volunteers, after COVID-19 forced postponement of the event, and hobbled fundraising efforts. Read more

Off the news: ‘Icons’ honored for AANHPI Heritage Month

For Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono partnered with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) to highlight AANHPI “icons” in an exhibit at the U.S. Senate Office Building. Read more

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Off the news: Oahu housing market strong, expensive

Housing on Oahu took a turn to more expensive in April, bringing the median sale price for a single-family home to $1.1 million. Whether that’s good news probably depends on whether you’re looking to sell (cash register emoji) or buy (pockets turning inside out gif). Read more

Off the news: Beach park to remain closed till 2028

Hakalau Beach Park on Hawaii island, former site of a sugar mill that ran between the 1890s and 1970s, has been closed since 2017 because of safety concerns over a park bridge over Hakalau Stream, and lead contamination from repeated bridge paintings over the years. Read more

Off the news: Hawaii’s free dental clinic faces closure

Since 2002, the Aloha Medical Mission dental clinic has provided basic and emergency dental services for low-income residents of Hawaii without dental insurance — a particularly valuable service between 2009 and 2023, when dental care for adult Med-QUEST recipients was halted as a budget-cutting measure. Read more

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