Twelve-year old Sadae Kasaoka (birth name Hiraoka), a first-year student at a girls’ high school, was at home with her grandmother on Aug. 6, 1945,…
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Hawaii hospitals are bracing for a financial hit from Medicaid cuts approved by Congress. Due to changes written into the “big, beautiful bill” — or…
Across Hawaii, what looks like a bad haircut on the landscape is marking the slow death of the coconut palm, that icon of paradise. The…
Kevin Tanaka, his wife, Saane Tone-Tanaka and their family arrived just after sunrise Friday at Hanaka‘o‘o Beach Park to participate in a paddle-out to honor…
Suicides and overdose deaths skyrocketed 97% on Maui immediately after the August 2023 wildfires and simultaneously increased 46% statewide, presumably from survivors who moved away…
Hawaii officials Wednesday celebrated the University of Hawaii’s fourth consecutive year of record- setting external funding, which they said keeps UH as the primary source…
LIHUE — In an Aug. 7 formal press release from Mel for Mayor 2026, the current Council Chair, Mel Rapozo, announced his candidacy for Mayor…
Gov. Josh Green will require a briefing on the circumstances and the “true need” of a federal request to activate the Hawaii National Guard before…
The University of Hawaii has set another record for external funding for the fourth consecutive year despite ongoing concerns that UH remains at risk of…
LIHUE — A number of road-related projects are on tap in the days ahead with grass cutting, tree trimming and guardrail repair making up the…