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Letter for Monday, November 23, 2020

Four years later, many questions about death of KCCC inmate Aloha, My name is Greg Silva. I was born on June 28, 1970 and raised…

Malama Na ‘Apapa to lay off workers

ANAHOLA — Malama Na ‘Apapa will lay off 19 workers hired with Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act grant funding received from Kaua‘i County…

Letters for Sunday, November 22, 2020

WHS Class of 1966 reunion is virtual On Saturday, Nov. 14, the Waimea High School Class of 1966 held its first virtual class reunion, which…

Time to recommit to democracy, equality

History advises sympathetic understanding of the misery and suffering which motivated 70 million Americans to vote for someone who professes no respect for American institutions…

Standardless Spending, Part 2?

A few weeks ago, we wrote about how the state’s procurement law was suspended by governor’s emergency proclamation. We argued it meant standardless spending, and…

Report details state energy statistics

HONOLULU — Hawai‘i’s progress toward achieving its goals in energy efficiency, renewable energy, clean transportation and decarbonization is among the updates detailed in the 2020…

KFD trains at Coco Palms

WAILUA — Kaua‘i Fire Department recruit class 30, Lihu‘e Airport Crash/Fire/Rescue, senior Kaua‘i Fire Department personnel and firefighters from other counties engaged in three consecutive…

DOE data impacted by pandemic

HONOLULU — The state Department of Education shared its 2019-20 Strive HI Performance System results at the state Board of Education meeting Thursday. Due to…

Schatz: Federal funds for testing

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) Friday announced that the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa will receive $958,613 from the National Institutes of Health…