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County opens Rise to Work program for residents

LIHU‘E — Workers displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic can look for opportunities through the Rise to Work program that was established by the County of…

Russian Fort webinar, Sept. 10

WAIMEA — Commonly known as The Russian Fort, Pa‘ula‘ula or Fort Elizabeth, the place was built by Hawaiians as part of King Kaumuali‘i’s residential compound…

Kawakami’s Rule 17 clarifies quarantine locations

LIHU‘E — Yesterday, Mayor Derek Kawakami announced a new Emergency Rule 17 that clarifies quarantine periods for those traveling under critical infrastructure allowances. Gov. David…

UH Manoa in top 1% of worldwide universities

HONOLULU — The University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa is in the top 1% of more than 26,000 worldwide universities, according to the 2021 Times Higher…

DBEDT website looks at state’s defense economy

HONOLULU – The State of Hawai‘i’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) announced the launch of its Hawaii Defense Economy (HDE) website, which includes…

Decision on proposed Hanalei brewery deferred

LIHU‘E — The proposal for a new brewpub in Hanalei was before the Planning Commission Tuesday, but because of an influx of new public testimony,…

Multiple agencies contain airport fire

LIHU‘E — Firefighters contained a 100-acre brushfire that broke out near the makai side of Lihu‘e Airport on Monday afternoon. One firefighter was injured and…

Hole-in-one for Gibson

WAILUA — Kenui Gibson of Wailua carded a hole-in-one on the 245 yard, Par 3, third hole at the Wailua Golf Course using a Ping…