News from all Islands of Hawai’i
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Hawai‘i AG Shikada Supports David Ige’s Proclamation Recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month
by ThundaHawai’i Attorney General Holly T. Shikada supports David Ige’s upcoming Proclamation recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in Hawaii. SAAM is a nationwide campaign to raise awareness about …
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High school graduation ceremonies have been scheduled for the Class of 2022, with dates and locations listed below. The Hawai‘i State Department of Education’s (HIDOE) commencement guidelines have been eased …
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The Senate Committee on Ways and Means passed a bill unamended that would raise the minimum wage bill to $18 by 2026. HB2510 HD2 SD1, which was previously amended in …
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Hawaiian Electric to Continue Discounted Rate for Customers with Special Medical Issues, Equipment
by ThundaHawaiian Electric has established a permanent program that offers a discounted rate to customers with special medical needs, including those dependent on life-support equipment at home. The rate is available …
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Mililani Felon Sentenced to 52 Months in Prison for Firearm and Witness Tampering Offenses
by ThundaChad Gabris, age 41, of Mililani, Hawaii, was sentenced today to serve 52 months in federal prison for firearm offenses and witness tampering. Senior United States District Judge Susan O. …
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As limu lovers across Hawai‘i celebrate 2022 as “The Year of the Limu,” as proclaimed by David Ige, little urchins growing in tanks at the DLNR Anuenue Fisheries Research Center …
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Hawaii Attorney General Holly T. Shikada announces the launching of the new Remote Online Notary Public Website. “Previously, people were required to be physically present when requesting notary services. Now …
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Visitor spending and arrivals increased from February 2021, still short from February 2020 and February 2019 HONOLULU—According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and …
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David Ige has appointed bank vice president Gabriel Lee and non-profit administrator Laurie Tochiki to the University of Hawaiʻi System’s Board of Regents. Lee is currently the executive vice president …
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David Akui-Cabanilla, III, 36, pleaded guilty today in federal court to two counts of assaulting a federal officer resulting in bodily injury. U.S. District Court Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi took …
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Paul Henri Marie Harleman, 35, of Honolulu, appeared today before United States District Judge Derrick K. Watson and pleaded guilty to six counts of wire fraud and eight counts of …
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The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is administering a federal Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program is designed to provide relief …