News from all Islands of Hawai’i
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Waiakea High Students Awarded for Film Excellence – Writing During National STN Media Competition
by Thunda5 minutes readStudents from 13 Hawai‘i public schools won a total of 36 national media awards — including eight first-place awards — during the 2022 Student Television Network (STN) National Convention that was …
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Hawai‘i’s first lady Dawn Amano-Ige, together with state and non-profit partners, has expanded the ʻOhana Readers program to Kauaʻi’s north shore communities. The program operates through the Dolly Parton Imagination …
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Hawaiian Electric Launches Charge Up eBus Pilot to Reduce Upfront Costs for Bus Operators Installing ChargersThe program produces additional savings when combined with eBus rates
by Thunda2 minutes readHawaiian Electric is accepting applications for its new Charge Up eBus Pilot that provides no-cost electric bus charging infrastructure to eligible bus operators. The program is coupled with electric bus …
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House Adopts House Resolution 9, Establishing a Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct
by Thunda1 minutes readCommission to increase awareness of, compliance with, and deterrent effects of the laws and rules relating to standards of conduct of public officers and employees Today, the House of Representatives …
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David Ige has nominated a Hawai‘i Island engineer, a Kauai real estate leader, a cultural museum vice president, a climate change small business owner, and an active Maui volunteer to …
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A roughly 300-acre parcel mauka (upland) of the Hawaiʻi Loa and Niu Valley subdivisions has been officially designated as a new Hawai‘i State Natural Area Reserve (NAR). Governor David Ige …
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Jamie Kalani English, 55, of Hana, Maui, and Ty J.K. Cullen, 41, of Waipahu, Hawaii, pleaded guilty today before Senior United States District Judge Susan Oki Mollway to separate Informations …
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New Sunblock Dispensers Urge South Maui Ocean-Goers to “Love the Ocean the Right Way” on Valentineʻs Day
by Thunda4 minutes readFour mineral sunblock dispensers are up on this Valentine’s Day on south Maui shores, encouraging all to “love the ocean the right way.” Two are at the ‘Āhihi-Kīna‘u Natural Area Reserve …
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Exclamations of glee and ear-to-ear grins are the order of the day, as passengers on a commercial whale watching tour are treated to tail slaps, breaches, and blows. An estimated …
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Former Government Contractor Executives Indicted for Unlawful Campaign Contributions
by Thunda2 minutes readThree Hawaii-based executives of a government contractor were indicted today in the District of Columbia for allegedly making unlawful campaign contributions to a candidate for Congress and a political action …
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Waianae Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Robbery and Attempted Carjacking
by Thunda2 minutes readSenior United States District Judge Helen Gillmor yesterday sentenced Joshua Leiataua, 30, of Waianae, Hawaii, to 137 months imprisonment for robbery and attempted carjacking. He also received 120 months imprisonment, …
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Honolulu Woman Receives Three Months in Prison for Removal and Retention of Classified Material
by Thunda3 minutes readAsia Janay Lavarello, 32, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii on February 10, 2022, by Chief U.S. District Court Judge J. Michael Seabright to …