News from all Islands of Hawai’i
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Big Island Teacher Whitney Aragaki A Finalist for CCSSO 2022 National Teacher of the Year
by Thunda9 minutes readThe Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) today announced that four exemplary educators from across the country are finalists for 2022 National Teacher of the Year: Autumn Rivera, the 2022 …
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Attorney General Shikada Announces $1.85 Billion Settlement with Student Loan Servicer Navient
by Thunda5 minutes readHawai‘i Attorney General Holly T. Shikada announced that Navient, known as one of the nation’s largest student loan servicers, will provide relief totaling $1.85 billion to resolve allegations of widespread …
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Surging COVID-19 Case Counts & Test Volume Force Changes to Data Reporting and Case Investigation
by Thunda2 minutes readThe Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) will temporarily stop reporting specific data sets on Sunday, January 16 so its data collection and reporting system can continue to accurately process the …
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The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Harbors Division announces the execution of a third port agreement with a cruise line to resume sailing in Hawaiian waters. The World Residences at …
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The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) alerts the public of a scam asking people for their social security and license plate numbers. The phishing link was sent out on an …
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Aerial Assessment of Molokaʻi Axis Deer Illustrates the Extent of Overpopulation on Maui Nui
by Thunda4 minutes readOnly one of the islands, comprising Maui Nui, is free from hooved animals. The 32,000-acre Kaho‘olawe no longer experiences ungulate-caused deforestation and the loss of topsoil, after goats, sheep, and …
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Broadband telecommunication customers on Hawaiian Home Lands will soon have more options under the lifting of a former exclusivity clause that allowed only one provider to issue telecommunication products. Recent …
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Hawai‘i Attorney General Holly T. Shikada urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to put in place measures that will help stem the tide of foreign-based illegal robocalls that attempt to …
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The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has updated interim COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidance for K-12 schools. The updated guidance is closely aligned with new CDC guidance for schools. Isolation …
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The Hawai‘i Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) is bringing back its annual Tech Job Fair after a two-year hiatus, through a local partnership with the Chamber of Commerce Hawai‘i and its …
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State Water Commission Takes Positions on Red Hill Water Contamination Emergency
by Thunda4 minutes read(HONOLULU) – Friday, after members of the State Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) received a four-hour long briefing on the Red Hill water emergency and another three-and-a-half hours of …
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For the first time in several years, the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) did not receive any reports of illegal Christmas tree bonfires at Ahu o Laka …