News from all Islands of Hawai’i
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DHS Launches New Online Application Portal to Modernize the Foster Care Licensing and Application Process
by ThundaThe Hawai’i Department of Human Services (DHS), Child Welfare Services (CWS) launched a new online portal this week that will modernize the resource caregiver licensing process from the traditional paper …
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(Kahului, Maui) – A remarkable discovery on Wednesday is providing a morale boost and hope to the dozens of experts working to save kiwikiu from extinction. One bird, released into …
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A live skunk was captured at Pier 1 in Honolulu Harbor yesterday. Inspectors from the Hawai`i Department of Agriculture’s Plant Quarantine Branch (PQB) were called Tuesday morning by a ship’s …
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House Native Hawaiian Caucus Asks Governor Ige to Withdraw Nominee for Intermediate Court of Appeals as Senate Plans to Convene Special Session to Confirm Two Judges
by ThundaMembers of the House Native Hawaiian Caucus sent a letter to David Ige today expressing their concern regarding his recent selection to fill a vacancy on the Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court …
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Leihinahina Sullivan, 49, of Lihue, Kauai, pleaded guilty yesterday before Chief United States District Judge J. Michael Seabright to three counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity …
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The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is seeking public comment on its Fiscal Year 2020-2021 expenditures of the Native Hawaiian Housing Plan (NHHP) and Annual Performance Report (APR) under the …
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More Homesteading Opportunities for Native Hawaiians on Molokaʻi After Water Commission Decision
by ThundaThe Hawai‘i Commission on Water Resources Management (CWRM) has approved a permit request from the Hawai‘i Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) to allocate a half-million gallons of water per …
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Honolulu Woman Asia Janay Lavarello Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Removal and Retention of Classified Material
by ThundaAsia Janay Lavarello, 31, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii to one count of knowingly removing classified information concerning the national defense or …
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Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Seeks Beneficiary Recommendations for 2022 DHHL Legislative Package
by ThundaThe Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) is soliciting beneficiary proposed recommended legislative action requests for consideration in its 2022 DHHL Legislative Package. Every year, the Department prepares and submits …
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The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) is alerting residents and visitors that Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. (JJCI) is voluntarily recalling all lots of five NEUTROGENA® and AVEENO® aerosol …
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The Hawai‘i State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June was 7.7 percent compared to the revised rate of …
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Innovative Adaptive Tourism Management at Hāʻena State Park Begins With Community (Kauaʻi)
by Thunda(Hāʻena State Park, Kaua‘i) – One morning, in late June, a Kaua‘i Police Department officer wrote 25 parking tickets before grabbing another ticket book to write another 25. He was …