News from all Islands of Hawai’i
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OHA’S New ʻOhana and Community Program Grants Provide $1.25 Million in Awards to 14 Nonprofits Statewide
by ThundaThe Office of Hawaiian Affairs today announced grant awards totaling $1.25 million that will support the Native Hawaiian community through its new ‘Ohana and Community Program Grants. A total of …
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These arms carry plates and twenty of them are anchored with cinder blocks in commercial harbors around the state. ARMS stands for Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures. They’ve been deployed in …
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Hawai‘i residents currently receiving unemployment insurance benefits will again be required to prove they are searching for work. David Ige and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) announced …
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EPA Approves Hawaiʻi Request for Hawaiʻi Coffee Growers to Use Fungicide to Control Coffee Leaf Rust
by ThundaThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a request from the Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) to allow the use of a specific fungicide to help Hawai`i coffee growers …
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(Waikīkī) – Just in time for the upcoming summer season, the Waikīkī Beach Maintenance project to restore and rejuvenate Waikīkī is complete. The 14-week-long recurring maintenance retrieved marine sand from …
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Witness to Aftermath of Mother Seal Attack Describes Harrowing Injuries to Kauaʻi Snorkeler (Video)
by ThundaDec. 22, 2009, is a day seared in Earl Miyamoto’s memory. He was on “pup watch,” keeping a close eye on a mother Hawaiian monk seal and her newborn on …
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Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawaii) and Don Young (R-Alaska) today reintroduced the Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act (S. 1708), …
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State of Hawaii Seeking Nominations for Board of Land and Natural Resources for Maui and Oʻahu
by ThundaDavid Ige is recruiting qualified and dedicated people who are interested in serving on the State Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR). Currently, the designated Maui and O‘ahu land …
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(Līhuʻe) – Personnel from three DLNR divisions participated in a challenging operation yesterday, to remove an unattended, illegally moored, 29-foot sailboat from the South Shore Ocean Recreation Management Area (ORMA) …
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HONOLULU – With the support of written and virtual testimony from cultural practitioners, lineal descendants, Keiki, and kupuna on the importance of streamflow to support their livelihood and the ‘āina, …
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A federal grand jury in Honolulu, Hawaii, returned an indictment on May 13 charging a Hawaii husband and wife with conspiring to defraud the United States and filing a false …
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Department of Health to Add “Probable Cases” to State’s Case Count & Mask Survey Concludes
by ThundaHONOLULU – The Hawai’i Department of Health (DOH) will add probable COVID-19 cases to the state’s case count beginning Wednesday, May 19. This enhanced metric will reflect a more realistic …