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Biden honors Native Hawaiian men who inhabited remote Pacific Islands for the U.S.
One of President Joe Biden's last official actions was an acknowledgment of the sacrifices of a group of 135 Native Hawaiian ...
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Here's why this year's Point in Time Count will not survey unsheltered people
Recent headlines saying outreach workers would not be out on the streets counting homeless people this month raised some ...
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Maui's eviction moratorium ends soon. What does that mean for tenants and landlords?
Maui renters can be evicted for not making payment — circumstances that had been previously protected following the wildfires ...
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California developer revives plans to build first U.S. Atlantis resort in West Oʻahu
A California developer bought some oceanfront land at Ko Olina Resort this week. The seller was financially troubled China ...
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On the Republicans' legislative agenda: 'stand your ground,' lower taxes, school cellphone ban
The 2025 agenda for the nine Republicans in the state House of Representatives is wide-ranging but highlighted by measures ...
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Mokulele Airlines grounds flights, leaving Molokaʻi residents scrambling for boat rides
There’s trouble on the interisland airline front again as Mokulele Airlines has temporarily halted flights this week. HPR’s ...
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Lawmaker behind lone ‘no’ vote for Speaker Nakamura raises concerns about centralized power
Lawmakers formally voted to install Kauaʻi Rep. Nadine Nakamura as speaker of the House. However, first-time Rep. Kim Coco ...
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On the 2025 legislative agenda: stabilize housing insurance and cost of living
The Legislature is back in session with a focus on stabilizing the housing insurance market and addressing the cost of living ...
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Low levels of bird flu detected in wastewater samples on Kauaʻi
A detection in a sample collected on Dec. 11 was so low that it wasn’t considered a positive. Samples collected on Dec. 18 ...
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Asia Minute: Japan shatters tourism record as Hawaiʻi travel remains slow
The final statistics are in and 2024 was a record year for tourism. Not for Hawaiʻi, but for Japan. HPRʻs Bill Dorman has ...
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U.S. Supreme Court denies oil companies' bid to block Honolulu's climate cases
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to step in on a pair of major climate cases brought by the City and County of Honolulu ...
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Fireworks blast victims have injuries comparable to those on a battlefield, Arizona doctor says
The director of the Arizona Burn Center in Phoenix said Friday that flying particles and debris from the explosion inflicted traumatic injuries. He says patients were hit by particles moving at very ...