The long-planned Daniel Kahikina Akaka State Veterans Home finally opened its doors Wednesday in Kapolei as the family of its namesake, the late U.S. senator from Hawaii, bestowed the facility ...

KEVIN KNODELL / KNODELL @STARADVERTISER.COM The first six residents of the Daniel Kahikina Akaka State Veterans Home in Kapolei listened Wednesday as dignitaries gave speeches to mark the home’s ...

DJ Daniel, the 13-year-old cancer survivor made famous during President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress earlier this month, has officially reported for duty at the U.S. Secret Service ...

A recent analysis of U.S. survey data found that children tend to bring “high ... have not been free from the demographic collapse. Daniel Payne is a senior editor at Catholic News Agency.

The dedication ceremony took place at the newly opened Daniel Kahikina Akaka State Veterans Home, which is across the street from the Kapolei Walmart. Several Hawaii leaders and multiple ...

Akaka, who died in 2018, served during World War II as an Army engineer and upon returning to Hawaii used his GI bill benefits to go to college and pursue a career in education before getting into ...

Israel kills a child in Gaza every 45 minutes. That is an average of 30 children killed every day over the past 535 days. Since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed at least 17,400 children ...

A new report has found more children than ever are not in school, with the number of lost days of learning up nearly 70% in five years. It is the most vulnerable children who skip school ...

A survey of more than 1500 children suggests that smartphones can be beneficial to their mental and social well-being – unless they start using social media. Justin Martin at the University of ...

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In Yemen, a decade of conflict has proved catastrophic for the country’s children living under the threat of airstrikes and staggeringly high malnutrition rates, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said ...