State AG: Fatal Lahaina fire was not a crime
No criminal charges will result from the state investigation into the wildfires that leveled Lahaina, killed 102 people and destroyed Maui’s visitor industry, according to state Attorney General Anne E. Lopez.
City panel mulls future of Ordy Pond
An ancient sinkhole that might hold archaeological evidence to Hawaii’s earliest Polynesian past is a topic of concern for the city-run Oahu Historic Preservation Commission.
Oahu’s next landfill slated to be named this month
The site for Oahu’s next municipal solid waste landfill will be announced in November, city officials say.
Kapaa Warriors win CPB Kauai Interscholastic Federation cheer
LIHUE — Performing before an audience of several hundred people filling the new Kauai High School gymnasium, the cheer squads — two coed squads and one all-girl squad — provided a show beyond the level seen at their sporting event appearances.
Visitors and spending fall in September on Kauai
LIHUE — A significant drop in the number of visitors to the island of Kauai in the final month of summer, weighed heavily on the money people spent while on holiday during the period.
ISLAND HISTORY: Hawaiian sugar was refined in California and on Oahu
The California and Hawaiian Sugar Company (C & H) refinery, founded in 1906 at Crockett, CA, refined Hawaii-grown sugar until 2017, the year it refined Maui’s Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co.’s final shipment of raw sugar.
JONES: Your sugar fix: How sweet it is!
My keiki and I are surrounded by candy chaos, with bags, baskets, and buckets of sweet treats strewn all over the house. I know that sugar isn’t good, but I’m eating it with mixed emotions, joy and happiness. Seriously, is a little dandy candy really that bad? What’s your take on giving in?
Obituary for Saturday, November 2, 2024
• Alan E. Faye, Jr.