Sinking Tuvalu fights to keep maritime boundaries amid sea rise
FONGAFALE, Tuvalu — Tuvalu and its 11,000 people, who live on nine atolls scattered across the Pacific, are running out of time.
Board anticipates stadium completion for 2028 season
HONOLULU — The state will likely miss a self-imposed deadline Monday, but Stadium Authority board members said at Thursday’s monthly meeting they don’t see it affecting the overall timeline that still has a new Aloha Stadium in Halawa built in time for the 2028 football season.
Vacation rentals not OK on ag land
HONOLULU — Poorly regulated use of homes on farmland around the state has been somewhat reined in by a Hawaii Supreme Court decision Tuesday.
Federal mediator joins talks between Kapi‘olani and nurses
HONOLULU — The nurses union and Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children began working with a federal mediator Thursday morning to help resolve their dispute in reaching a new three-year contract.
Roadwork scheduled on Kauai
LIHUE — A number of road-related projects are on tap in the days ahead, the Hawaii Department of Transportation said in an update on Friday, Sept. 27, as the fall season enters its second week on the island of Kauai.
West side sports courts to get resurfaced
Hawaii’s premier long-distance paddling events return
Rule change will increase food aid for Hawaii families
HONOLULU — An internal rule change at the state Department of Human Services will mean 13,000 to 14,000 Hawaii households will be eligible for another $40 million to $45 million — or an average of $3,200 a year — in SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps.
Ewa community developer Haseko facing $27M judgement again after appeal
HONOLULU — About 1,800 homeowners at Ocean Pointe and Hoakalei Resort are entitled to $27 million in damages under a 2013 class-action lawsuit against the developer of the Ewa community, according to an appellate court.
Queen’s Bath shuttered for public safety through winter
Pupukea home that eroded into ocean spurs legal action
Man who killed charging neighbor: ‘I going stop him’
The 42-year-old man who shot and killed the neighbor who rammed his house and shot and killed three women on Waianae Valley Road said he opened fire after the neighbor pledged to “kill ’em all.”
Home sales surge in August on Kauai
1,800 hotel workers strike at Hilton Hawaiian Village
Downtown offices become rental apartment housing with city help
An old downtown Honolulu office building has become new rental apartment housing for households with low-moderate incomes.
State awards $70K specialty crop grant to nonprofit Malama Sanctuary
HONOLULU — Imagine if the farms and backyards of Hawaii once again flourished with awa plants — and if the beverage made from their roots were accessible pretty much everywhere in the state.
OZone wins Wells, Race No. 3.
NAWILIWILI — The fourth race of the Nawiliwili Yacht Club Gene Wells Memorial Series will take off on Thursday, Sept, 26, when the first flags fly starting at 5 p.m.
Fire mitigation work at Ninini Point
Help shape the future of Kilauea Town
