Maui Strong Fund has paid out $109 million
Kaua‘i Bus outreach program seeking applicants
Donations exceeding expectations for victims of Maui wildfires
Dustin Tester of Maui Surfer Girls initially thought setting a $50,000 goal on her GoFundMe page to raise funds after the Aug. 8 Maui wildfires was “too much of an ask.”
Restoring the drinking water latest step toward recovery in Lahaina
Litigation doused by settlement in an ‘unprecedented’ time
A $4 billion agreement Friday to settle every loss claim over Maui’s wildfire disaster of nearly a year ago is a monumental deal, but much work lies ahead to wrap up Hawai‘i’s biggest incidence ever of mass tort litigation.
Puna man convicted for electronic enticement of a minor
Gov. Green sees hope, progress since deadly Lahaina wildfires
Community Emergency Response Team tests equipment and trains in Princeville
Sacred Hearts School to open at new temporary campus
Sacred Hearts School in Lahaina held a blessing Friday for its new temporary campus at the Ka‘anapali Beach Resort, with over 150 school and church representatives, project stakeholders and government officials in attendance.
RIMPAC exercise wraps up in Hawai‘i
HONOLULU — The biennial Rim of the Pacific — the world’s largest naval training exercise — wrapped up in Hawai‘i last week after bringing together forces from 29 nations with warships, planes, helicopters and troops practicing fighting skills both on land and at sea, as well as humanitarian disaster response.
Lane closures scheduled on Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — A wealth of road-related projects are scheduled in the days ahead, as work crews take advantage of the dry summer weather, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in an update on Friday.
Maui wildfire victims and defendants reach $4 billion settlement
A $4 billion global settlement in principle was announced Friday over liability for the Aug. 8 Maui wildfires in hundreds of lawsuits filed against Hawaiian Electric, Maui County, the state, large landowners and other defendants.
Parents scramble as Green works to fix bus driver shortage
HONOLULU — Gov. Josh Green issued an emergency proclamation Friday to allow companies that operate vans or smaller buses to drive thousands of children to school without the more stringent requirements of a special commercial driver’s license after the Department of Education suspended bus routes on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii island ahead of Monday’s start of the school year.
DLNR puts hotels, vendors on notice over Waikiki beach use
HONOLULU — State officials have sent cease-and-desist notices to four major hotels and five commercial vendors for allegedly presetting commercial beach equipment on Waikiki beaches.
Amazon vans ready to roll from new distribution center
HONOLULU — The world’s largest online retailer is about to open its own ground transportation operation for package delivery on O‘ahu.
Hawai‘i summer traffic fatalities surpassed last year’s
HONOLULU — The “100 deadly days of summer” is underway, with the number of traffic deaths on Hawai‘i roadways having now surpassed those from the same time last year.
DOE bus service, A+ program hit by staff shortages
Voter apathy underscored by Hawaiian history
Kaua‘i Creative Technology Center opens
