Waikiki Elementary students create new educational kiosk
HONOLULU — An old, unused ticket kiosk at Diamond Head (Leahi) State Monument was repurposed with artwork and QR code links to student research by a nearby elementary school — the product of the most recent partnership between the state Department of Land and Natural Resources and local schools.
Roadwork scheduled this week on Kaua‘i
AMR awarded ambulance contracts for Kaua‘i and Maui
Kaua‘i High School senior wins first year tuition at UH
State affordable housing credits could cost counties
HONOLULU — Hawai‘i lawmakers recently decided to create a new incentive for affordable housing development under a state program, but it could have a bigger negative effect on affordable housing required by counties.
Psychologist sentenced for assaulting teen patient
A 72-year-old Kailua-Kona clinical psychologist on Friday was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting a teenage boy in 2019.
HPP lot owner said to be seeking nearly $1.4 million
HILO, Hawai‘i — A California woman being sued by a developer whose contractor mistakenly built a house on her Hawaiian Paradise Park lot in Puna is seeking more than $1.3 million in damages, according to both the developer and Hawaii County.
National Guard commander Hara to retire this year
HONOLULU — Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hara, who has served as head of the state Department of Defense since 2019, will step down from his position and retire from the military this fall after 40 years of military service.
Kahala property collapses onto shoreline, blocking beachgoers
HUNAKI BEACH, Hawai‘i — Mark Enomoto walks his dog along Hunakai Beach every morning. His walk, which begins approximately a half-mile up from the end of Hunakai, is cut short every day by a collapsed beachfront on Kahala Avenue that spills across the shore and into the ocean.
A note to our loyal readers
LIHU‘E — The Garden Island newspaper is moving on up. After decades of working out of our location on Kuhio Highway, we are relocating the business office and newsroom.
Waimea roundabout advances: Environmental assessment clears the way for $9.6 million in roadway improvements
WAIMEA, Hawai‘i — A long-planned project to make Waimea a safer town for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians has taken a major step toward fruition.
Lahaina Methodists remember fire victims
On Sunday the congregation of the Lahaina United Methodist Church, which was decimated by fire in August, will recite a unison prayer to remember the town’s 101 wildfire victims on the eve of Memorial Day.
Home sales leap, median price retreats on Kaua‘i in April
Maui teachers ask for more help following August wildfires
Shaka license plates debut
Hawai‘i Department of Health probe in February didn’t detect petroleum in water
HONOLULU — A recent investigation by the state Department of Health into the Navy’s O‘ahu drinking water system found no petroleum or jet fuel compounds in drinking water samples collected in February but did not rule out the possibility of residual fuel in the system after fuel from the Navy’s Red Hill storage facility contaminated it in November 2021.
Astronomers create ‘catalog’ of more than 100 exoplanets
HILO, Hawai‘i — Astronomers using a Maunakea observatory on Thursday published a “catalog” of more than 100 exoplanets.
Farm operator is indicted in labor trafficking
HONOLULU — A 53-year-old Oahu woman was indicted May 17 for allegedly deceiving a man into working for more than eight years and keeping his government identification so he could not leave.