Hawaii expands Japan ties as tourism slowly recovers
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green will return from Japan on Wednesday after signing a sister-state memorandum of understanding and engaging in cross-cultural exchanges and business meetings.
Home sales soar in July
LIHUE — Sales of single-family homes more than doubled in July, as buyers snapped up houses at an eye-popping pace in the first full month of summer on Kauai.
4 dead, 2 hurt in Waianae dispute
HONOLULU — Four people were fatally shot and two were injured after a “neighbor-on-neighbor dispute” between two longtime kamaaina families led to violence with a front loader and gunfire at a gathering late Saturday night in Waianae Valley.
Honolulu council seeks more regulations for e-bikes
HONOLULU — A new measure to impose more regulations on the use of fast-moving electric bicycles on Oahu’s public roads, parks and sidewalks is being advanced by the Honolulu City Council.
Former hotel in Kihei welcoming fire survivors
Maui wildfire evacuees have begun moving into a former hotel in Kihei that the state has been fixing up since it bought the 175-room property in March from a religious institute.
Wilcox Medical Center gets $10.6 million dollar grant from Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Lahainaluna graduates awarded financial support to further studies
Three students earn Grove Farm scholarships
14 new teachers from Philippines arrive, settle in for 2024-25 school year
Hawaiian Electric details power shutoff program
University of Hawai‘i gets $6.5M grant for cyberinfrastructure project
The U.S. National Science Foundation awarded a $6.5 million grant to the University of Hawaii for a project that will enhance its cyberinfrastructure — the hardware, software, networks and data, along with the people operating and managing the advanced computing technology.
Disaster preparedness, wellness fair on Thursday
RIMPAC exercises continue on USS Carl Vinson
As the biennial exercise Rim of the Pacific continues off the coast of Hawaii, the U.S. Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 1 has been practicing flight operations from its flagship the USS Carl Vinson.
California woman dies after being pulled from water in Hanaka‘ape Bay
Body found at Carter’s Point
ERSOY: Are home cooked meals better than eating out? (Part 2)
Maryland man dies after being pulled from water off Kauapea Beach
Study recommends replacing Hawaii Tourism Authority with new governance model
Military leaders see potential in 3D printing
At this year’s Exercise Rim of the Pacific, the U.S. military is putting a major emphasis on logistics and new technology as it looks at operations across the Pacific. One technology that’s getting special attention is 3D printers, a rapidly evolving technology that uses computers and manufacturing equipment to quickly build tools and components to machines — in this case, military vehicles and weapons systems.