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Crews Free Entangled Humpback Whale Near Maui
WAILUKU, Maui (AP) — A humpback whale spotted near Maui has been freed of braided line caught in its mouth. A joint statement from state and federal agencies says the entangled whale was freed on...
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General Will Review Why Hawaii Sent Out False Nuke Alarm
A brigadier general with the Hawaii Army National Guard will conduct an evaluation of the state agency in charge of emergency preparedness after the agency sent out a false missile warning that caused...
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What We’ll Be Watching At The Hawaii Legislature
The Legislature is set to open its 2018 session Wednesday with a focus on housing and homelessness, two perpetual problems in Hawaii that are only expected to get worse in the coming years. But with 76...
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Pod Squad: Why Doug Chin Wants To Be Our Congressman
Attorney General Doug Chin is about to step down to focus on his run for the 1st Congressional District. He recently talked with Pod Squad host Chad Blair about numerous significant issues facing the...
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A Hiroshima Native’s View: ‘More Missiles Will Not Save Us’
At 8:07 on Saturday morning, Hawaii residents woke up to an emergency alert on their cellphones: “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” Until a...
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Chad Blair: Is David Ige’s Political Nene Cooked?
The state appeared threatened, the people panicked, and citizens and the media looked to Hawaii’s governor for assurance that things would be alright. The assurance came, with the governor saying that...
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Denby Fawcett: Saving Manoa’s Monkeypods
I may sound like a dreamer but the day might be coming when Hawaii’s land developers start to value mature shade trees as assets to draw people into shopping areas rather than detriments to be...
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The Hawaiian Nation’s Overthrow 125 Years On
On Jan. 17, 1893, the Hawaiian Nation was wrongfully overthrown by a small group of haole businessmen with the support of the U.S. minister and troops. On the same day, Queen Liliuokalani, the...
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8 Tips That Will Help You Get Involved In The Legislature
The 2018 legislative session officially kicks off Wednesday. That means lawmakers will begin reviewing thousands of measures and soliciting public input on bills. Engaging in the political process...
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FEMA: Hawaii Didn’t Need Approval To Retract Missile Alert
(AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency said the state of Hawaii didn’t need federal approval to retract a cellphone alert mistakenly sent over the weekend warning of a ballistic missile...
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Escapee From Hawaii State Hospital Pleads Not Guilty
(AP) — A man who escaped from a Hawaii psychiatric hospital and flew to California will stay behind bars instead of going back to the facility he was sent after being acquitted by reason of insanity...
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Hawaii Distributed Phony Image Of Missile Warning Screen
Officials in Gov. David Ige’s office released what they now say is an inaccurate image of the computer screen an employee was looking at when a false missile alert was sent out to hundreds of thousands...
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Legislature Convenes Amid Buzz Over False Missile Alert
House Speaker Scott Saiki reasserted the Legislature’s role in setting state policy and holding the other branches of government accountable in his opening day remarks Wednesday at the Capitol. “We are...
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Chin’s Opponents Pile On Criticism Of Candidate’s Campaign Manager
One of Doug Chin’s opponents in the congressional campaign said Wednesday that he plans to file a federal ethics complaint against Chin’s campaign manager. Campaign finance records on file with the...
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Schatz: Missile-Alert System Is Still Hawaii’s Kuleana
Hawaii emergency officials have drawn sharp criticism for bungling the state’s months-old missile-warning system, following this past weekend’s false alert fiasco. But don’t look for U.S. Pacific...
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Tick Tock Of Terror: Timeline Of False Missile Alert
(AP) — The missile alert mistakenly sent Saturday by Hawaii officials came just a few minutes after a shift change at state Emergency Operations Center in Diamond Head Crater. Here’s a timeline of...
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Don’t Overlook Hawaii’s Teachable Moment From False Alarm
A lot of folks are calling for sanctions over the errant missile alert in Hawaii last week, but just as important are the lessons for the rest of us. Certainly, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency...
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Neal Milner: Don’t Call Honolulu Rail A ‘Work in Progress’
Citizens, we need better tools! I’m here to help. Recently Civil Beat called Honolulu rail a “work in progress.” What the deuce is a “work in progress?” Is rail, which has been stumbling along way...
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What Will We Learn From The False Alarm?
Clearly, nuclear attack is the worst possible thing that can happen to anyone, anywhere. And if, when and wherever a missile strikes, the impact will be felt around the world. Yet last Saturday morning...
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