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Wife Says NOAA Observer On Sunken Boat ‘Traumatized’
HONOLULU (AP) — The wife of a federal observer who was aboard the fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Hawaii over the weekend said Wednesday that her husband, a humorous adventurer and...
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HECO: More Than Half Of Us Will Be Driving Electric Vehicles By 2045
Hawaii, with its population of nearly 1.5 million, had less than 7,000 electric vehicles registered across the state in January, mostly on Oahu. But the Aloha State also has shown some of the strongest...
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Hawaii’s Top Lawmakers Unite Against Gov. Ige’s Re-Election
Top leaders at the Hawaii State Legislature are throwing the full power of their legislative offices behind Colleen Hanabusa in her bid to unseat David Ige for the governor’s office. Senate President...
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Kealohas, Accused Cops Plead Not Guilty To Newest Charges
Retired Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha and his wife, deputy city prosecutor Katherine Kealoha, were back in federal court Thursday, where they pleaded not guilty to the latest slew of charges...
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Campaign Corner: Kim Coco Iwamoto The Only True Progressive LG Candidate
In this year of political turmoil, Hawaii voters have the chance to change the course of politics in Hawaii, and to make some history. They can do that by electing Kim Coco Iwamoto as the state’s next...
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Relevant Info Needed To Respond To Climate Change
The world is getting warming. The weather is getting weirder. Climate change is here. So are climate deniers. Soundbites and tweets are replacing reason and analysis. Are some people being confused...
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It’s Long Past Time To Allow Mobile Homes In Hawaii
Earlier this month Honolulu officials gave keys to three qualified families to move into permanent modular housing units in Waianae. The project, called Kauhale Kamaile, features 16 units for homeless...
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Big Island: Vendors Are Dripping In Hilo As Farmers’ Market Weathers...
HILO, Hawaii Island — It’s a bright, sunny day in Hilo. Or rather, it was. As often happens there, a rain squall has blown in off the ocean. At the Hilo Farmers’ market, vendors are facing the first...
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Ige Fires Back: Hawaii Doesn’t Need ‘Backroom Deals’
Hawaii Gov. David Ige is disappointed that top leaders in the state House and Senate have endorsed his opponent in the 2018 Democratic primary. But Ige said disagreements he currently has with his...
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Letters: Aid In Dying —‘Sad Joke’ Or ‘Dose Of Mercy?’
Medical Aid In Dying This legislation is a sad joke (March 29, 2018) My brother was given six months to live with stomach cancer and wanted to take his life. We coached him through and did a lot of...
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ACLU Condemns Citizenship Query On Census
The Trump administration announced this week that it will require people to state on their 2020 census forms whether they are United States citizens. While at first blush this may seem fine, in fact it...
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How ‘Blind Faith’ Led To Hawaii’s Biggest Police Corruption Scandal
When federal public defender Alexander Silvert first met his new client, Gerard Puana, he only knew three things about the case. He knew Puana had been arrested for allegedly stealing a mailbox. He...
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Why We Published New Sexual Harassment Claims About Dan Inouye
Megan Bailiff was a fellow in the congressional office of Hawaii Sen. Dan Inouye in 1988 when she says she was consistently sexually harassed by the senator, and then ostracized by her colleagues when...
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Super PAC’s Attack Reveals Gaps In Hawaii Campaign Finance Law
Two weeks ago, Honolulu attorney Megan Kau launched a super PAC and website attacking former state Sen. Clayton Hee, who is running for governor this fall. But voters won’t know the source of the money...
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The Long Vacation: Roots Are A Funny Thing
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The Future Of Mauna Kea
Hoolohe. To listen. It was something I realized I had not done on my journey to navigate what many would consider impossible, a solution for peace on Mauna Kea. In recent memory, few issues of land...
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Outrage Over A Seawall In West Maui
For the first time in almost a decade the state is allowing the construction of a 400-foot long, football field-length seawall revetment for the Hololani Resort-Condominium in West Maui. Longtime...
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#MeToo: One Woman’s Story Of Sexual Harassment By Hawaii Sen. Dan Inouye
In 1988, 26-year-old Megan Bailiff was on the brink of what she thought would be a long career in public policy. Just out of the University of Hawaii with a master’s degree in oceanography, she got a...
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Will Lawmakers Help These Low-Income Tenants Stay In Their Lahaina Homes?
Barbara Henny is one of many elderly tenants of Front Street Apartments whose life was upended in the last two years. In 2016, Henny and other tenants found out the rents at their subsidized housing...
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Bill To Help Hawaiians Keep Ancestral Land Clears Senate Panel
(AP) — A Hawaii Senate committee on Tuesday voted for a bill that would force landowners into mediation before they are allowed to file lawsuits to acquire small parcels awarded to Hawaiian commoners...
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