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Mahalo to Noelle DeBoard for this colorful hibiscus shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Hibiscus plants flourish in Hawaii with all sorts of beautiful colors. This two-color bloom in [...]

As the hottest summer ever heats further, irate passengers are starting to flip out on Hawaii flights and others. Another day, another diversion. Is that how this hottest of all [...]

Contractor STG is seeking more than $99 million in damages, and says HART “has only itself to blame.” The contractor hired to build the 5-mile airport segment of the Honolulu [...]

Story Links CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Three University of Hawai'i women's golfers repeated as All-American Scholars announced by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA).   Sophomores Ting-Yu Liu, [...]

Susan Kazama was named interim chancellor of Hawaiʻi Community College. Susan Kazama has been appointed interim chancellor of Hawaiʻi Community College, effective July 1. Kazama replaces Rachel Solemsaas, who stepped down [...]

The first proof of the new partnership between Hawaiian Airlines and Amazon showed up at Honolulu Airport over the July 4 weekend. We spotted the first new-to-Amazon and Hawaiian plane, [...]

Ma mua o ke koho pāloka ʻana o ka ʻaha i kēia pule, he pono nō paha ke kali ʻana o ka lālā i paipai ʻia e DHHL i ka [...]

It’s been six years since a fire tore through the Marco Polo condominium in Honolulu, killing four people and prompting a new local ordinance requiring existing high-rise residential buildings to [...]

Waikōloa Family Affordable (Photo courtesy: Hawai‘i County) Hawai‘i Island’s newest affordable housing development, Waikōloa Family Affordable, is ready for occupancy. The project’s 110 rental units will begin filling with families [...]

While Independence Day has ended this year, it’s just begun for two Hawaiian green sea turtles that are swimming free for the first time. We watched the turtles celebrate their [...]

Josh Green has it in his power to serve as a model for other state leaders. While adult-use cannabis legalization did not make it to the governor’s desk this year, [...]

The Hawaiian culture-based nonprofit offers everything from preschool centers to lomilomi lessons to programs on growing food. Photo: Getty ImagesKeiki O Ka ‘Āina provides 19 Hawaiian culture-based programs for families [...]

July 5, 2023, 4:00 AM HST Courtesy of the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation. The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation is hosting a public meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. today (July [...]

Hawaii visitors and locals may not all be environmentally inclined, but we can easily come together when it comes to mosquitos and those carrying diseases, including malaria. Hawaii has its [...]

The once-vibrant nation is on the way to becoming a country with lots of elderly people and fewer workers. Around the world, nations are looking at the prospect of shrinking, [...]

Story Links Former University of Hawai'i basketball player Kamaka Hepa will play for the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2023 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, July 7-17. [...]

Bring out your picnic blankets, folding chairs, reusable utensils, refillable water bottles and plenty of smiles to celebrate all things plant-based. It’s official: Big Island Veg Fest is back for [...]

Thanks to a tip from regular reader and commenter Andy, we were first alerted to a troubling diversion that occurred on a Southwest Hawaii flight earlier today. Flight 3316 was [...]

The case should not be cited as precedent to deny equal protection of the laws. On the last day of Pride Month, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion holding [...]

Story Links HONOLULU – University of Hawai'i women's golf head coach Julie Brooks announced three new additions for the 2023-24 season with the signing of transfers Jordyn Parr [...]

“Upscale cheapskate” Jamie Nalani Fulkerson has found $15 Tiffany coasters that she resold for $250. Photo: Aaron YoshinoJamie Nalani Fulkerson is a reseller of thrifty, vintage goods – a “modern [...]

Hawai’i Gov. Green signs four education bills into law on July 3, 2023, at Royal Elementary School in Honolulu. (Photo Credit: State of Hawai’i) At the Royal Elementary School library [...]

In the past few months, data shows a shift in Hawaii vacation rentals has started. And it may well be for the better from the visitor’s point of view. But [...]

Neighbors say the blocked access creates safety concerns and diminishes their quality of life. He wants to contain his cattle. When Paul Moody moved from Los Angeles to the Big [...]

The 2022-23 season was a year of transition and triumph. The school year kicked off with the return of a legend who injected renewed energy into a proud program. It [...]