Hawai'i State News

Customers who enroll in the Smart Charge Hawaii pilot will have the choice of receiving an incentive of either $150 in cash or 10,000 HawaiianMiles under Hawaiian Airlines’ frequent flyer program.

“Henrietta Lacks left a legacy that has impacted research in Hawaiʻi and throughout the world,” said Brenda Hernandez, University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center researcher.

During a Tuesday raid by the State of Hawai’i and NOAA, dozens of illegal wildlife items were confiscated from the Antique Freak shop in Wailuku on Maui.

The Hawaiian monk seal pup Pualani, who was born in mid-April on Kaimana Beach in Waikīkī, will be relocated after she is weaned from her mama Kaʻiwi.

The contracts are for destination stewardship, visitor education and brand management throughout North America.

By developing novel deep learning algorithms, coral ecologists in the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology are now able to identify and measure reef halos from space. The study was published recently in Remote Sensing of Environment.

The Public Access Room provides the public with information, facilities, and services to assist them as they participate in the State legislative process.

A new Latte Art Throwdown and interactive workshops on cupping, roasting, green grading, brewing, grinding and field grafting will he featured at this year’s Hawaiʻi Coffee Association on Kauaʻi.

The flagship campus of the 10-campus University of Hawai‘i System placed No. 505 out of 20,531 universities ranked by the Center for World University Rankings.

The American Judicature Society, a nonprofit organization that works to protect the integrity of the American justice system and educate the public about the judicial process, has received a total of $100,000 in donations.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Public Safety’s Narcotics Enforcement Division received a protective vest for K9 Kahu that was provided by a nonprofit.

Jamie Kawamoto’s responsibilities include brand strategy, retail marketing and more.

This action is taken to honor the late State Senator Sam Slom, longtime state legislator, who died Sunday following an illness.

Donna-Marie Palakiko’s project focuses on addressing asthma inequities among Native Hawaiians through the implementation and testing of a culturally tailored mHealth tool.

This year, the Hawaiʻi Coffee Association conference will be held on Kauaʻi and feature interactive workshops on cupping, roasting, green grading, brewing, grinding and field grafting.

Over 220 Tagalog Jehovah’s Witnesses from throughout the United States are traveling to Hawai‘i in May.

Desmond Thain is a Kauaʻi police officer who also is a coveted artist who creates artwork out of fish and octopus using the traditional Japanese method of gyotaku.

Willaim “Iam” Tongi from Kahuku, O‘ahu, will take the “American Idol” stage for his last time this season during the popular TV singing competition’s live finale today beginning at 2 p.m. Hawai‘i Standard Time, facing off against fellow finalists Colin Stough and Megan Danielle.

This rare opportunity will allow visitors to tour the USS Frank J. Petersen Jr homeported at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

While on his trip, the governor will meet with government officials and others working to solve homelessness, housing and health care issues in Washington state.