Hawai'i State News

The University of Hawaiʻi also had a 57% completion rate for transfer students from low-income families, 5% above the national average.

Eligible applicants include nonprofit and for-profit organizations, universities, individuals and , local, state and federal government entities. Applicants must reside in or their business or educational affiliation must be registered in Hawai‘i.

This seizure of fireworks occurred during a routine inspection of goods entering Hawaiʻi. The investigation into the discovery of these fireworks, as well as the investigations of previously seized fireworks, are continuing.

Despite concluding years ago that babies’ and young children’s smaller bodies and metabolism make them more susceptible to the harmful effects of toxic metals, the FDA has established only one action level for one type of toxic metal, inorganic arsenic, in one type of baby food product, infant rice cereal.

House Bill No. 2329 allocates $150,000 to establish a one-year pilot program to reduce the population of rose-ringed parakeets on the Garden Isle.

Hawaii Community College is one of 17 associate’s degree granting institutions across the nation – out of more than 1,200 – to receive the recognition for the 2023-2024 academic year. 

The family had traveled from the United States mainland and stayed at a hotel accommodation on O‘ahu.

The request for conservation is prompted by the unavailability or reduced output of several large generators.

The state announced victory in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit brought by Nevada developer DW Aina Leʻa Development, LLC, surrounding the Villages at Aina Leʻa project in Waikōloa on Feb. 13.

Senate Bill 3335 legalizes adult-use cannabis as well as establishes the Hawaiʻi Cannabis Authority and Cannabis Control Board within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to regulate all aspects of the cannabis plant.

To earn or retain this certification, educators must be up-to-date with the latest educational strategies and best practices.

It could be if legislation co-introduced by several Big Island state lawmakers is passed. House Bill 2736 would designate the uniquely Hawaiian hand sign as the official gesture of the state.

The vessel, slated to dock in Honolulu on Feb. 12, is not considered a threat to the people of Hawai‘i.

The bi-annual sale on Saturday offers attendees the chance to talk directly to members of the local nursery community.

The decision comes after the committee received testimony – written and oral – in overwhelming support of HB1935 earlier this week.

The Hawai‘i Police Department has slammed videos “popularizing and overplaying” the incident on social media.

Derick Camacho assaulted and bound the gift shop owner’s hands and feet with tape before he was subdued by responding police officers.

Students provided conflicting statements to officers; however, it was reported that the 12-year-old female may have “vaped” just prior to going unresponsive.

Bridges is a haumana of Hālau Manaola as well as an educator and cultural practitioner of Polynesian music and the arts.

Sommer Tokihiro holds a Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from San Diego State University and a Bachelor’s Degree in History from the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo.