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DOE Launches Modernized Facilities Maintenance Program
The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) is reconfiguring its facilities maintenance program to align the department’s strategic focus.
Senators Urge to End Deployment & Send Troops Home for Thanksgiving
Senators urged Defense Secretary James Mattis to send active duty servicemembers currently at the southern U.S. border back to their home bases in time for Thanksgiving.
Judge Denies Lloyd’s of London Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit
Third Circuit Judge Henry Nakamoto entered an order denying a motion to dismiss brought by Lloyd’s of London.
New $20.4 Million Visitor Center at Punchbowl Memorial Planned
Sen. Schatz announced that the ABMC and NCA confirmed plans to construct a new $20.4 million interpretive center at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Deadline Extended for Testimony on Hū Honua Bioenergy Power Plant
DOH has extended the deadline for the public to provide written testimony regarding pending permit applications from Hū Honua Bioenergy on Hawai‘i Island.
Senators Challenge Appointment of Acting Attorney General
Senators filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker.
REPORT: Priced Out of Paradise
The vacation rental industry has grown leaps and bounds with the growth of online home-sharing platforms such as Airbnb, Flipkey and Homeaway.
PHOTO: Maunakea Gets a Dusting of Snow
Snow has been reported at the top of Maunakea again on Nov. 18, 2018.
UH Mānoa Aims to Fully Offset Carbon Emissions
The Carbon Neutrality Challenge aims to test the feasibility of restoring local ecosystems to offset all of the state’s carbon emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Triggering More Changes
A new study published in Nature Climate Change explains one of the most comprehensive assessments yet of how humanity is being impacted by greenhouse emissions.
Hawai‘i Island Scheduled Lane Closures: Nov. 19–23
The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation and Hawai‘i County have scheduled lane closures between Monday and Friday, Nov. 19 to 23, 2018.
New Clinic to Provide Treatment for Early Youth Psychosis
The new clinic will offer therapeutic and assessment services for individuals ages 15 to 24.
New Edition of Ka Baibala Hemolele to be Released
The new edition is the first Hawaiian-English Bible incorporating diacritical markings in the modern orthography.
HPD Reports Apparent Drowning at Kehena Beach
Company 10 of the Hawai‘i Fire Department responded to a report of a drowning at Kehena Beach on Nov. 17, 2018.
Big Island Press Club to Honor Civil Beat Law Center President
The annual Christmas luncheon and awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, Dec. 8, at Hilo Bay Café restaurant.
HPD Seeks Pepe‘ekeo Woman for Questioning
Hawaii Island police are looking for 28-year-old Britney Ku‘uipo Tavares of Pepe‘ekeo wanted for questioning in a terroristic threatening case…
HPD Arrests Theodore Casuga
Hawaiʻi Island police report that Theodore Casuga, who was listed as missing, was arrested by the Special Enforcement Unit in Hōlualoa on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018.
Senators Call for Facebook Investigation
The Honest Ads Act would regulate social media companies like Facebook to prevent foreign actors from influencing US elections.
4,260 Solar Panels Installed at HNL
New solar panels have been installed on the seventh floor of the Terminal 1 parking garage at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.
Bioenergy Power Plant Public Testimony Deadline Extended
The DOH has extended the deadline for the public to provide written testimony regarding pending permit applications from Hū Honua Bioenergy on Hawai‘i Island.
