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A debate over community values has been ignited by the University of Hawaii athletic department’s request to the Legislature for $5 million to pay student athletes under new NCAA rules. Read more
Fifty years ago, a botanical team surveying on the island of Niihau found something that wasn’t supposed to be there. Read more
Employee hiring among private employers dropped nationwide by 32,000 positions in November in the latest measurement of the American economy that’s also affecting Hawaii’s job market. Read more
Although the Adopt A Family donor registration period has closed, anyone who wants to help support a family in need can donate online. Read more
HPD said the Oct. 29 incident in which an unidentified passerby shot at a litter of puppies, striking one in the spine, is being investigated as a first-degree animal cruelty case. Read more
The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority invested upwards of $700,000 to launch the regenerative tourism program Qurator, but with no funding to keep it running, the award-winning, state-backed initiative has been put on ice. Read more
Kokua Line continues to receive complaints about this change. Read more
Elias David, a 2006 graduate of Kalaheo High School who played volleyball at the University of Hawaii, was charged with one count of production of child pornography on Monday. Read more
The City Council has pulled the trigger on a bill requiring the Honolulu Police Department to release timely and accurate information to selected news outlets during major public safety incidents. Read more
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Hundreds gathered at Waimea Bay on Friday for the opening ceremony of the Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, marking the start of the three-month holding period for one of surfing’s most revered and infrequently run events. Read more
Maj. Blaine McGraw, who was described in a recent lawsuit as a “predator in uniform” and is the subject of an Army criminal investigation, was a resident in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Service department at Tripler Army Medical Center on Oahu between June 2019 and June 2023. Read more
U.S. District Chief Magistrate Judge Kenneth Mansfield on Thursday found probable cause that Paul Sulla engaged in the unauthorized practice of law while free on bond. Read more
The judge reduced Andrew Blake Green’s bail to $25,000 and ordered him to appear Monday for a preliminary hearing. Read more
Hawaii stepped in to provide a financial and food assistance lifeline during the record-long federal government shutdown and now expects to end up paying far less in state funds than expected. Read more
Mayor Rick Blangiardi will preside when Kapolei City Lights — a Leeward Oahu holiday tradition since 2001 — returns Saturday with the theme “A Season of Stars.” Read more
The ex-chief microbiologist at Tripler Army Medical Center was sentenced to nine months in federal prison after sending sexually explicit messages to a person he believed to be a 14-year-old girl he was trying to coax into a sexual relationship. Read more
In reviewing my 2025 columns, I came across several that explored the humorous side of living in Hawaii. Here are some of the high points. Read more
The Honolulu City Council is urging Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration to affirm the constitutional rights of all Oahu residents regardless of citizenship or immigration status. Read more
Hawaii high school seniors are filing for federal financial aid at one of the highest rates in the nation, according to new data released by the National College Attainment Network. Read more
Question: I want to give my granddaughter personalized license plates for Christmas. Is that possible? Can it be a surprise? Read more
An ethics panel has reprimanded and fined state Sen. Brenton Awa for using state resources to encourage voters to elect his former office manager to the Legislature. Read more
