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| Sep 21, 2026 | Indigenous groups are exempt from Medicaid work rules, but native Hawaiians aren’t | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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WAIANAE, Hawai‘i — Native Hawaiians will need to comply with new work requirements to qualify for Medicaid after being excluded from exemptions carved out for other... |
| Aug 14, 2026 | August 2026 Newsletter | A Message From the Director
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| Jul 29, 2026 | Spain Bids $1.1 Billion to Win Thirty Meter Telescope Away From Mauna Kea | By Joseph Blake
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| Mar 21, 2026 | Over 5,500 told to evacuate flooding in Hawaii as officials warn 120-year-old dam could fail | HONOLULU: Muddy floodwaters from severe rains inundated streets, pushed homes off their foundations, swallowed vehicles and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents in towns north of Honolulu on Friday (Mar 20) as officials war... |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Over 5,500 told to evacuate flooding in Hawaii as officials warn 120-year-old dam could fail | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and AUDREY McAVOY, Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) — Muddy floodwaters from severe rains inundated streets, pushed homes off their foundations, swallowed vehicles and prom... |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Maui’s famed banyan tree still ‘in the ICU’ | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By ERIN NOLAN/Honolulu Civil Beat
Lahaina’s iconic Indian banyan tree has been off limits to visitors since the August 2023 wildfire tore through the historic community, but some Maui County offici... |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Waikiki Drone Plan Sparks Privacy Pushback | Vacation selfies in Waikiki might soon include an unexpected photobomber: a law enforcement drone overhead.
Hawaii officials are preparing a “drones as first responders” program in Waikiki that could begin as soon as March, according to AP ... |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Courts blocked green fee for cruises. This company is still charging it | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By MARCEL HONORE/Honolulu Civil Beat
At least one cruise line has started charging its passengers Hawaiʻi’s tax on visitor stays and the new, landmark environmental “green fee” that goes with it, e... |
| Nov 14, 2025 | 105-метровые лопасти не поместились никуда — пришлось строить самый большой в мире самолёт | Казалось бы, зачем вообще нужен самолёт длиннее футбольного поля и с грузоподъёмностью в десять раз больше, чем у Boeing 777? Настолько огромный, что его сложно вписать в привычные для грузовой авиации процессы и маршруты. Логично было бы п... |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina a year ago. Some students never returned to school | By MAKIYA SEMINERA of The Associated Press and LAURA HACKETT and JOSE SANDOVAL of Blue Ridge Public Radio
SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — When 12-year-old Natalie Briggs visited the ruins of her home after Hurricane Helene, she had to tightrope acro... |
| Sep 18, 2025 | How much homeowners pay in property taxes in every U.S. state—in one map | Property taxes aren’t usually the biggest part of a monthly housing bill, but they’ve become a growing strain on household budgets.
Homeowners are paying 27.4% more in property taxes than they did in 2019, CoreLogic data from 2024 shows. Th... |
| Sep 15, 2025 | Youth mental health challenges keep mounting 2 years after Maui wildfires | By MEGAN TAGAMI of Honolulu Civil Beat, CAROLYN JONES of CalMatters and TATIANA DÍAZ RAMOS of Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Mia Palacio felt like she lost a piece of herself when wildfires destroyed her hometown ... |
| May 2, 2025 | Door knocks and DNA tests: How the Trump administration plans to keep tabs on 450,000 migrant kids | “We’re combing through every report, every detail — because protecting children isn’t optional,” HHS said in a social media post on X. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared to reference the review during a Cabinet meeting with Tru... |
| May 28, 2024 | Exclusive: AP expands local content partnerships ahead of 2024 election | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
The Associated Press has inked new deals with five local newsrooms to share and distribute content ahead of the 2024 election, executives told Axios.
Why it matters: AP is one of the few national medi... |
| Apr 24, 2024 | Travel | Airbnb rentals could be harder to come by in Hawaii. Here’s why and when that might happen | Grace Toohey | (TNS) Los Angeles Times
Hawaii lawmakers are hoping that phasing out short-term rentals could help ease its worsening housing crisis, where locals face the highest housing costs in the nation and one of the worst rates of hom... |
| Nov 28, 2023 | NASA is helping Hawai’i farmers grow more food with AI | For many Hawaiian farmers, agriculture is more than a profession; it is their kuleana, or responsibility. It is a practice with deep cultural roots tied to the ancient concept of aloha ʻāina—love and responsible stewardship of the land.
Des... |
| Nov 9, 2023 | I'm a native Hawaiian. Locals are tired of tourists treating the island like a theme park – here's what to know before you visit. | Keani Rawlins-Fernandez grew up in Molokai, Hawaii, and now is a local council member. Keani Rawlins-Fernandez
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Keani Rawlins-Fernandez grew up in Hawaii and has seen tourism increase over the years.
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| Oct 24, 2023 | Hawaii Travel Update: The Mayor Just Canceled West Maui’s Phased Reopening And Announced A New Plan That Begins Next Week | The town of Lahaina suffered damage when wildfires raged through the island of Maui.PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Hawaii Travel Update: Tourists Could Be Staying Alongside Displaced Residents At West Maui Hotels In October | TOPSHOT - Burned cars, destroyed buildings and homes are pictured in the aftermath of a wildfire in ... [+] Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 11, 2023. (Photo by Paula RAMON / AFP)AFP via Getty Images |
| Sep 1, 2023 |
Maui residents express concern over rapid reconstruction efforts | An emergency housing proclamation in the state of Hawaii declared by Gov. Josh Green (D) in July is conflicting with the desires of Maui residents as the island rebuilds after a devastating wildfire that destroyed the town of Lahaina.
The p... |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Details emerge on some of the victims through social media | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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| Aug 12, 2023 | After Maui fires, human health risks linger in the air, water and even surviving buildings | Andrew J. Whelton is a professor of Civil, Environmental & Ecological Engineering and director of the Healthy Plumbing Consortium and Center for Plumbing Safety at Purdue University.
People returning to what remains of the beachside tow... |
| Feb 7, 2023 | The Stakes Are Only Getting Higher For Pandemic School Aid Spending | Kids need the system to work smarter, nimbler, and faster.Shutterstock |
| Feb 6, 2023 | I live in Hawaii, where grocery prices have always blown my mind — but take a look at what inflation has done | Lee moved to Hawaii two years ago and was shocked by grocery store prices. Morgan Pōmaikaʻi Lee/Insider
Morgan Pōmaikaʻi Lee moved to Hawaii in 2021 and was shocked by the prices.
She visited two grocery stores and found that inflation has ... |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Billionaire Larry Ellison pulled over for speeding on his own Hawaiian island: report | More On: larry ellison
Oracle execs bragged about car collections while refusing to raise pay: report Larry Ellison lists Florida estate for $145M following historic purchase Larry Ellison’s firm accused of blocking beach access on his $300... |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Из-за отключения сети 3G в США на Гавайях возникли проблемы с работой 2200 парковочных счётчиков | По данным департамента транспортных услуг, цифровые парковочные счётчики в Гонолулу перестали принимать кредитные карты после того, как американский оператор Verizon отключил свою сеть 3G.
В настоящее время не работают около 2200 счётчиков.... |
| Dec 30, 2022 | We wish we’d written that: STAT staffers share their favorite stories of 2022 | This year, STAT deepened its footholds in a number of coverage areas, from hospitals and insurance to reproductive health to health tech. Our staff also looked with admiration — and some envy — to many other journalists doing great reportin... |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Democratic Lt. Gov. Josh Green faces off against Republican Duke Aiona in Hawaii's gubernatorial election | Marco Garcia/AP Photo; Insider
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| Nov 8, 2022 | Democratic incumbent Sen. Brian Schatz faces off against Republican state Rep. Bob McDermott in Hawaii's US Senate election | Al Drago/AP Photo; Bob McDermott's campaign; Insider
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| Sep 7, 2022 | Real estate investment startup Arrived Homes adds vacation rental properties to platform | Some of the properties on the vacation rentals section of Arrived Homes. (Arrived Homes screen shot)
Arrived Homes, a Seattle-based startup that allows investors to buy shares of single-family homes, is adding short-term vacation rental pro... |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Larry Ellison’s firm accused of blocking beach access on his $300M Hawaiian island | A Maui resident who calls himself a “disabled Native Hawaiian veteran” is accusing a company controlled by tech billionaire Larry Ellison of blocking his access to a local beach, prompting the authorities to intervene and threaten the firm ... |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Constitutional Citizenship in the U.S. Territories | The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees citizenship to “[a]ll persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” But what does it mean to be born “in the United States”? For individuals born in the U.S. t... |
| Jul 2, 2022 | I live in Hawaii and these are the 6 things I wish every visitor would do to be more respectful and responsible | Travel I live in Hawaii and these are the 6 things I wish every visitor would do to be more respectful and responsible
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| Jun 20, 2022 | This Seattle startup aims to simplify investing in single-family rental properties | The Havium team from left: Co-founder and CEO Jamie Nacht, co-founder Cristin Nacht, and technical co-founder Arash Motamedi. Charlie, a flat-coated retriever, is sitting in the front. (Havium Photo)
A husband-and-wife duo and tech veteran ... |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Полиция в Гонолулу мониторит температуру в приютах для бездомных с помощью робота Spot | Полицейский департамент Гонолулу использует робота-собаку Spot для измерения температуры в приютах для бездомных. Устройство обошлось правоохранителям в 150 тыс. долларов.
Еще в январе прошлого года издание Civil Beat сообщило, что полицейс... |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Details of 2019 Maui jail riot that caused $5.3 million in damage still being withheld | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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It took 3-1/2 hours to contain the March 11, 2019, riot at the Maui Community Correctional Center in Wailuku. Abo... |
| Oct 20, 2021 | Lawmakers seek answers about Navy’s handling of Pearl Harbor fuel leak | COURTESY U.S. NAVY REGION HAWAII
An undated photo shows the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility.
A dozen state lawmakers are asking a top U.S. Navy official to support an independent investigation into whether people under his comman... |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Robotic police dogs: Useful hounds or dehumanizing machines? | More On: robots
Study finds as workers age, robots take on more jobs Israeli firm unveils armed robot to patrol volatile border Twitter to let bot accounts self-identify as ‘good’ robots No cashiers, please: Futuristic supermarket opens in ... |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Robotic police dogs: Useful hounds or dehumanizing machines? | More On: robots
Hospital robots face attacks by hackers after security flaws found ‘It’s possible to hate Wordle more’: Users dis ‘judgmental’ WordleBot AI AI is learning how to explain itself to humans Japanese robot learns how to peel a b... |
| Jul 2, 2021 | Sunrise brief: Rooftop solar in Hawaii gets a boost from a new incentive program | Utility regulators in Hawaii approved an incentive program designed to help expand residential rooftop solar systems.
The program will provide money to Oahu homeowners who install battery energy storage systems to new or existing rooftop so... |
| Jun 14, 2021 | Honolulu Police Used a Robot Dog to Patrol a Homeless Encampment | Despite widespread public outrage at police departments’ use of Boston Dynamics' Spot robot, law enforcement agencies continue to look for ways to experiment with the headless, quadrupedal machine.
One of the more creative examples comes fr... |
| May 15, 2021 | Air Canada Announces New, Nonstop Flights To Hawaii From Toronto, Montreal, And Calgary Beginning This Winter | Air Canada announced a slew of new non-stop flights to Hawaii. NurPhoto via Getty Images |
| May 14, 2021 | Despite New CDC Guidance, Masks Are Still Required In Hawaii | Despite the new CDC guidance on masks, travelers to Hawaii will still have to follow the state's ... [+] mandate, which requires people wear masks when within 6 feet of someone outside their household. getty |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Tulsi Gabbard's old presidential campaign committee appears to fall victim to thieves making unauthorized Airbnb charges | Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's old presidential committee — now a political action committee called Tulsi Aloha — told federal regulators that it experienced an unauthorized withdrawal of more than $8,000 from its account. Ethan Miller/Getty I... |
| Feb 23, 2021 | Hawaii Is Rethinking Its Post-Pandemic Approach To Tourism | Aerial panoramic image of Hanalei Bay and pier on Hawaiian island of Kauai. getty |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Sin Taxes In The Spotlight: How State Revenue Shortfalls Will Spur Focus On Behavioral Tax | In a time of fiscal desperation, are states ready to embrace the sin? |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Traveling To Hawaii Could Get More Expensive With a New Tourist Tax | Waikiki beach and Diamond Head Crater in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii.getty |
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| Jan 14, 2021 | At least 6 pro-Trump rioters charged in the Capitol insurrection have already been released from custody | Josiah Colt was photographed hanging from a wall in the Capitol. He has since been arrested and released on pretrial conditions. Win McNamee/Getty Images
At least six men accused of participating in the Capitol riots have already been relea... |
| Jan 14, 2021 | At least 5 pro-Trump rioters charged in the Capitol siege have already been released from custody | A protester is seen hanging from the balcony in the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. P... |
| Dec 26, 2020 | Hawaii Begins Public Debate Over Whether To Allow Vaccinated Travelers To Skip Quarantine | Surfboards on famous Waikiki beach, Honolulu, Hawaii. The State is looking to amend its quarantine ... [+] policies with the release of the vaccine.getty |
| Dec 20, 2020 | Trouble In Paradise: Most Hawaii Public Schools Are Still Remote | I’ve read one too many articles since the Covid-19 pandemic hit hard in March 2020 about “how to balance work and schooling children from home.” Let’s be real: There is no balance. There is only sacrifice. In late November, Merriam-Webster ... |
| Nov 24, 2020 | There’s Been A Big Change To Hawaii’s Pre-Arrival Testing Program | The historic town of Paia, Maui.getty |
| Oct 12, 2020 | Hawaii Reopening: Airlines Offer Their Customers Exclusive COVID-19 Testing Options | Hawaiian Airlines is offering exclusive COVID-19 testing for its passengers. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images |
| Sep 23, 2020 | Here’s What We Know—And Don’t Know—About Hawaii’s October 15th Reopening | View of Honolulu and Waikiki skyline on Oahu. Hawaii is preparing to reopen its tourism sector on ... [+] October 15th. getty |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Rehearsal for November: An Analysis of 17 August State Elections | Lawfare is partnering with the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project to produce a series on election integrity in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. The Healthy Elections Project aims to assist election officials and the public as the na... |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Hawaii Travel Update: October 1st Reopening Unlikely, Governor Says | Aerial view of Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve on Oahu, Hawaii.getty |
| Sep 12, 2020 | Struggling In The Wild Western Pacific, Palau Asks For A U.S. Sheriff | As the Western Pacific gets wilder, Palau seeks security.Getty Images |
| Sep 9, 2020 | Hawaii Extends Stay-At-Home Order Another Two Weeks, October Tourism Reopening Highly Unlikely | Skyline of Honolulu, Hawaii, on Waikiki Beach.getty |
| May 21, 2020 | COVID-19 Update: It’s Still Not Time To Travel To Hawaii | Lihue Airport of Kauai, HawaiiGetty |
| Feb 11, 2020 | Morning Brief: Cubico acquires 102 MW, LONGi to supply modules for 74 MW Microsoft project | Cubico acquires 102 MW in South Carolina: Cubico Sustainable Investments has acquired the 102 MW Midlands solar PV project in Calhoun County, South Carolina, bringing the company’s total solar capacity ownership in the state over 300 MW. Th... |
| Mar 28, 2019 | Trevor Ozawa and Tommy Waters dispute Honolulu City Council campaign mailer | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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| Jan 17, 2018 | The interface to send out a missile alert in Hawaii is slightly less bad [Updated] | Enlarge / A morning view of the city of Honolulu, Hawaii is seen on January 13, 2018. Social media ignited on January 13, 2018 after apparent screenshots of cell phone emergency alerts warning of a "ballistic missile threat inbound to ... |
| Jan 2, 2018 | Longline swordfishing permit endangers Hawaiian sea turtles, court rules | A U.S. federal appeals court ruled last month that a decision to expand longline swordfishing in Hawaii was arbitrary and went against laws designed to protect endangered species, namely loggerhead sea turtles.
The decision rendered by the ... |
| May 13, 2017 | Behind Hawaii’s push to be a startup paradise | We all know the San Francisco Bay Area is home to Silicon Valley, but a few cities and states around the country are trying to recreate the region’s success. In Nebraska, you have Silicon Prairie, then there’s Silicon Alley in New York City... |
| May 13, 2017 | Behind Hawaii’s push to be a startup paradise | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
We all know the San Francisco Bay Area is home to... |
| Jul 20, 2016 | Congressman Mark Takai dies 9 months after cancer diagnosis | WASHINGTON — In January, Mark Takai, a first-term congressman from Hawaii who was fighting pancreatic cancer, made national headlines when he embraced Vice President Joe Biden at a Democratic retreat — and gave an emotional endorsement to t... |
| Iraq's extreme drought reveals a 3,400-year-old city | Aerial view of the excavation site, with Bronze Age architecture partly submerged. Universities of Freiburg and Tübingen, KAO
Receding waters during an extreme drought revealed a 3,400-year-old city along the Tigris River. Iraq has been exp... |
| Hawaii becomes the latest state to put new restrictions on payday loan rates and repayment methods | Hawaii Governor David Ige signed a bill into law on Tuesday that will cap interest rates on payday loans at 36% within the state.
But this new law, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2022, goes beyond just capping the maximum interest allowed. ... |
| EGEB: New polymer cell may break conversion record, tariffs threaten green jobs, Hawaiian utility behind schedule for renewable energy | Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial, and political review/analysis of important green energy news.
Today on EGEB, a Sino-American scientific collaboration made a breakthrough by making more efficient polymer solar cell... |
| The Asian nation where 35% of people say they’ll ‘never travel’ again | Everyone is traveling, it seems.
Data shows people are traveling more often and for longer periods of time, with many planning big bucket list-style trips this year.
But this isn’t the reality for all.
Another group of people are quietly em... |
| A 3rd set of human remains was uncovered at Lake Mead, where water levels are at their lowest since 1937. Rising temperatures and drought could reveal more bodies, forensic anthropologists say.
Water levels at Lake Mead have dramatically dropped since 2000
It's not just drought. Wildfires, mel ... | A formerly sunken boat sits high and dry along the shoreline of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, on May 10, 2022, near Boulder City, Nevada. John Locher/Getty Images
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| China has a plan to ban single-use plastics — and the US doesn’t | China is the world’s No. 1 largest creator of single-use plastic waste. The United States has the “honor” of being No. 2. Last week, China announced that it will ban single-use plastics across the country. The US has no federal plan to ban ... |
| The US is building a military base in the middle of the Pacific. Not everybody there is welcoming. | A plane plane makes its landing approach on Pohnpei International Airport in Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia in August 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
During high-level talks in Honolulu in July, the US military and the Federated State... |
| Hawaii lawmakers grill top Navy officials on Red Hill defueling | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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