It’s the end of the state’s legislative session, and lawmakers have made it clear that invasive species are a top priority. The state Department of Agriculture is receiving substantial support for its invasive species programs and staff.
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You may not know Lon Takiguchi, but you probably know some of the major television projects he has worked on over the years: "Lost," "Hawaii Five-0," and ABC's "Black-ish." He recently got the chance to direct his first project, Wednesday's episode of "Grown-ish."
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Protecting Hawaiʻi's endangered forest birds from avian malaria is the focus of a podcast by Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy eighth grader Chiku Raul.
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One of this year's 60 Truman Scholars is Daniel Arakawa, a senior at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Arakawa is set to get his bachelor's degree in political science and sociology in a few weeks. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to him about his future.
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Hawaiʻi is getting $1 billion of undersea fiber-optic internet cable upgrades to improve and preserve connectivity in the state. Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke announced the development in partnership with Google.
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More than 30 years ago, the state set aside about 1,200 acres on the southeastern slopes of Maunaloa to serve as a sustainable source of koa for constructing canoes. Now, dozens of these trees are ready for harvest, and a permitting process has been approved. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.
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Popular measures on energy efficiency and solar permitting died abruptly in their last committees, leading some energy stakeholders to label this session a letdown.
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The city wants to build 18,000 affordable housing units by fiscal year 2029, according to its 2023 housing plan, but the availability of land and city funding continue to be two of some of the most expensive obstacles to doing that.
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