Can speaking Pidgin give you an advantage in learning the Hawaiian language? That is the subject of a study by a linguist at the University of British Columbia in Canada. As HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports, the linguist drew inspiration from Māori and Māori-accented English in Aotearoa.
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The military has finished draining more than 104 million gallons of fuel from an underground fuel tank complex on Oʻahu that poisoned 6,000 people when it leaked jet fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water in 2021. The task force will hand over responsibility for the tanks on Thursday to Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill.
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A woman who purchased a vacant lot in Hawaiʻi was surprised to find out a $500,000 house was built on the property by mistake. She’s now mired in legal wrangling over the mix-up.
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Senate Ways and Means Committee Chair Donovan Dela Cruz said they passed the budget, along with the One ʻOhana Trust Fund and a Maui disaster relief fund to show a full picture of the requests from the governor's administration.
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Investigations are continuing into the ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore — and that includes an international connection to Asia.
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This week, The Conversation has been sharing stories about pickleball around the state — the good, the bad, and the noisy. The Conversation spoke with Ron Romano, the executive director of the U.S. Tennis Association's Hawaii Pacific chapter, about the tension between tennis and pickleball players.
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Instead of sharing various music and dances from around Polynesia, the resort’s focus is the paniolo, or the Hawaiian cowboy. The Conversation talked to Resort Manager Joey Woofter about "Paniolo, A Hawaiian Cowboy Lūʻau."
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The death of two cyclists in their own neighborhood is still reverberating among the West Oʻahu community. Eduardo Hernandez, the advocacy director for the Hawaii Bicycling League, spoke to The Conversation about the need for better biking infrastructure and mindful driving.
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