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Investigators have needed to issue eight additional subpoenas for documents and 53 additional subpoenas for interviews about the Aug. 8 fire that killed at least 101 people. The first phase of the report had been expected this month, but will now come out on April 17.
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A pinky and thumb extended with the remaining fingers curled down: That’s the “shaka” in Hawaiʻi. It's sometimes known outside the islands as the “hang loose” sign associated with surf culture. But in Hawaiʻi, where it originated, it's a more common and nuanced gesture.
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Authorities say a man accused of dousing a woman with acid on Oʻahu last year allegedly tried to cast doubt on himself as a suspect by plotting with a fellow inmate to carry out a second, similar attack.
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Hawaiʻi Republicans will hold caucuses Tuesday to cast votes in a presidential nomination contest in which former incumbent Donald Trump is the only remaining major candidate competing.
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Honolulu police say they are investigating what appears to be the murder-suicide of a family, including three children, at a Mānoa home. Lt. Deena Thoemmes said during a news conference Sunday afternoon that a preliminary investigation shows the husband fatally stabbed his wife and three children.
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President Joe Biden won the Democratic caucuses in Hawaiʻi on Wednesday, propelling him closer to winning his party’s nomination again after romping through the Super Tuesday contests earlier this week.
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A University of Hawaiʻi report says regulatory costs account for more than half of the price of a new condo in Hawaiʻi. High housing costs in the state are fueling an exodus of local-born residents searching for cheaper places to live.
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Hawaiʻi Democrats will hold a presidential preference vote on Wednesday as President Joe Biden moves closer to securing the delegates needed to clinch the nomination for a second term in the White House. The event takes place in the wake of Super Tuesday, the largest day of voting on the presidential primary calendar with 15 states and American Samoa holding contests.
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Scientists say there has never been another instance of a large urban fire burning next to a coral reef anywhere in the world. They don't know how chemicals and metals from burned plastics, lead paint and lithium-ion batteries will affect delicate reef ecosystems. But research now underway could provide the community a sense of how the ocean that shapes their lives is weathering the disaster.
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A tourist driving in the early morning dark on the southern tip of the Big Island accidentally drove his rented Jeep off a cliff. But the man was able to swim to shore until firefighters pulled him up with a rope and helicopter.