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The State Consumer Protector shares ways to stay protected against holiday scams; we discuss an emerging mental health crisis among boys and men; and we share the call of the java sparrow in today's Manu Minute
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discusses updates to the Ala Wai Flood Risk Management Project and why public input is needed; ʻukulele master Jake Shimabukuro shares why music can be healing and a song off his new album; and the first bodyboarding world champion reflects on winning 40 years ago
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The Ala Wai Canal study is in round two of a major flood control plan to protect neighborhoods and businesses in the area. The 2-mile-long canal is key to the vitality of neighborhoods around Waikīkī, which harbors much of the visitor industry.
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Construction of a temporary elementary school in Lahaina is progressing after King Kamehameha III Elementary was damaged in the August wildfires. Crews have completed clearing and grading of the site. Modular units for the first classroom arrived this week.
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Honolulu drivers and pedestrians should be aware of raised crosswalks being installed on Pensacola Street near McKinley High School.
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The evolution of downtown Honolulu is continuing, from post-COVID to hybrid work-from-home. The neighborhood is pushing ahead with about half a billion dollars in real estate investments that are underway. Pacific Business News editor-in-chief A. Kam Napier has more.
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Honolulu could be on its way to lower residential speed limits. By default, residential speed limits are 25 mph, but Honolulu City Council Vice Chair Esther Kiaʻāina wants it reduced to 15 mph.
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Connect Kākou was launched on Tuesday by Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke. It's a collaboration between the University of Hawaiʻi and several state agencies, including the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Hawaiʻi Broadband and Digital Equity Office.
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If you've ever seen a towering Coast Guard ship lifted out of the ocean and into a dry dock for maintenance, you might have wondered how that's possible. The company Pacific Shipyards International does that regularly, right in Honolulu Harbor. HPR went down to Pier 24 to learn more about dry docking and the kinds of jobs it creates.
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Honolulu improvement projects have been plagued by delays — that was a major finding in a recent audit of the city's Department of Design and Construction. The city auditor analyzed a few of the hundreds of DDC projects from the past few years and found that some had been delayed by months — or even years. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.