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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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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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The $105,000 grant came from the nonprofit ACE Scholarships.
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His proposed budget is $153 million more than last year’s operating budget, mostly due to wildfire-related departmental spending. The Maui County Council will now review and approve Bissen’s budget.
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Jet fuel plays an outsized role in Hawaiʻi's total carbon emissions. Sustainable aviation fuels could help. But as HPR Savannah Harriman-Pote reports, the state’s still taking a wait-and-see approach.
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It's been roughly seven months since the wildfire ripped through Lahaina, destroying or damaging more than 2,000 structures, including centuries-old historic buildings. University of Hawaiʻi students are incorporating artificial intelligence and digital modeling to preserve the town's historic architecture. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.
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Lahaina’s King Kamehameha III Elementary School was damaged beyond repair in the August fire. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports how the school community joined for a blessing of a new temporary campus, which will open for learning on April 1.
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Gov. Josh Green has appointed former state lawmaker Roy Takumi to replace Warren Haruki as Board of Education chair. This is the BOE's third major leadership change in the past two years.
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The popularity of pickleball is evident just about everywhere in Hawaiʻi. The Conversation talked with Parks and Recreation Director Laura Thielen about the challenge of getting players to share court space and the need to revamp court rules.