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The state is working on fire mitigation efforts like grass management, installing more remote weather stations for monitoring and urging the residents to be mindful of actions that could spark fires.
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The federal lawsuit filed in March alleged that making applicants wait so long was the city's way of keeping the permitting process as restrictive as it was before a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upended gun laws nationwide.
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Punahou School President Michael Latham said Pukui's legacy inspired the naming of the building: Mary Kawena Pukui Learning Commons. This is also in light of the private school's recent revision of its mission statement.
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Oʻahu residents have one year to get their Real ID driver’s license, or state identification cards, to travel by air. Real ID driver’s licenses in Hawaiʻi have a gold circle with a star outline.
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Honolulu has a goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 45% compared to 2015 levels. The deadline is next year. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports that the city is likely to miss the mark — by a lot. Building efficiency and transportation are the largest target areas for cutting carbon emissions.
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Senate Bill 3207 would allow DOE Superintendent Keith Hayashi's salary to be set by the state Board of Education. Critics of Hayashi's current salary say the superintendent should not be making a higher wage than the governor.
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The embattled Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority has come out of this legislative session with strong financial support. The Conversation talked to HTA chair Mufi Hannemann about surviving the session and his outlook for the visitor industry.
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Epic Swim Maui is a first-of-its-kind, weeks-long expedition swim around The Valley Isle scheduled this summer. Several open water endurance swimmers from around the world have committed to brave the sun, salt and sea to raise awareness of ocean health.
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State Sen. Maile Shimabukuro will resign from her seat at the end of the month. She has represented West Oʻahu for the last 21 years.
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A new textbook to teach people how to speak, read and write Chamorro aims to keep the Pacific language from disappearing as the number of native speakers dwindles. The Conversation spoke to retired University of Hawaiʻi professor Faye Untalan about developing the curriculum.
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Last week the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that its Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage rainfall index insurance program will include Hawai'i in 2025. The insurance is meant to protect ranchers who lose foraging grass because of a lack of expected rainfall.
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Maui customers won't have their electricity disconnected at least until July 2, after the emergency proclamation on wildfires was extended.