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An anonymous Maui High School graduate has donated $10 million to the Maui High School Foundation, which will help fund students' pursuit of educational passions. It's the largest gift in the school's history.
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Herbal cigarettes don’t contain tobacco or nicotine but can still be harmful to users, so the Honolulu City Council wanted to limit their accessibility to Oʻahu’s youth via Bill 1.
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No one was injured when a small plane carrying two people landed in Kapiʻolani Park in Honolulu. City of Honolulu spokesperson Scott Humber says the plane lost power Tuesday and landed safely.
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The 2024 Hawaiʻi legislative session is heading into the home stretch. Both chambers must discuss and agree on changes to measures that have survived this far. Here's how that process works.
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Kūlia Academy will be in a space formerly occupied by St. John the Baptist School. Executive Director Andy Gokce and Board Member Karen Awana spoke to The Conversation about working on the school for the last eight years.
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A recent nationwide survey on volunteerism put Utah at the top. Hawaiʻi wasn't last, but we tied for 45th place. Last year Hawai’i intentionally set April as Volunteer Month. Kanu Hawaii Executive Director Keone Kealoha spoke with The Conversation about opportunities to give back to your community.
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Hawaiian Electric faces its share of recovery costs and legal fees related to the Maui wildfires. State lawmakers are debating whether or not to allow the utility to recoup some of those expenses through securitization — a fancy term for public financing of utility debt. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
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The state Department of Health is seeking proposals for emergency medical services to operate ground ambulance services for Maui and Kauaʻi counties.
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A Lahaina homeowners meeting tonight and a Kula community meeting on Wednesday are opportunities for residents to learn more about the next steps in fire recovery for those communities.
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U.S. Army leases on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island are expiring in five years, and the Board of Land and Natural Resources is considering a land exchange as an alternative to new leases.
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The Maui Fire Department is expected to release a report Tuesday detailing how the agency responded to a series of wildfires that burned on the island during a windstorm last August.
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Nā Leo Pilimehana, the biggest selling female Hawaiian band in the world, is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a benefit concert at Windward Community College. The band continues to perform to sold-out crowds in Japan, Hawaiʻi and the continental U.S.