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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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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.
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Speaking to The Conversation after his State of the County address, Hawaiʻi County Mayor Mitch Roth stressed the need to repair wastewater and recreational facilities before they become a bigger problem for future generations.
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Navy Vice Adm. John Wade sat down with HPR on Monday afternoon for a candid conversation about leading the mission to defuel the aging Red Hill facility and handing over this next phase of shutting it down.
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On Monday the council formally approved a resolution opposing Senate Bill 3202 and its now-dead House companion bill, which would allow up to two additional dwelling units on residential properties in urban areas.
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The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture has restricted the off-island movement of ʻōhiʻa plants and plant parts since 2015. This includes ʻōhiʻa lehua, leaves and seeds.
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Four Honolulu Police officers are accused of causing or attempting to cover up the 2021 crash in Makaha, which left one person with life changing injuries.