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Fate of TMT uncertain

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Russ Roberts

Welcome to the News Year’s Day edition of Hawaii News Digest.

Top story:  The fate of the Thirty Meter Telescope seems less certain than a decade ago when it was first proposed.

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 Ahead in 2020: Fate of TMT uncertain after 2-month stalemate
  • By Timothy Hurley
  • Today
  • Updated 9:53 pm
  • 9 Comments

As 2020 dawns on Mauna Kea, the fate of the Thirty Meter Telescope seems less certain now than it did a decade ago when the billion-dollar-plus project was first proposed. Read more

 Ahead in 2020: First rail segment to open by the end of year
  • By Kevin Dayton
  • Today
  • Updated 9:57 pm
  • 2 Comments

If all goes according to plan, the first segment at the Ewa end of Honolulu’s $9.2 billion rail line will open to the public by the end of 2020, a major milestone for a troubled project that has been dogged by years of delays and billions of dollars in cost overruns. Read more

 Ahead in 2020: Honolulu mayor’s race likely to dominate election
  • By Gordon Y.K. Pang
  • Today
  • Updated 9:48 pm
  • 2 Comments

As Mayor Kirk Caldwell prepares to clear out the third-floor corner office at Honolulu Hale after eight tumultuous years, Oahu voters will be asked later in 2020 to choose his successor. Read more

 More than 40 are rescued in a single day between Oahu’s north and west shores
  • By Nina Wu
  • Today
  • Updated 9:22 pm
  • 2 Comments

Breezy tradewinds, mild temperatures and huge surf graced the islands on the last day of 2019. Read more

 Two males are charged in separate sexual assaults after the testing of rape kits
  • By Sophie Cocke
  • Today
  • Updated 9:23 pm
  • 5 Comments

Two men have been charged with sexual assault on Hawaii island following a statewide effort to test hundreds of rape kits that for years sat unprocessed in county storage facilities. Read more

Traffic-related deaths top 100 for the year
  • By Nina Wu
  • Today
  • Updated 12:31 am
  • 1 Comments

The state was finishing up the year with a tally of 107 traffic-related fatalities as of Dec. 26, according to preliminary statistics from the Hawaii Department of Transportation. Read more

 2 indicted with murder of man found on Kailua trail
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Today
  • Updated 9:10 pm
  • 4 Comments

State prosecutors indicted two people Tuesday on charges of second-degree murder in the death of a 38-year-old man whose badly decomposed body was discovered in May in a wooded area along a Kailua hiking trail. Read more

4 passengers killed in Kauai helicopter crash identified as Swiss tourists
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff and Associated Press
  • Dec. 31, 2019
  • Updated 12:03 am

Kauai police today revealed the names of the four remaining passengers that died in Thursday’s tour helicopter crash in Kokee as they finalized recovery efforts this afternoon. Read more

First statewide siren test of 2020 scheduled for Thursday
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Dec. 31, 2019
  • Updated 12:04 am

During this monthly test, all outdoor sirens will sound a one-minute attention alert signal in the form of a steady tone. Read more

U.S. Coast Guard rescues paddleboarder off Maui
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Dec. 31, 2019
  • Updated 12:04 am

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a paddleboarder a mile off Ukumehame Beach Park today. Read more

Waimea forest purchased for $3.7M to keep in conservation
  • By Nina Wu
  • Dec. 31, 2019
  • Updated 12:04 am

A large swath of land on Oahu’s North Shore, including the upper Waimea watershed, will now be protected as part of the state’s forest reserve, thanks to a recent acquisition. Read more

 Bank stocks finish strong among local companies
  • By Dave Segal
  • Today
  • Updated 9:02 pm

Hawaii-based bank stocks struggled for much of 2019 as low interest rates cut into the margins they could make between lending money to borrowers and paying for customers’ deposits. Read more

 Cataluna: Complaining doesn’t make things better, — except for when it does
  • By Lee Cataluna
  • Today
  • Updated 9:34 pm
  • 1 Comments

If the neighbors are lighting illegal fireworks next door, call and report it. Read more

 Year in Review: Top 5 Hawaii news stories of 2019
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Dec. 31, 2019
  • Updated 10:17 am
  • 13 Comments

From one of the largest public corruption cases in state history to a new airline entering the Hawaii market, these are the top five Hawaii news stories of 2019. Read more

 State suspends Office of Hawaiian Affairs audit over refusal to release records
  • By Mindy Pennybacker mpennybacker@ staradvertiser.com
  • Dec. 31, 2019
  • Updated 2:26 pm
  • 98 Comments

State Auditor Les Kondo announced Monday that the Office of the Auditor has suspended its audit of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ limited liability companies because the OHA Board of Trustees is denying access to complete and unredacted minutes of its meetings. Read more

 FAA records show Kauai pilot wasn’t certified for instrument flight
  • By Leila Fujimori
  • Dec. 31, 2019
  • 68 Comments

National Transportation Safety Board investigators on Monday flew over the site of a fatal sightseeing tour helicopter crash on Kauai, and will try, among other things, to get “boots on the ground” today, the lead investigator said. Read more

 Fishmongers say the ahi selection is plentiful this year but so are the crowds
  • By Nina Wu
  • Dec. 31, 2019
  • 5 Comments

It’s sashimi time, and the selection is good, according to markets across Oahu that are helping to supply the delicacy to ring in the new year. Read more

 Hawaiian Telcom paints over unsolicited Wyland mural on Maui
  • By Dan Nakaso
  • Dec. 31, 2019
  • 64 Comments

Hawaiian Telcom on Monday painted over an unauthorized mural that well-known marine artist Robert Wyland had painted on its Dickenson Street building in Lahaina over the weekend. Read more

Man suffers laceration to face in Ala Moana Center robbery
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Dec. 30, 2019
  • 73 Comments

A robber pulled a knife on a 76-year-old man at Ala Moana Center Sunday afternoon, leaving with the man’s watch and bag and giving him a laceration on his face. Read more

High surf warning keeps Honolulu Ocean Safety busy around Oahu
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Dec. 30, 2019
  • 1 Comments

The city said 14 rescues were performed on the North Shore of Oahu today, with approximately another 1,500 preventative actions taken by lifeguards. Another 16 rescues were made in West Oahu, with around 3,000 preventative actions taken. Read more

Honolulu Museum of Art unveils new logo for 2020
  • By Nina Wu
  • Dec. 30, 2019
  • 13 Comments

Earlier in the year, HoMA began introducing its new brand by offering it on a few logo items in the museum shop. Read more

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