6 Hawaii residents travel to Japan as part of a pilot program to bring back tourists.
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One traveler said the process consisted of completing a lot of paperwork and enduring long lines and hours-long waits at the airport.
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HPD’s acting chief said the practice is common but a former Deputy Chief said the HPD rarely withholds arrest records.
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Prosecutors said he conspired with a Samoan prison gang and requested sexual favors as payments for drugs.
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A combination of staffing shortages and overall high patient volume are also contributing to Oahu’s packed ERs.
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It is recommended that people stay at least 50 feet away from the monk seals while they rest on the beach.
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The state Department of Education says it’s rolling out training programs to its 260 schools on how to assess student risks and is offering active shooter training to employees.
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The Red Hill and Aiea-Halawa wells were shut down due to fuel contamination from the Red Hill Bulk Storage Fuel Facility.
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Several businesses were boarded up at Aina Haina Shopping Center Wednesday morning after thieves hit a number of small restaurants.
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For the last two decades, its existence was just a rumor.
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“It keeps raising higher and higher.”
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Authorities arrested and charged a suspected gunman with the murder of a former Big island man.
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Hawaii’s new youth poet laureate, Kalehua Fung, joins us on “Muthaship” this week.
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“I will treat everyone the same. I’m not giving preferential treatment to my son,”
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Authorities said Kawika Kanakanui was charged Wednesday for second-degree murder.
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Forecast: More beautiful trade wind conditions ahead
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Police say the victims were riding on a motorcycle when they were rear-ended.
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The latest number brings the statewide total since the start of the pandemic to 274,495.
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The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking to revoke the air carrier certificate from the company that operated the cargo plane that crashed off Oahu last July, citing “numerous alleged safety violations.”
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Their research could eventually used to monitor and perhaps combat climate change. But this project also showed the students they can impact their own community for the better.
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High pressure weakens a little bit northeast of the state. This will mean lighter trade winds on Tuesday and lots of sunshine.
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The suspect, who is also accused of sexual assault, was released pending investigation.
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Health officials said flu cases are higher than it has been compared to when strict public health measures were in place.
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The fire caused about $100,000 in damage and no suspects have been identified at this time.
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The city said it hopes to open the route to Halekauwila Street in the next seven years.
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Three months later, the city still hasn’t found a property manager to rent the units.
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Game room workers often get probation and the operations are back open within days.
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For the last century– the Hawaii Theatre has been a downtown landmark, evolving from a silent film house in 1922 to a center for live performances.
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BWS had shut down its Halawa shaft to avoid spreading contamination from the Navy’s fuel tainted Red Hill well.
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Over the past year, hundreds of school children, teachers, and state lawmakers fought for the measure to be passed
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Men make just 35% of first-time freshmen at UH-Manoa.
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“My uncle came and he told us to go down to the house to try to relax and stuff because there’s a lot of blood,” said the victim’s daughter.
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Gregory Gardner is being held on $75,000 bail.
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The 63-year-old allegedly sent threats to buildings in Utah, San Diego and every Ivy League school.
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Officials said the 44-year-old allegedly scaled a barbed wire fence at the Waiawa Correctional Facility.
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Forecast: Light trade winds to bring beautiful conditions through the weekend
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The action symbolizes the nation’s mourning following the massacre.
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Nanea Ah You, 18, has been named Kamehameha Schools Maui’s salutatorian this year.
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The University of Hawaii has reinstated its indoor mask mandate as the state’s COVID surge continues, officials announced Tuesday.
In its latest report, the Hawaii Pandemic Applied Modeling Group said there would be a lot of cases, but hospitalizations weren’t expected to be as high as prior waves.
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He was selected out of four finalists for the position.
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The “Hawaii Student Journalism Protection Act” also protects advisers from retaliation for refusing to infringe upon student press freedom.
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High pressure weakens a little bit northeast of the state. This will mean lighter trade winds on Tuesday and lots of sunshine.
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She served a total of six terms as an OHA trustee, representing Molokai and Lanai.
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For the last two years, the pandemic sidelined Punchbowl’s annual Memorial Day ceremony.
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They’re among the first Hawaii artists who’ve gone back to Japan on tour.
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“There’s nobody like Dickie Wong. There’s never going to be another Dickie Wong.”
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Authorities closed off Kuihelani Highway in both directions.
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This National Safe Boating Week, the Coast Guard is looking to remind boaters how to operate their vessel responsible.