... Enrollment at the 10 campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi is up 1.2% in the fall 2023 semester compared to fall 2022 ....

... I am not a professional politician or an international political influencer. Rather, I lead a complicated educational institution with an array of internal and external stakeholders who seldom agree about much of anything ....

... Claimants who want a distribution from the fund agree not to sue the fund contributors ....

... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....

... even the slimmed down plan is worrisome ....

... the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says glyphosate "is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans" ....

... the state Department of Agriculture has never adopted rules to prevent the intra-island sale of plants, soil, compost and other plant and garden products ....

... 'Minatoya List' short-term rentals are condotels competing with the ILWU controlled hotels.  That is why they are being targeted ....

... Hiranaka repaid the State of Hawaiʻi $75,633.25 in restitution ....

... American Lung Association’s ‘State of Lung Cancer’ report reveals improvement in survival rate for people of color, examines toll of lung cancer state-by-state ....

... unemployment on Maui Island stands at 7.4% ....

... Hawaii “sensitive places” law makes it illegal to carry firearms throughout most of the state ....

...  Honolulu achieved additional points in this year’s rankings for having transgender-inclusive healthcare benefits ....

... Were you fooled when the Carpenters Union pretended to end its opposition to panelized construction after the Lahaina Fires?  Sucker ....

... '60 Minutes' interviews DLNR forester .... 

"...an extended power outage could leave portions of DWS’ water systems empty and customers with no water...."

... According to the Criminal Complaint, on three occasions in July 2021, Edward Caspino distributed approximately one pound of methamphetamine to an individual working with federal law enforcement ....

... Hawaii is one of 21 states that fail to prohibit the criminalization of minors for prostitution offenses, thus allowing commercially sexually exploited minors to be held criminally accountable for their own victimization ....

...  CNHA fronts for the 8a contractors which scored the lucrative no-bid USACE contracts to clean up properties in Kula and Lahaina ....  

... Applications will be accepted digitally beginning Wednesday, November 15 through Tuesday, November 28 ....

... For most lessees, the increase is a $1,250 jump in rent per month. ...

... Schatz-Authored Provision Of Inflation Reduction Act Funds New Kapapahuliau Climate Resilience Program ....

... Joint Task Force – Red Hill was in charge of defueling, while the Navy and the Department of Defense will take on the closure process ....

... $288 stolen per resident ....

... convicted felon to gain even more control over Hawaii CIP projects .... 

"We are disappointed that one of our colleagues has chosen to align themselves with a group of people promoting hate and bullying."

... its a cannabis dispensary ....

... Could credit union executives go to jail? ....

“... It’s absurd, the socialist mentality, they think they own the land ....”

... Grassroot videos on Instagram rack up more than 1 million views in October ....

... Bill 6 (2023), CD1 would allow building applications to be reviewed by professionals qualified to self-certify that the plans and other data in the applications are in compliance ....

... Hawaii’s churches want to help solve the state’s housing crisis. Why are we making it so difficult for them? ....

... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....

... folks who simply want to sell homemade food products must jump through numerous hoops. Considering that one of the state’s official goals is to boost local food production, that just doesn’t seem right ....

... The Actors Guild, a local acting group, produced a play based on their five-year ordeal of trying to get a permit to renovate their theater at Dole Cannery ....

... repealing CON laws in Hawaii could result in “11 more hospitals, including four more rural hospitals [and] two more ambulatory surgical centers” ....

... a sweeping reform of Kauai’s property tax system ....

“The BBC obtained audio of a conversation between Maui police and Hawaiian Electric in which the power company confirms that power has been turned off in the town of Lahaina.”

... 28% of Hawaii respondents — or 410,410 people — said they suffer from insomnia because of concern over their debt ....

... While flames are no longer visible, the landscape is a mosaic of blackened native trees interspersed with invasive ones, like Albizia ....

... Skeet Range opening Saturday, Nov. 11, Trap Range reopening Sunday, Nov. 12 ....

... there is now a vacancy in HD 10 ....

... 17 state attorneys general oppose Hawaii’s unconstitutional gun ban which prohibits the carry or possession of firearms in designated “sensitive” places ....

... the role that ‘damaging clauses’ found in more than half of state constitutions across the United States play in inverse condemnation claims related to natural disasters ....

... Ed Underwood said, “The boating program is currently subsidizing free parking in the facility which is not fair to those who are paying the fees" ....

... tree lighting ceremony, Public Workers’ Electric Light Parade and City Lights block party ....

... Those who choose to participate will waive their ability to get compensated again through litigation related to associated claims ....

... Hawaii residents had the largest debt increase in Q3 2023 at $1,093 per household ....

... On September 6, 2023, the House formed six bipartisan working groups to evaluate specific topics related to the Lāhainā wildfire ....

... data collected from 200+ insurers ....