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O‘ahu-born Rudy Tai describes himself as approachable with a positive attitude and the experience it takes to make demoralized employees feel inspired and valued.
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Kauai’s Next Top Cop To Take Over Department With ‘No Direction’
O‘ahu-born Rudy Tai describes himself as approachable with a positive attitude and the experience it takes to make demoralized employees feel inspired and valued.
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From kalo to cacao, farmers are adapting to effects of a changing climate by fusing traditional Hawaiian practices with new, regenerative agricultural techniques to save soils, streams and reefs.
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Hawaiʻi Farmers Are Fighting To Keep Their Soil From Flushing Out To Sea
From kalo to cacao, farmers are adapting to effects of a changing climate by fusing traditional Hawaiian practices with new, regenerative agricultural techniques to save soils, streams and reefs.
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Prepare to ring in the New Year next week with these traditional customs from throughout the world.
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The Friday Crossword: New Year’s Traditions The World Over
Prepare to ring in the New Year next week with these traditional customs from throughout the world.
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Charter schools are the only growing sector of Hawaiʻi education, but limited funding and campus space has prevented schools from expanding and meeting families' demands.
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Hawaiʻi Charter Schools Need Facilities. Could The DOE Be A Solution?
Charter schools are the only growing sector of Hawaiʻi education, but limited funding and campus space has prevented schools from expanding and meeting families' demands.
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The modest plan for a new stadium displays the needed caution in an age of big-money national college athletics.
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Opinion: ‘Limbo Field’ Would Reflect The Precarious State Of UH Football
The modest plan for a new stadium displays the needed caution in an age of big-money national college athletics.
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Here's a little something to distract you if opening presents gets to be overwhelming.
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Word Row: Dec. 25
Here's a little something to distract you if opening presents gets to be overwhelming.
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Transportation Department says rains, water main work have delayed re-striping of the Honolulu crossings.
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Pair Of Faded Crosswalks Near Diamond Head Present A Pair Of Safety Hazards
Transportation Department says rains, water main work have delayed re-striping of the Honolulu crossings.
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Ua kākaʻahi aku nā ʻelele kau kānāwai mokuʻāina he $49 miliona a ʻoi kālā e kōkua ʻia ai nā ʻano i hoʻēmi ʻia ai ke kālā pekelala. ʻAʻole nō hoʻi i pā ponoʻī kahi hapakolu o nā hui kū i ka ʻauhau ʻole i nā hoʻēmi kālā ʻana, he lawelawe nō naʻe i nā kānaka i pā.
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E Lilo Nā Haʻawina Kālā Pōulia I Ko Hawaiʻi Mau Hui Kū I Ka ʻAuhau ʻOle He Kōkua Nui I Nā Papahana Kahua
Ua kākaʻahi aku nā ʻelele kau kānāwai mokuʻāina he $49 miliona a ʻoi kālā e kōkua ʻia ai nā ʻano i hoʻēmi ʻia ai ke kālā pekelala. ʻAʻole nō hoʻi i pā ponoʻī kahi hapakolu o nā hui kū i ka ʻauhau ʻole i nā hoʻēmi kālā ʻana, he lawelawe nō naʻe i nā kānaka i pā.
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Christmas itself was known for feasting and drunkenness – and it lasted nearly six weeks.
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Medieval Peasants Probably Enjoyed Their Holiday Festivities More Than You Do
Christmas itself was known for feasting and drunkenness – and it lasted nearly six weeks.
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For the past 12 years, Maui businessman Jim Falk has donated hundreds of bicycles to Maui County keiki for Christmas.
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Gift Of Giving Starts With Two Wheels For Maui Keiki
For the past 12 years, Maui businessman Jim Falk has donated hundreds of bicycles to Maui County keiki for Christmas.
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A government database tracks who owes what in state taxes. Spoiler alert: Some owe millions.
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Who Are Hawaiʻi’s Biggest Tax Delinquents? Search Here
A government database tracks who owes what in state taxes. Spoiler alert: Some owe millions.
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Volunteer boards oversee the academics and finances of Hawaiʻi charter schools. But the state has limited influence over who serves on those boards or how they hold schools accountable.
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Volunteers Oversee Hawaiʻi Charter Schools. The State Has Little Say Over Them
Volunteer boards oversee the academics and finances of Hawaiʻi charter schools. But the state has limited influence over who serves on those boards or how they hold schools accountable.
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The party has pulled back its nomination of Inam Rahman of Waipahu as one of three choices to fill a legislative vacancy.
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Domestic Abuse Allegations Prompt Democrats To Scuttle Legislative Nominee
The party has pulled back its nomination of Inam Rahman of Waipahu as one of three choices to fill a legislative vacancy.
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The perfect puzzle for Christmas Eve.
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Word Search: Christmas Cheer
The perfect puzzle for Christmas Eve.
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It would be too depressing to constantly uncover problems if we didn't have faith that some of them could be solved.
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Driving Change For Hawaiʻi One Story At A Time
It would be too depressing to constantly uncover problems if we didn't have faith that some of them could be solved.
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State authority says market conditions and project requirements put Aloha Homes on the shelf. Sen. Stanley Chang says the Kakaʻako development remains underway.
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Is Senator’s Affordable Housing Plan Happening? Depends Who You Ask
State authority says market conditions and project requirements put Aloha Homes on the shelf. Sen. Stanley Chang says the Kakaʻako development remains underway.
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Kāʻanapali condo owners have filed the first lawsuit so far against the county over Bill 9.
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Thousands Of Maui Vacation Rentals In Limbo After Council Hits Gridlock
Kāʻanapali condo owners have filed the first lawsuit so far against the county over Bill 9.
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This one shouldn't be too hard. It's a holiday week after all.
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Word Row: Dec. 23
This one shouldn't be too hard. It's a holiday week after all.
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Honolulu developer Chad Waters' landlord alleges he owes $5,000 in back rent.
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Downtown ‘Hell-Hole’ Building Founder Faces Eviction From His Luxury Condo
Honolulu developer Chad Waters' landlord alleges he owes $5,000 in back rent.
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Facing reductions caused by President Trump’s policies, the state’s budget will prioritize essential services such as health care and food security.
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Hawaiʻi Governor’s Proposed State Budget Anticipates More Federal Cuts
Facing reductions caused by President Trump’s policies, the state’s budget will prioritize essential services such as health care and food security.
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Tripler patients allege they were abused by a gynecologist who worked at the hospital from 2019 to 2023. Civil Beat wants to know what happened. Share your story — we promise we won't use your name without consent.
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Tripler patients allege they were abused by a gynecologist who worked at the hospital from 2019 to 2023. Do you know about this?
Maj. Blaine McGraw is an OB-GYN who did his residency at Tripler Army Medical Center and worked at a civilian medical institution in Hawaiʻi. He is now under investigation by the Army for allegedly secretly filming and photographing patients, including in breast and pelvic exams. He is also accused of conducting unnecessary procedures without consent, such as inducing labor, touching women inappropriately and making sexual comments. He is in the process of being sued by women in Hawaiʻi and Texas. The alleged misconduct goes back years and could impact thousands. We want to know what happened and what the Army knew or should have known. These are deeply personal and traumatic things to talk about. Civil Beat takes that seriously. Our newsroom will not name victims of sexual assault and abuse without their consent. We will not share your information with anyone other than our editorial team working on this story.
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Three men are seeking to lead one of the country's largest charitable trusts.
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Kamehameha Schools Trustee Finalists Are Walking Into A Challenging Future
Three men are seeking to lead one of the country's largest charitable trusts.
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It's a short week for most of us. This puzzle will help you get there.
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Word Flower: Dec. 22
It's a short week for most of us. This puzzle will help you get there.
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Tactics vary by island in the ongoing fight to save Hawaiʻi's iconic palms from coconut rhinoceros beetles.
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Battling A Voracious Beetle In The Invasive Species Capital Of The World
Tactics vary by island in the ongoing fight to save Hawaiʻi's iconic palms from coconut rhinoceros beetles.
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Hawaiʻi’s charter schools pledged to improve public education through more innovation and family engagement. Three decades later, they've gained momentum but still lag in some traditional measures of success.
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Hawaiʻi Charter Schools Promised A New Model. Did They Succeed?
Hawaiʻi’s charter schools pledged to improve public education through more innovation and family engagement. Three decades later, they've gained momentum but still lag in some traditional measures of success.
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That's one of several proposals the Charter Review Commission may put on the ballot next fall, along with increasing oversight of the County Council's budget.
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Kaua‘i Voters Could Decide Whether Gated Communities Should Be Banned
That's one of several proposals the Charter Review Commission may put on the ballot next fall, along with increasing oversight of the County Council's budget.
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A story about Rob Reiner in Hawai'i that isn't about Rob Reiner or Hawai'i.
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Opinion: How A Small Incident On Kauaʻi Made Headlines Everywhere
A story about Rob Reiner in Hawai'i that isn't about Rob Reiner or Hawai'i.
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The law makes a few exceptions to its protection of free speech -- not liking what you hear isn't one of them.
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How The First Amendment Protects Americans’ Speech — And How It Does Not
The law makes a few exceptions to its protection of free speech -- not liking what you hear isn't one of them.
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States are leading the way to regulate AI, but a national report finds the Aloha State comes up short.
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Is Hawaiʻi Doing Enough To Rein In Artificial Intelligence?
States are leading the way to regulate AI, but a national report finds the Aloha State comes up short.
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Police chief selection processes are often carried out in isolation from department employees, not just in Honolulu.
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The Honolulu Police Commission Doesn’t Know What HPD Needs
Police chief selection processes are often carried out in isolation from department employees, not just in Honolulu.
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Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.
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The Sunshine Blog: A Glitch Shrouds Effort To Fill Waipahu House Seat
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.
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A little pre-Christmas brain challenge for you.
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The Sunday Mini: Dec. 21
A little pre-Christmas brain challenge for you.
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Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.
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Will Caron: Frightening Holiday Floats
Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.
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Education Secretary Linda McMahon wants to halt "race-based conditions when allocating taxpayer funding."
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Trump Administration Threatens Native Hawaiian Higher-Ed Programs
Education Secretary Linda McMahon wants to halt "race-based conditions when allocating taxpayer funding."
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Roughly 2,000 volunteers helped build the final 380 feet of a wall enclosing an 800-year-old Hawaiian fishpond in Kāneʻohe.
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Photo Essay: Building A Hawaiian Fishpond Wall To Connect People
Roughly 2,000 volunteers helped build the final 380 feet of a wall enclosing an 800-year-old Hawaiian fishpond in Kāneʻohe.
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An agency development director can now enter five-year leases for state-owned property in Kakaʻako at below-market rates without board approval or public notice.
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Should A State Worker Be Able To Lease Public Property Without Bids?
An agency development director can now enter five-year leases for state-owned property in Kakaʻako at below-market rates without board approval or public notice.
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A nearly forgotten piece of Hawaiʻi history can help us in the debate over how to keep our food supply flowing to the islands.
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Opinion: Food Shortages In Hawaiʻi? A Lesson From World War I
A nearly forgotten piece of Hawaiʻi history can help us in the debate over how to keep our food supply flowing to the islands.
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The island's largest private landowner is exploring how to turn the old Olokele sugar mill into the rural Westside's first industrial park.
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Kaua‘i’s Robinson Family Quietly Pursues New Industrial Development
The island's largest private landowner is exploring how to turn the old Olokele sugar mill into the rural Westside's first industrial park.
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Celebrate the holidays with this one.
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The Friday Crossword: ‘Tis The Season
Celebrate the holidays with this one.
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9 days ago
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Local nonprofit leaders estimate that more than 400 people could end up back on the streets if funding cuts go through.
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HUD Plan Leaves Millions For Hawaiʻi Homeless Housing In Limbo
Local nonprofit leaders estimate that more than 400 people could end up back on the streets if funding cuts go through.
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9 days ago
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Tell us what makes your neighborhood so special during the holidays! Submit your neighborhood haiku by Dec. 23 to enter ✨
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Two fatal fires at the Wild Ginger Inn and the old Puʻueo Poi Factory in Hilo expose gaps in the state's fire safety inspection system.
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Hawaiʻi Building Fires Are On The Rise; Safety Inspections Aren’t Keeping Up
Two fatal fires at the Wild Ginger Inn and the old Puʻueo Poi Factory in Hilo expose gaps in the state's fire safety inspection system.
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What the boat survivors tell us about the decay of American military norms.
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Opinion: The Line We Do Not Cross
What the boat survivors tell us about the decay of American military norms.
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Five letters. Six chances to solve.
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Word Row: Dec. 18
Five letters. Six chances to solve.
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Pork production in the islands has dropped significantly in the past 20 years. The state is now taking calls for help from piggeries more seriously.
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Hawaiʻi Wants To Bring Home The Bacon Again — Literally
Pork production in the islands has dropped significantly in the past 20 years. The state is now taking calls for help from piggeries more seriously.
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Ua pā ʻo Waimana Enterprises, i hoʻokumu ʻia na Al Hee, i nā ʻaʻe kānāwai ʻoihana a ua pilikia pū i kahi hihia hoʻāpuka.
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Ua Moku Ka Pilina Hana Pū Ma Waena O Ke Keʻena ʻĀina Hoʻopulapula Hawaiʻi A Me Kahi Pāʻoihana A Ke Keʻena I ʻŌlelo Ai Ua Haʻalele Wale I Kona Mau ʻŌhua
Ua pā ʻo Waimana Enterprises, i hoʻokumu ʻia na Al Hee, i nā ʻaʻe kānāwai ʻoihana a ua pilikia pū i kahi hihia hoʻāpuka.
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The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is being sued over a relocation plan residents say is inadequate.
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Kauaʻi Renters Are Fighting A Hawaiian Homesteads Condo Project
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is being sued over a relocation plan residents say is inadequate.
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10 days ago
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Here's a fun mid-week puzzle to help you over the hump.
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Word Search: Taylor Swift Songs
Here's a fun mid-week puzzle to help you over the hump.
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11 days ago
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Despite lawyers citing fake, AI-generated citations in court documents, a new report finds existing rules provide adequate safeguards.
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Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Says Current Rules Are Enough To Prevent AI Abuses
Despite lawyers citing fake, AI-generated citations in court documents, a new report finds existing rules provide adequate safeguards.
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The group that brought public health officials, law enforcement and researchers together to talk about how to prevent gun violence hasn't met in over a year, and efforts to restart it have failed.
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Hawai‘i Gun Deaths: Amid Uptick, Leaders Take Debate Underground
The group that brought public health officials, law enforcement and researchers together to talk about how to prevent gun violence hasn't met in over a year, and efforts to restart it have failed.
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