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Hawaii’s medical marijuana dispensaries are facing another hurdle after the state’s largest workers’ compensation provider decided to drop their insurance policies.
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The Hawaii Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of the state in denying millions of dollars in back wages and interest that nearly 30,000 public-school substitute and part-time teachers had argued they were owed.
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Honolulu’s long-anticipated bike-share rental system went live Wednesday, starting with a blessing at the state Capitol for the distinctive turquoise bicycles.
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Expect Honolulu’s driver’s licensing and state identification card processing functions to remain out of service until Friday, but motor vehicle registration operations to be back to normal starting today, city officials said Wednesday.
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The House Armed Serv­ices Committee approved a defense amendment Wednesday that would safeguard continued missile testing on Kauai and assess the effectiveness of a new medium-range radar before taking additional steps to protect Hawaii from North Korean...

A Maui police sergeant says he took part in a scheme with another officer and a third person to bribe a witness who accused the other officer of stealing $1,800 from him.
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Police evacuated three floors of a residential building in Kakaako late Tuesday after gunshots were fired inside an apartment, splintering wood that caused minor injuries to a woman and child in a nearby unit.
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A Honolulu City Council committee on Wednesday advanced a new plastic-bag ban proposal that stakeholders from both the small business and environmental communities promise to support.
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John Williams McGrath, a pioneer in resort development and golf course design who worked with Laurance Rockefeller to develop the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel in Kohala, died in Honolulu on Tuesday at the age of 87.
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Question: Can anyone turn their property into dog parks? Where I live, an old house was demolished and the property turned into a dog park. Some time later, another house (same block, but makai) was destroyed and another dog park set up. This one is a...

Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim won honorable mention in the 2017 Mayors’ Climate Protection Awards for the county’s wind-powered water pumping facility, designed to minimize threats to endangered bats and seabirds.
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There's been a long-standing homeless population along the Pearl City bike path. But some say the numbers have been increasing in the past few weeks, with some bikers and joggers saying they're now avoiding the path.
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An opihi picker on Maui is in critical condition Wednesday after being swept off the rocks by a large wave at Olivine Pools just off Kahekili Highway.
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After 36 years in business, an Oahu smoking accessories shop is shutting down on Wednesday. Greg Azus, the owner of Hawaii's Natural High, renewed his lease ...
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Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota is back in his home state of Hawaii to meet fans, give back to the community and prepare for the upcoming football season.
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It was a dream come true for six people who won a trip to Hawaii to meet "Guardians of the Galaxy" actor Chris Pratt and visit the set of the "Jurassic World" sequel -- but it was all made possible because Pratt wanted to help children suffering from...

A jury returned a verdict in favor of a Native Hawaiian family in a case involving a Hawaii land management and real estate brokerage firm's attempt to quiet title a 3.4-acre kuleana parcel in Kauaula Valley in Lahaina.
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The city-sponsored Bikeshare Hawaii program gets underway today — minus about 10 docking stations within Kapiolani Park because of a dispute over whether they should be allowed there.
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Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park has reopened Puu Puai Overlook after a six-month closure that allowed a pair of endangered Hawaiian geese to raise their gosling, the park announced Monday.
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U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono’s surgery to remove part of her rib Tuesday was successful, and she is in recovery, according to staff from her office. The operation was the second of two surgeries planned since Hirono was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer...

A failed attempt by the city Tuesday to marry a new computer mainframe with 40-year-old software will cause a third consecutive day of delays for people on all islands who need driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations.
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In 2008 the happiest ride in the “Happiest Place on Earth” was shut down for renovations. The canals that carry visitors through Disneyland’s “It’s a Small World” were made deeper because riders had gotten heavier over the years and there were so many...

Question: I was wondering whether there’s a city ordinance for the use of leaf blowers. We were driving by an apartment complex in Waipahu, and the maintenance worker was blowing his leaves from the sidewalk and onto the streets. There were several other...

A celebration of life for John Martin Pahinui will be held Monday at the Hawaiian Memorial Chapel. Visitation is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with services from 11 a.m. to noon.
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The small plane that crashed Dec. 30 off Molokai, killing three people, could have been hit by downdrafts, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
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University of Hawaii President David Lassner’s six-figure salary last year ranked at the low end of pay for public university leaders, according to a new report released Tuesday night by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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What to do with recent skeletal discoveries will be discussed before the State Historic Preservation Division and the Oahu Island Burial Council on Wednesday.
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The speed limit on Waimano Home Road is 35 miles per hour. But Dan Secretario still doesn't feel completely safe on afternoon walks with his wife, Marilyn.
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A townhall meeting on Monday night unleashed new outrage and fresh questions about an unauthorized construction project at the Punaluu Boat Launch over the weekend.
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A high school student from Kauai received the first Hawaii High School Humanitarian Scholarship through the Davis-Levin Livingston Charitable Foundation Tuesday.
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The city's promise to transform a neglected former plantation town just hit another snag. Officials have once again pushed back the deadline for bids to redevelop Varona Village.
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Just 9 percent of Honolulu renter households could actually afford to buy a median-priced single-family home on Oahu, the lowest share among 100 of the largest metro areas nationwide, according to a new report.
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The Kauai Fire Department extinguished a fire at a building on Kauai's West Side Monday that completely destroyed a building, causing $50,000 in damages.
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Three years ago, in a classroom on the Kalihi campus of Damien Memorial School, Jacob Batalon was faced with the same daunting dilemma that thousands of high school students across the state must also embrace.
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Older Hawaii residents not yet eligible for Medicare would have to pay more for health insurance under the Senate's proposed replacement for Obamacare, an AARP analysis concludes.
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U.S. News & World Report Hawaii News Now reports (http://bit.ly/2sWIZux ) a Congressional Budget Office report issued Monday shows the plan, which significantly reduces the federal government's contributions into the Medicaid program, could cause an...

U.S. News & World Report Oprah Winfrey recently spoke to Hawaii residents during a special appearance called "Live Your Best Life." KHON2-TV reports thousands of Hawaii residents turned out to hear Winfrey speak on Monday at the Maui Arts and Cultural...

West Hawaii Today The ones with staying power, those long time, successful college football coaches who find ways to build creativity and growth in their modest programs, are always the ones with an extra awareness of the world around them. These coaches...

Congress' nonpartisan budget referee says the Senate Republican health care bill would leave 22 million additional people uninsured in 2026 compared to President Barack Obama's law.
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Drivers are still adjusting to changes at several key intersections in Chinatown, where the city says it is trying to boost pedestrian safety – though not everyone is thrilled about the project.
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U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono successfully underwent surgery on Tuesday to remove a rib lesion, the latest operation in her ongoing battle with stage-four kidney cancer.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday announced it would partly reinstate President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban, a decision the White House called a "victory", but one that Hawaii's attorney general is calling a "compromise." “In a lot of ways...

A spokesman for the wife of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders says she has hired a lawyer as federal investigators examine a real estate deal involving a Vermont college she once ran.
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U.S. News & World Report Maureen Datta is the co-owner and operator of Adaptions Inc., a regional food hub on Hawaii Island that buys from dozens of local growers and sells wholesale to every level of the food industry across the state. The company also...

U.S. News & World Report HONOLULU (AP) — The death of a Hawaii boy who fell out of a window in a military housing unit has sparked a national initiative to prevent similar deaths at other military homes. U.S. Republican Rep. Mike Turner, of Ohio,...

Newsweek Updated | Sun, sea, surf and lava: Hawaii is a tropical paradise with all the modern amenities you could wish for. But there's a catch—it's cripplingly expensive. For the seventh year in a row, Hawaii has been voted the worst state in which to...

GreenBiz It will surprise few readers that California is the biggest U.S. state for electric vehicle adoption by quite a wide lead, with more than 245,000 plug-in models on the road. Hawaii doesn't even make the Top 10, but the island state stands out...

Mr. Finney supervised the building of the Hokulea, which sailed from Hawaii to Tahiti and discredited the “accidental settlement” theory of Polynesia.
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Next month the University of Hawaii football program will host a camp that's about far more than just X's and O's. Its aim is to help at-risk middle school boys in all walks of life.
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