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Trace amounts of organic chemicals that were found in drinking water during routine testing on Maui and the Big Island are related to former pineapple and sugar cane production.
Contracts with private housing providers were focused on ensuring a good return for the companies but don’t require homes be kept in good repair.
Scientists are racing to eradicate disease-carrying mosquitoes from forests, but to some a solution still feels like forever away.
Some OHA trustees contend the agency has made significant strides toward cleaning up its oversight since the 2012-2016 time period covered by the report.
It includes five Democratic senators running for president and Hirono of Hawaii.
Lt. Gov. Josh Green wants to create a new Hawaii Health Corps to respond to health crises throughout the Pacific. The measles outbreak has spread to American Samoa.
Officials took questions from only two reporters – and offered no new information in response – before leaving a press conference.
Officials refused to answer many questions about the U.S. sailor who shot and killed two civilians on the base, wounded another and then took his own life.
Some of Hawaii’s medical team in Samoa are providing care at the hospital, which is strapped for equipment, space and manpower.
Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat
The amount of microplastics washing up on Hawaiian beaches is expected to double by 2030.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Some iconic surf breaks could be completely eliminated while others will see bigger waves than ever before.
Richard Wiens/Civil Beat
Oahu’s waste-to-power facility has a hidden carbon cost, but is it better than shipping all our recyclables off-island?
Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat
Hawaii is unlikely to get a recycling facility anytime soon, so your soda cans and water bottles must travel thousands of miles to be recycled.
Some OHA trustees contend the agency has made significant strides toward cleaning up its oversight since the 2012-2016 time period covered by the report.
It includes five Democratic senators running for president and Hirono of Hawaii.
Lt. Gov. Josh Green wants to create a new Hawaii Health Corps to respond to health crises throughout the Pacific. The measles outbreak has spread to American Samoa.
Officials took questions from only two reporters – and offered no new information in response – before leaving a press conference.
Officials refused to answer many questions about the U.S. sailor who shot and killed two civilians on the base, wounded another and then took his own life.
Some of Hawaii’s medical team in Samoa are providing care at the hospital, which is strapped for equipment, space and manpower.
Colette Machado says it confirms the office is moving in the “right direction” but Kelii Akina sees fraud and abuse.
Craig Hirai’s appointment is subject to state Senate confirmation.
Updated. Waianae resident Vincent Kapoi Jr. was among the dead, according to his wife. Names of other victims have not been released.
Volunteer doctors and nurses are helping deliver 50,000 vaccines in a country that has come to a standstill after more than 60 measles deaths.
The GAO analyzed 32 criminal cases, including at least one with ties to Hawaii, to show how contractors have defrauded the U.S. government.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam said the shooter, a U.S. sailor, killed himself after shooting three Department of Defense civilian workers.
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