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Kauai May Buy The Blighted Coco Palms Hotel Allan Parachini/Civil Beat/2020

Kauai May Buy The Blighted Coco Palms Hotel

Kauai County Council Chair Mel Rapozo suggested taking ownership through eminent domain. The owner says it's for sale anyway.

Supporters Say Hawaiian Diacritical Marks On License Plates Would Boost The Language David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Supporters Say Hawaiian Diacritical Marks On License Plates Would Boost The Language

The change in plate design would only have affected the word “Hawai‘i", but the bill supporting the effort failed.

Native Hawaiian Healing Practices Are Now Covered By This Insurance Provider Courtesy: AlohaCare/2023

Native Hawaiian Healing Practices Are Now Covered By This Insurance Provider

Everything from hula to lomilomi massage is free for AlohaCare's 83,000 members.

Tiny Homes Proposed For DHHL Lands In West Oahu Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Tiny Homes Proposed For DHHL Lands In West Oahu

However, the chairs of the Senate and House Hawaiian affairs committees are proposing two different approaches to providing housing options to certain DHHL beneficiaries.

Senators Reject Governor’s Pick For Economy Chief But Give Thumbs-Up To New DHHL Director David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Senators Reject Governor’s Pick For Economy Chief But Give Thumbs-Up To New DHHL Director

Gov. Josh Green said Chris Sadayasu "would have made a good DBEDT director" and they'll discuss "next steps."

The Last Alii: The Death Of Prince Jonah Kuhio Hawaii State Archives/1922

The Last Alii: The Death Of Prince Jonah Kuhio

Kuhio, a celebrity during his lifetime, had spent decades working on behalf of the people of Hawaii but today few people know how great a mark he made.

2 Native Hawaiian Men Sentenced In Hate Crime Against White Neighbor AP

2 Native Hawaiian Men Sentenced In Hate Crime Against White Neighbor

The case lays bare Hawaii's complicated race relations.

New DHHL Director Aims To Speed Up The Development Of Homestead Lots David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

New DHHL Director Aims To Speed Up The Development Of Homestead Lots

But first Kali Watson, an affordable housing developer who is the governor's second pick for the job, must be confirmed by the Senate.

Naka Nathaniel: Don’t Be Afraid To Dance With The Language Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Naka Nathaniel: Don’t Be Afraid To Dance With The Language

By making every effort to speak Hawaiian, we're perpetuating a language that's critically endangered.