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JABSOM program gives students a hands-on look at careers in medicine
High school students from across the islands recently spent a week in Honolulu for a hands-on look at a career in medicine. Hundreds of students have participated in the John A. Burns School of Medicine’s summer program since it began 10 years ago, and many have gone on to pursue a medical education.
UH Mānoa men’s basketball receives academic accolades
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa men’s basketball team was honored with the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Team Academic Excellence Award as 15 student-athletes earned a combined 3.1 grade point average during the 2023–24 academic calendar. Each year NABC recognizes teams that earn a grade-point average of 3.0 and higher.
Miss Hawaiʻi Volunteer 2024: Merging passion and purpose at UH
As a child, Miss Hawaiʻi Volunteer 2024 Makenna Kinsler first became aware of the hardships in her island home when she walked through Kakaʻako with her mom to help the homeless. Now a double major at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Kinsler is still impacted by that experience.
DLNR seeks local artists to participate in Climate Change Action Residency program
The Hawaiʻi State Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission is looking for four local artists who work with various materials to join Hawaiʻi’s Artist Climate Change Action Residency program. The selected artists will get to help in developing key topics, including land stewardship, energy efficiency and more.
Honolulu District welcomes Lt. Col. Adrian Biggerstaff as 74th commander
Lt. Col. Adrian Biggerstaff became the 74th commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District, during a change of command ceremony July 10, at the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Brig. Gen. Joseph C. “Clete” Goetz, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Ocean...
Remembrance Rides set this month for wildfire survivors to see recovery efforts
Lahaina wildfire survivors will have an opportunity to participate in a Remembrance Ride to see recovery efforts for their beloved town within weeks of the one-year anniversary of the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire disaster. Until now, residents have only been able to visit their own properties. Online reservations are required...
Waikīkī steps out to support the community’s keiki
On Thursday, July 11, something amazing happened in Waikīkī! Representative Adrian Tam, along with some wonderful community organizations, held a super fun and important event: a school supply drive for keiki (children) in the Waikīkī area.
Wanted Big Island Individuals Arrested During Warrant Sweep
The Hawai’i County Police Department’s Area I Crime Reduction Unit and officers from the South Hilo and Puna patrol divisions, in conjunction with the United States Marshals Service Hawai’i Task Force, the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE), held a joint operation in East Hawai’i, that led to the arrest of numerous wanted individuals.
Drone Technology Used To Aid Hawaiian Fishpond Restoration
HILO - University of Hawaiʻi scientists and fishpond practitioners are using the drones to help manage the Honokea loko iʻa in Keaukaha. (BIVN) – Scientists and fishpond practitioners are utilizing drone technology to help restore and/or maintain Native Hawaiian fishponds. The University of Hawaiʻi is working with...
HPD searching for hit-and-run driver who critically injured bicyclist in Maili
MAILI, Hawaii (Island News) -- Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and critically injured a bicyclist on Farrington Highway in the Maili area, Sunday night. First responders were called out to the scene around 9 p.m. According to Honolulu Police (HPD) crash investigators, the bicyclist was crossing...
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