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As the Paris Games near, this Hawaii Olympian wants athletes to savor every moment
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The 2024 Summer Olympic Games are nearly three weeks away. As the current athletes get ready for Paris, former athletes are looking back on their Olympic Journey, including a two-time Olympian from Laie. Laie’s Kelsey Nakanelua is no stranger to one of the grandest stages in sports....
Mānoa Falls hike to temporarily close for maintenance work
The popular Mānoa Falls Trail on Oʻahu will be closed next week for trail improvements. Maintenance and enhancements include trail hardening, widening of the trail corridor, and removing invasive species, according to the Nā Ala Hele Trail and Access Program at the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
Candidate Q&A: Hawaii County Mayor — Breeani Kobayashi
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Breeani Kobayashi, candidate for Hawaii County mayor. Her opponents are Kimo Alameda, Daniel...
Oahu Coral Group Gears Up To Help Maui’s Battered Reefs
A community-driven effort to restore coral reefs is getting underway on Maui. It’s the brainchild of Alika Garcia, a firefighter and emergency medical technician with the Honolulu Fire Department, in partnership with Maui Nui Marine Resources Council and his own organization, Kuleana Coral Restoration. “I’m not a scientist,” Garcia...
A new guard has been selected for JABSOM
Exciting news for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)! Dr. Thomas Samuel “Sam” Shomaker has been appointed as the new dean after his nomination was approved by the UH Board of Regents on May 16.
Noise control efforts in Waikiki are underway
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Known for its surf and sand, Waikiki is increasingly becoming synonymous with another less desirable feature: noise, a problem residents say is worsening. “We’ve developed a group of people who love to put aftermarket mufflers on their vehicles and roar up and down the street and groups that love to set off […]
A Tale Of 12 Shopping Carts And The Man Who Retrieves Them
Shota Mkheidze drives a big white pickup truck that he got from U-Haul, capable of carrying about 12 shopping carts at a time. “You have to be careful with this truck,” Mkheidze said on a recent Friday. As he drove out of a parking garage in Kakaako, the truck’s antennae knocked against the ceiling every few seconds.
Coach Mizuguchi Resigns After Six Seasons With the Vulcans
UH Hilo Tennis head coach Kallen Mizuguchi resigned after six seasons leading both the Hawai’i Hilo Men’s and Women’s Tennis programs. Following a four-year playing career with the Vulcans, the hometown native and UH Hilo alum was named interim head coach for both of the Hawai’i Hilo Men’s and Women’s Tennis programs in Feb. 2019, guiding the men’s team to a Pacific West Conference Championship runner-up finish followed by the first of two NCAA Championship Semifinalist placements. Mizuguchi was given the permanent role in June and later followed up in 2021 by claiming the PacWest Conference title.
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