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Maui came just shy of a Little League World Series title in 2019. Now the island has another shot
The Central East Maui Little League All-Stars have won five straight elimination games to make it to a place Maui has been to only once in history. The team made up of players from Wailuku, Kahului and Lahaina are in Williamsport, Pa., for the Little League World Series, joining the history books with a team from the same league that reached the event in 2019.
Staffing Shortages Plus More Cases Are Causing Delays At The State Public Housing Agency
The Hawaii Public Housing Authority has reduced the amount of time it can spend meeting with Honolulu tenants in the low-income housing program. That cutback combined with other changes across the state are frustrating tenants and their advocates over what they say is the agency’s increasingly slow and inconsistent communication efforts.
First Alert Forecast: Showers and slightly weaker winds the next few days
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The remnants of what was tropical cyclone Emilia continue to move north of the island chain. Some of the moisture associated with this system could graze Kauai and Oahu throughout Wednesday evening and Thursday. The chance for showers will remain focused over windward areas, but a few isolated rainclouds could move leeward at times.
Undergrad projects shine at UROP summer symposium
Nearly 100 undergraduate students from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Leeward Community College, as well as other universities across the nation, showcased their projects at the 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Symposium on August 2. Hosted annually by the UH Mānoa Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), the nine-week summer research and creative work program culminated with hybrid oral presentations and poster presentations at the Hawaiʻi Imin International Conference Center.
Hawaii Joins Military Program To Recruit Government Workers
The state of Hawaii is hoping the U.S. Department of Defense can help fill some of the thousands of state job vacancies through a program that connects military members nearing the end of their service with employers looking for workers. So far the DOD’s SkillBridge program hasn’t gotten any people...
Maui Wildfires Smoldered Underground, Threatening Water For Agriculture
The wildfires that burned across Maui, Hawaii, in August 2023 became the deadliest conflagration in the United States in more than a century. While the harm to homes and tourism drew the most attention, agriculture was also heavily affected across the island, and the harm did not stop once the flames were out.
Chemical Plume Found In Closed Aiea Drinking Wells May Come From Red Hill
Honolulu Board of Water Supply tests taken this summer indicate that a plume of contaminants found in fuels and other industrial sources recently drifted through a pair of shuttered and sealed drinking wells in Aiea. The local water agency believes the plume of so-called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, may...
MPD & FBI announce arrest of Robert Dumaran in connection to IED case in Kahului
PUKALANI, Hawaii (Island News) – The Maui Police Department (MPD) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the arrest of the man connected to the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) case on Maui. The MPD and FBI announced that 47-year-old Robert Dumaran of Kahului, was arrested in connection with...
Rental, utility assistance enrollment to open for new applicants in Makiki
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The City’s Rental and Utility Relief Program (RURP) will hold an enrollment event for new applicants on Friday, August 23. O’ahu residents in need of assistance with rent or utility payments are encouraged to apply. The community event will take place at the Makiki District Park in the old library from 9 […]
Chef Adam Tabura’s Manele Spice Company brings Hawaii flavors to everyday cooks
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Renowned local chef and Food Network winner Adam Tabura, owner of consultancy The Spice Rack and Manele Spice Company, is back in the limelight with plans to showcase his roots at the Filipino Street Food Festival on Lanai on August 31. Tabura joined HNN’s Sunrise to showcase...
Hawaii's fire season expected to stay active through October
KAPOLEI, Hawaii (Island News) – Hawaii's fire season is already heating up. Now experts say, be prepared for heightened fire risk for the next two months. Before state land burned in Kapolei Tuesday morning, it was the focus of a request from the neighboring community. "They reached out to...
DOJ antitrust ‘expect to appear’ in Hawaii court; airline merger review end nears
HONOLULU (KHON2) — One of the federal antitrust attorneys for the Department of Justice assigned to the case that ended up blocking the Jet Blue-Spirit merger earlier this year has told the U.S. District Court here that he expects to be heading to Hawaii. Brian Hanna who is a trial attorney with the U.S. DOJ’s […]
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