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Preschool Open Doors now accepting applications year-round
Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, who is serving as Acting Governor, joined the state’s Department of Human Services to announce that the preschool tuition subsidy program, Preschool Open Doors, is now accepting applications on a year-round basis. Act 153, Session Laws of Hawaiʻi 2024, signed into law on July 1,...
Hope Services opens new respite house for unsheltered in Hilo
Hope Services Hawaii has a number of new projects underway on the Big Island, addressing the needs of the unhoused. Hope Services opens new respite house for unsheltered in Hilo. Hope Services Hawaii has a number of new projects underway on the Big Island, addressing the needs of the unhoused.
Hilo Youth Challenge Academy Changes Mission, Becomes Job Challenge Academy
HILO, Hawaiʻi - The Hawaiʻi National Guard announced Monday that the Youth Challenge Academy in Hilo will be changing its name, who can participate, and its mission. (BIVN) – The Hawaiʻi National Guard Youth Challenge Academy in Hilo will be “changing its name, who can participate, and its mission.”
Hawaii Contractors Are Still Big Contributors To Political Campaigns, Thanks To Loopholes In State Law
People tied to Royal Contracting, which has won city contracts in the past, have donated more than $40,000 to Blangiardi’s campaign. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024) Executive officers and employees of government contractors along with their family members donated more than $170,000 to local campaigns between January and the end of June, a Civil Beat review of campaign finance data found.
School supply costs hitting families hard
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Parents and teachers are once again checking off items on those school supply lists, and the costs are hitting hard for some families. Parents say its normal to spend a couple hundred dollars, especially if you shop for multiple kids. “I got everything for 50 bucks for our kids and now it’s […]
UH medical school hopes recognition, attracts more local students
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaii is short on about 700 doctors. Healthcare officials realize closing that gap is a long-term project. They say it will take a team effort among the UH medical school, lawmakers and future healthcare workers. They got a little boost Tuesday. These 77 young adults could be Hawaii’s future doctors. They are […]
Hawaii airport gets a new lease on life
HONOLULU — A new 50-year lease at Kawaihāpai Airfield (PHDH), formerly known as Dillingham Airfield, assures the continued operation of the airport. The lease went into effect July 6, 2024, according to officials with the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), resolving many of the problems that had put the airfield in danger.
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