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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 […]
Crime Round-up: Man uses machete to vandalize ATM
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Three more cases were highlighted in this weeks ‘This is Now’ Crime Round-up. Case #1:. A man was seen using a machete to damage an American Saving’s Bank ATM at the Waipahu Town Center. This happened Monday, July 1, just before 6 a.m. HPD’s...
Realtor claims he was harassed out of plan to house Maui fire survivors, residents respond
KAHANA, Hawai'i (Island News) -- A reported confrontation between several men at a beach in Kahana likely ended a plan to house Lahaina fire survivors, according to realtor Gary Mooers. If Mooers' client bought an empty property in the area, he said the potential buyer considered placing a modular home...
Kona collision claims life, charges filed
HONOLULU (KHON2) — A Kailua-Kona man has been charged with negligent homicide after allegedly operating a vehicle under the influence, killing a man in Kona Monday, July 22. Hawaii Island police have 34-year-old Garrett Aadom Duran in custody at the Kealakehe Police Station for their belief of his involvement in a single-vehicle collision. Police said […]
Maui wildfire survivors begin moving in to Laʻikū temporary housing project in Lahaina
The first four tenants have moved into newly completed units in the La‘ikū temporary housing project along Lahainaluna Road, Gov. Josh Green, M.D., announced. Construction of this housing reflects a partnership between Governor Green’s Administration including the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) and the Hawaiʻi Department of Education (DOE), as well as the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) and the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation (HCF) Maui Strong Fund. That survivors have already moved into the first units, is another positive stride forward for community members who lost homes in the devastating historic Maui wildfires of Aug. 8, 2023.
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.
Moanalua Valley Park Welcomes Visitors Again Amid Haiku Stairs Dismantle
Residents of Honolulu's Moanalua Valley can breathe a sigh of relief as the Moanalua Valley Neighborhood Park reopens its gates to the public. Officials reinstated access Tuesday morning following local pushback over the prolonged closure, which had been implemented as an effort to curb trespassers from invading the nearby Haiku Stairs during its dismantling phase. As reported by NY1, the re-opened park comes with a caveat: should there be a spike in illegal trail activity, officials are prepared to close it off once more.
Q&A: Expert on the world’s first academic ethnomathematics program
Linda Furuto, a professor of mathematics education at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, started teaching ethnomathematics at UH West Oʻahu in 2007. She helped to develop the world’s first academic program in ethnomathematics at the UH Mānoa College of Education in 2018. Recently, the...
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