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Squatters Suspected in Pahoa Residential Blaze
PAHOA (Island News)-- A Monday night fire in the Puna district may be connected to a history of squatters at the unattended home, according to a report by the Hawaii County Fire Department. Neighbors describe a situation in which a series of squatters had taken over the residence with the...
Candidate Q&A: Hawaii County Council District 6 — Michelle Galimba
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 Michelle Galimba, candidate for Hawaii County Council District 6, which includes Kau, portions...
Sandwich Isles Assets To Be Sold To Hawaiian Telcom
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Hawaiian Telcom will acquire some of the last remaining assets of Sandwich Isles Communications, which terminated services to its customers living on Hawaiian homelands last month. Confirmation of the sale is the beginning of the end for this yearslong case, resolving the final parts...
How the Ala Moana-Kakaako-Sheridan is Becoming More Affordable For Hawaii Residents
Honolulu (KHON2) – The urban communities of Ala Moana and Kakaako are one of the most popular neighborhoods in Honolulu making it a great location for future homebuyers. According to Scott Saiki, State Representative, District 25, the Ala Moana-Kakaako-Sheridan area is a community filled with high rises, in which residents are concerned about the same kinds of issues that other residents think are important.
Four Hawaii high school students join global journalists at Manila conference
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Among 350 global journalists at the East-West Center international media conference in the Philippines last week were four high school students on a study tour hosted by the Pacific Asian Affairs Council, a nonprofit geared to increase young people’s awareness of world issues. HNN caught up...
Could limu power future biorefineries? UH project explores
A limu (seaweed) native to Hawaiian waters, Dictyota sp., is gaining attention for its potential to produce compounds that have high-value ingredients in pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food processing, medical and dental industries. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers are exploring ways to establish an Indigenous limu commercial industry in the islands using the second of two $150,000 Sun Grant Western Region awards granted to Samir Khanal of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.
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