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Industry leaders say collaboration is the prescription for local health care
Collaboration is the key to navigating Hawaiʻi’s health care future, according to industry leaders. In a roundtable with Pacific Business News and five health care executives, the theme of collaboration rose to the top on how to solve Hawaiʻi’s pressing challenges. Wesley Lo is CEO of...
UH Manoa warns of heavy traffic for football home opener
The University of Hawaii is advising commuters and nearby residents to expect heavy traffic around UH Manoa on Saturday, August 24, due to the UH Rainbow Warriors football team’s home opener against Delaware State at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex.
19-year-old charged with attempted murder in Kalihi city bus shooting
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu police have charged a 19-year-old man with attempted murder in connection to a shooting in Kalihi, police officials said. Officials say 19-year-old Jonathan Ten is also charged with two firearms offenses for a shooting that seriously injured a 16-year-old boy on a city bus in Kalihi nearly two weeks ago.
Firefighters extinguish brush fire in Anahola Friday
ANAHOLA – Kaua‘i Fire Department firefighters, County and state personnel, and private landowners extinguished a brush fire in Anahola on Friday, Aug. 23. No injuries were reported. However, the fire destroyed a storage container, causing an estimated $8,000 in damages to property and contents. Firefighters with the Kapa‘a...
Update: Missing man, 77, found in Kona
10:18 a.m. police update: James Jung has been located in Kona. Original post: The Hawai’i Island Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating missing 77-year-old man, James M Jung. Jung was last seen at the Kona airport by his wife, Clara Jung, at 5:30 a.m. on...
Small-town scholar begins new journey at UH Mānoa
The range of academic options and extracurricular activities at UH Mānoa reminded me of home. Jaelynn Farias is set to begin an exciting new chapter as a freshman at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, joining thousands of her peers this fall. As a recent recipient of the highly competitive Gates Scholarship—funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support outstanding minority students from low-income backgrounds—Farias will have her entire cost of attendance covered as she pursues her bachelor’s degree.
New outreach aims to address food insecurity on Oahu’s North Shore
(KAHUKU, HAWAII) On every third Thursday of the month, there’s always a lot of action going on at the Kahuku Village Association Center. Thanks to the Kualoa Heeia Ecumenical Youth Project or Key Project, a partner of the Hawaii Foodbank, a steady supply of much needed grocery items and more are available for those who need it most.
QB Schager lands sixth preseason watch list
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa quarterback Brayden Schager has been named to the 12th annual Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list, marking his sixth preseason watch list appearance in 2024. The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award honors the nation’s top offensive player from Texas or plays...
UH Hilo Athletics achieves record GPA, 60 student-athletes earn awards
Sixty University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo student-athletes were announced as recipients of the 2023–24 Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award for attaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher. The Vulcans’ 60 student-athletes were among 1,124 honorees from the Pacific West Conference, ranking third in all of Division II.
The Conversation: Russia-Ukraine conflict; Duke's impact on the Olympics
Audio will be added after the show. The Conversation airs weekdays from 11 a.m. to noon on HPR-1. Hawaii Stands with Ukraine's Lara Palafox discusses recent developments in the conflict as Hawaiʻi's Ukrainian community prepares to gather for an Independence Day festival | Full Story. HPR reporter Catherine Cluett...
Lahaina land trust buys 1st property to preserve local housing for generations
The Lahaina Community Land Trust has secured its first property to benefit local residents for future generations. “When the community land trust purchases land, the land trust will own the land forever, in perpetuity, and then the structure built on top can be sold to a Lahaina resident," said Autumn Ness, the organization’s executive director.
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