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Senate passes Schatz legislation to expand VA services to US Veterans in Freely Associated States
The US Senate passed legislation authored by US Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) that will expand Department of Veterans Affairs health care and benefits to US veterans who reside in the Freely Associated States of Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands.
State Audit Division reviews public school student funds
The State Department of Accounting and General Services, Audit Division is preparing to perform its yearly review of non-appropriated Student Activity Funds, to make sure funds are appropriately spent. These funds are used for activities outside of the formal class period that are not required for class work or credit. Examples include field trips, school clubs, student association dues and any other activity not essential to any particular course.
42nd Firefighter Recruit Class graduates with ‘Pinning the Badge’ ceremony
The Department of Fire and Public Safety and the State Department of Transportation celebrated the graduation of the 42nd Firefighter Recruit Class on Friday at a ceremony honoring 17 new first responders. The graduation marks the completion of the Maui Fire Department’s 27-week Recruit Training Program. The intensive course is designed to educate, train and […]
Hawaiʻi State FCU opens applications for 2026-27 scholarship program
Hawaiʻi State Federal Credit Union has announced that applications are now open for its 2026–2027 Scholarship Program, which will award financial assistance to Hawaiʻi students pursuing higher education or vocational training.
Special Olympics Maui to host annual golf tournament fundraiser Jan. 31
Special Olympics Maui will hold its Annual Golf Tournament and Helicopter Golf Ball Drop fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course.
Hale Kau Kau to serve free Christmas dinner in Kīhei
Hale Kau Kau, the daily meals ministry based at St. Theresa Church, will host a free Christmas dinner for the South Maui community next week.
Mālama Maunalua awarded $4.6M grant for community-led ridge-to-reef restoration
Mālama Maunalua announced it has received a $4.6 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s National Coastal Resilience Fund to implement the next phase of its community-led, ridge-to-reef restoration strategy for Maunalua Bay.
Top consumer frauds outlined as DCCA warns of scammers trying steal holiday spirit
Drawing on data from an annual survey of top consumer threats, DCCA’s Commissioner of Securities, Ty Y. Nohara, has identified top consumer frauds and threats to watch out for this holiday season.
Volunteers replant Keawaiki Park at Lahaina Harbor with native plants
On Dec. 6, representatives from the three Lahaina Rotary Clubs, Treecovery, and the Lahaina Restoration Foundation came together to replant Keawaiki Park with native Hawaiian trees, groundcover and vines.
Antarctica to Mānoa: UH sophomore returns from expedition to protect fragile continent
Waikōloa native and graduate of Kealakehe High School Eric Pōmaikaʻi Gee was one of two Villars Institute Fellows selected for the Ice Station Expedition, a 2-week mission that took place this month; he now will begin sharing lessons from the expedition through school visits, community presentations and public outreach.
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Business Monday: Childhood friends created Seaweed Snack Shop, selling curated gifts, souvenirs in Hilo
Co-owners and childhood friends Martha Duerr and Stephanie Tait sell art and handmade gifts from 51 Hawaiʻi-based artists as well as independent makers they have met throughout their lives at the Seaweed Snack Shop.
Kāhuli speaks to transformation as the 2025 Hawaiian Word of the Year
Kāhuli reminds us that transformation is both inevitable and essential – it moves away from the middle ground, emphasizing work that looks beyond “good enough."
Power source behind mysterious cosmic flashes pinpointed by astronomers as black holes
Observations of AT 2024wpp, including data from the W. M. Keck Observatory on the Big Island, reveal that luminous fast blue optical transients are driven by extreme stellar destruction — not supernovae
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Astronomers pinpoint black holes as power source behind mysterious cosmic flashes
Observations of AT 2024wpp, including data from the W. M. Keck Observatory on the Big Island, reveal that luminous fast blue optical transients are driven by extreme stellar destruction — not supernovae
Kāhuli resonates with navigations of change as the 2025 Hawaiian Word of the Year
“Kāhuli speaks to transformation at a fundamental level—not surface change, but the kind of shift that reorders everything,” said Kaʻiu Kimura, director of the Hawaiian language college.
Conservational Council of Hawai‘i urges public to voice opinion on proposed Trump changes to Endangered Species Act
There are 4 different rule changes that the council says will significantly change the way species such as the Hawaiian monk seal, brown booby, hawksbill sea turtle and more are protected.






