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U.S. visitors to Hawaii in April top 2019 levels for 12th consecutive month May 26, 2022 8:21 pm Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii U.S. travelers came to Hawaii in significantly higher numbers than before the pandemic making April the most recovered month for tourism since the start of COVID-19. Some 818,268 visitors came to Hawaii in April, representing a 96.3% recovery from April …
Big Ten football 2022 schedule: Michigan State at Washington, Michigan vs. Hawaii at night May 26, 2022 7:36 pm Detroit Free Press - Michigan The Big Ten released the times and TV networks for a handful of games for the 2022 seasons, including for the first three weeks of the season. Week 1 for Michigan State football begins on the now-traditional Friday night. The Spartans host Western …
6 Hawaii residents travel to Japan as part of pilot program to bring back tourists May 26, 2022 11:23 am Hawaii News Now HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - As part of a new pilot program, six people from Hawaii became the first in a group of travelers to Japan to see how ready the country is to reopen to tourists. The group included only seven travelers from the United States — …
Letters: We must worry about what could happen here; Help young boys grow into successful adults; Hawaii needs Hu Honua, energy independence May 26, 2022 11:05 am Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! “It can’t happen here,” is the phrase that’s been spoken in many towns and cities across our country for so many years. As we watch random acts of gun violence playing out in schools …
Unversity of Hawaii baseball plays for a second-place finish in Big West against Cal Poly May 26, 2022 11:05 am Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! ANDREW LEE / SPECIAL TO THE HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER Saturday’s series finale against Cal Poly will be senior day for five UH baseball players. Above, Hawaii’s Scotty Scott, left, …
Hawaii Hilo finishes with highest isle ranking May 26, 2022 11:04 am Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! Hawaii Hilo finished with the highest ranking out of the schools based in Hawaii with fifth place in the Pacific West Conference Commissioner’s Cup. The rankings are determined by …
Surge in Hawaii’s COVID-19 cases continues for 9th consecutive week May 26, 2022 11:04 am Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! The Hawaii Department of Health on Wednesday reported the state’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases at 1,098 over the past week, representing the ninth consecutive weekly …
Retaliation Accusations Could Sink Biden’s Nominee For US Marshal In Hawaii May 26, 2022 10:39 am Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii WASHINGTON — A federal retaliation lawsuit that resulted in a $1.8 million settlement against Kauai County in 2020 is raising a barrage of new questions about whether Michael Contrades, who is President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. Marshal in Hawaii, is …
Episode 114: A conversation with Hawaii’s youth poet laureate May 26, 2022 4:21 am Hawaii News Now HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii’s new youth poet laureate, Kalehua Fung, joins us on “Muthaship” this week. She shares her winning poem inspired by Queen Liliuokalani. Fung says it’s a story about the quilt the queen made during the overthrow of Hawaii. …
Texas shooting reignites safety discussions in Hawaii public schools May 26, 2022 4:21 am Hawaii News Now HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - You can walk onto most public school campuses in Hawaii without having to go through security. Some feel that poses a risk. In the wake of the Texas school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead, the state …
Hawaii’s Congressional Leaders Back Off Missile Defense System May 26, 2022 4:21 am Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii After years of arguing in favor of a nearly $2 billion missile defense radar – first on Oahu, then on Kauai – Hawaii’s congressional delegation is backing away from the project. U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono was a longtime advocate for the proposed Homeland …
Hawaii State Virtual Women’s Summit – June 11 May 26, 2022 1:33 am State of Hawaii Office of Veterans' Services
Hawaii State Virtual Women’s Summit – June 11 May 26, 2022 1:19 am State of Hawaii Office of Veterans' Services
‘It’s hurting everybody’: Hawaii food pantries struggle with rising prices ― and growing need May 26, 2022 12:43 am Hawaii News Now HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Wally Inglis leads Wallyhouse at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church in Kalihi. Six days a week, from 8 a.m. to noon, he feeds anyone who shows up for a meal. But these days, it’s getting harder for him to meet the need. The rising …
Voyaging canoes Hokule‘a, Hikianalia headed home to Hawaii after Tahiti visit May 25, 2022 11:47 pm Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii The voyaging canoes Hokule‘a and Hikianalia departed Tuesday from Papeete, Tahiti, on their way back home to Hawaii. The vessels will moor for a day or two off Rangiroa before setting sail for Hilo, according to a Polynesian Voyaging Society news release. …