Kalihi revitalization initiative coincides with planned redevelopment of Oʻahu jail
In 2016, the governor committed to working with the community to revitalize the urban neighborhood based on a vision for a “21st century Kalihi.”
Manoa Heritage Center receives $90K for Hawaiian language revitalization
The National Endowment for the Humanities will award $90,000 to the Mānoa Heritage Center in Honolulu through a new Native American language revitalization initiative.
Thompson urges Hawaiʻi to lead on sustainability, stewardship
The Polynesian Voyaging Society president and mālama Honua advocate speaks of the challenges ahead and the hope he has witnessed in people around the world during Hōkūleʻa's worldwide voyage.
Pohakuloa fire not a threat to community, PTA officials say
According to PTA officials, DU only aerosolizes at temperatures much higher than those produced by brush or range fires.
Hawaiʻi Supreme Court invalidates current TMT permit
The state land board granted approval for the permit while a contested case hearing was still pending, violating the rights of the hearing petitioners.
State legislators push for stronger regulations on Red Hill fuel facility
Eighteen state lawmakers sent a joint letter to state and federal regulatory agencies insisting the “real danger” of contamination to drinking water not be ignored.
Boulders cleared, Mauna Kea road remains closed
The Mauna Kea Visitors Center is also closed until further notice.
TMT construction still stalled
The Thirty Meter Telescope Corporation continues to postpone construction efforts on Mauna Kea, but Governor Ige says the corporation has the right to proceed.
Hawaiʻi internment camp to become National Historic Monument
The designation puts Honouliuli under the management of the U.S. National Park Service to help preserve the history of the site where hundreds of Japanese-Americans were wrongly interned during World War II.
A snapshot of Honolulu’s houseless population
This year's Point in Time count of Oʻahu’s houseless population was the most accurate yet thanks to a new database and better organization.