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Hawaii Island Seed Bank helps build climate resilience
There is an off-grid, solar-powered storage container just north of Kailua-Kona filled with millions of seeds.
Hawaii Island Seed Bank helps build climate resilience
There is an off-grid, solar-powered storage container just north of Kailua-Kona filled with millions of seeds.
Letters — Your Voice — May 6
Hawaiian Electric’s recent announcement that our electric bills will increase 20-30% due to oil price spikes caused by the Iran war is concerning. When global oil markets turn volatile, those price hikes m...
Agitated testifier disrupts County Council vote on Kapoho land
An irate testifier interrupted a Hawaii County Council meeting Tuesday while its members were preparing to vote on a resolution calling for the acquisition of nearly 2,000 acres of coastal land in Kapoho.
‘Peter Boy’ lawsuit drags on: ‘What the state did was terrible. The liability is obvious’
Eight years after filing a wrongful-death lawsuit, the siblings of Peter Kema Jr., also known as “Peter Boy,” are still trying to hold the state accountable for its role in the death of their brother, wh...
Spirit Airlines lawyer says high jet fuel prices left carrier no alternative but to shut down
A judge in the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court said on Tuesday that it was “a horrible day for employees” after a bailout for Spirit Airlines proposed by the U.S. government fell through,...
Man accused of attacking press gala indicted on four charges
WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment Tuesday against Cole Tomas Allen, the man accused of rushing a security point at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in a...
Trump says US pausing efforts to guide ships through strait blocked by Iran
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, in a sudden reversal, announced Tuesday evening that the United States was pausing “for a short period of time” efforts to help guide ships through the Strait of Ho...
Russian attacks kill 27 before deadline for ceasefire proposed by Kyiv
Russian attacks throughout eastern Ukraine killed at least 27 people on Tuesday, including 12 in one of the worst strikes so far this year, hours before a midnight deadline ushering in an open-ended ceasefir...
BIIF boys volleyball: Daggers, Wildcats win island titles
HILO — Pahoa boys volleyball clinched its first island title since 2012 in the most thrilling way possible.
General Plan debate rages on: Council committee narrowly advances ‘2045’ version
Supporters of two competing long-term public planning documents turned out in droves Monday at a Hawaii County Council committee meeting, some making claims that were later characterized by one council membe...
Hawaii pitcher Isaiah Magdaleno earns national, Big West honors
One of the most magical pitching performances in the University of Hawaii baseball program’s history would not have been possible without a lifelong pitch.
It’s a wrap: A bill to enhance spending rebates for film productions in Hawaii is set for passage
Hawaii lawmakers are poised to accelerate the state’s pace in an incentive arms race for hosting film productions by offering more taxpayer-funded rebates on industry spending.
Richard Henderson, businessman, GOP senator, dies
Richard “Scotchy” Henderson, a longtime business leader and former Republican state senator from Hilo, died April 25. He was 97.
Soldiers from 9 countries compete in Hawaii in squad contest
Soldiers from nine countries are competing on Oahu this week to see which of them is the best as they test themselves on their fitness and fighting skills.
Agitated testifier disrupts County Council vote on Kapoho land
An irate testifier interrupted a Hawaii County Council meeting Tuesday while its members were preparing to vote on a resolution calling for the acquisition of nearly 2,000 acres of coastal land in Kapoho.
‘Peter Boy’ lawsuit drags on: ‘What the state did was terrible. The liability is obvious’
Eight years after filing a wrongful-death lawsuit, the siblings of Peter Kema Jr., also known as “Peter Boy,” are still trying to hold the state accountable for its role in the death of their brother, wh...
Spirit Airlines’ demise could help other airlines
Spirit Airlines was once a potent force in the U.S. aviation industry. Its demise will reveal how strong that influence had been in recent years when air travel had already begun moving away from the low-far...
3 dead of suspected hantavirus infections on cruise ship, WHO says
Three people who were aboard a cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean have died of suspected infections of hantavirus, the World Health Organization said Sunday, referring to a rare family of viruses carried...
Doctors from countries under travel ban now allowed to stay in US
Foreign doctors will be able to receive visas allowing them to practice in the United States, after the Trump administration quietly changed a policy to exempt them from a travel ban.
OPEC+, in symbolic gesture, to increase oil production
The oil cartel known as OPEC+ agreed on Sunday to step up output next month by a modest 188,000 barrels a day, in a move meant to send a signal that it was conducting business as usual. The group met days af...
Abortion pill makers ask Supreme Court to restore mail-order access
Two drugmakers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to restore mail-order access to mifepristone, a move that would continue to allow women access to one of the most widely used abortion methods pending ongoing...
Iran’s meme war against Trump ushers in a future of ‘slopaganda’
When the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran started two months ago, online accounts linked to Tehran tried building sympathy with defiant and emotional appeals. They had little impact.