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4+ hour, 23+ min ago (248+ words) Nearly 280 proposed charter amendments have been submitted to the Honolulu Charter Commission, including several with a focus on improving farming or ensuring that residents don't go hungry. A few of the proposals would add language to the city charter giving residents a "right to food," meaning the city would have a duty to ensure O'ahu residents have access to enough nutritious, affordable and culturally appropriate food. Urban agroecologist Kima Wassel Hardy, founder of the agroforestry consulting business Earth Innovation, is helping spearhead that effort. Other city charter proposals would put money behind that effort as well. The Hawai'i Foodbank submitted its own proposal to create what it's calling a Food Security Fund " something that Wassel Hardy supports. It would be funded using a portion of revenue from the city's real property taxes, and would be used for city programs meant…...

17+ hour, 13+ min ago (128+ words) The holidays are here, which means homes across Hawai'i are filling with festive gatherings, family visits, and plenty of cheer. Unfortunately, it's also a time when pests try to join the celebration. Brittany Duny, CEO of Absolute Termite & Pest Control Hawaii, joined Living808 to share what homeowners should look out for this season and how to stay ahead of unwanted guests. The holidays are here, which means homes across Hawai'i are filling with festive gatherings, family visits, and plenty of cheer. Unfortunately, it's also a time when pests try to join the celebration. Brittany Duny, CEO of Absolute Termite & Pest Control Hawaii, joined Living808 to share what homeowners should look out for this season and how to stay ahead of unwanted guests....

1+ day, 28+ min ago (53+ words) A female boxer is trending on social media for her controversial weigh-in outfit. Ebanie Bridges, a 39-year-old boxer, has trended on social media for the clothes she decides to wear to her weigh-ins ... Hawaii Weather: Trade winds set to return to the islands on Thursday, mostly dry weekend ahead...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago (1033+ words) University of Wyoming quarterback Mason Drube runs with the ball during a game against Hawaii on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in Honolulu. University of Wyoming wide receiver Bricen Brantley returns a kickoff during a game against Hawaii on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in Honolulu. The University of Wyoming defense tackles a Hawaii player during a game against Hawaii on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in Honolulu. Two offensive touchdowns in the month of November. That's how the University of Wyoming's season ended with its 27-7 loss to Hawaii on Saturday night in Honolulu. The Cowboys watched the Warriors reclaim the Paniolo Trophy as they fell to 4-8 overall and 2-6 in the Mountain West." Bowl-bound Hawaii improved to 8-4 and 5-3 after outgaining UW 417-256 in total yardage. The Cowboys' offense was shut out by the Warriors, with UW's lone scoring coming on a pick-6 by safety Jones Thomas in the first quarter....

1+ day, 22+ hour ago (324+ words) Environment News: In a unique conservation effort, Hawaii is deploying thousands of lab-reared male mosquitoes via drones and helicopters to combat invasive species thr In a counter-intuitive but urgent conservation push, drones and helicopters are releasing thousands of mosquitoes over Hawaii's forests in an effort to rescue some of the islands' most threatened birds The operation is part of a large-scale bid to suppress invasive mosquito populations that are driving native Hawaiian honeycreepers towards extinction.In June, dozens of biodegradable pods, each carrying around 1,000 non-biting, lab-reared male mosquitoes were dropped across remote forest areas According to CNN, these insects have been treated with a naturally occurring bacterium, Wolbachia, which means eggs do not hatch when they mate with wild females Conservationists hope that repeated releases will shrink the wild mosquito population responsible for spreading avian malaria.The stakes are high…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago (372+ words) HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A UH Manoa graduate student is heading to the Philippines early next year for six months to represent Hawaii in the Miss Universe Philippines 2026 competition. Waipahu High School alumna Charieze Lianne Cacayorin was crowned Miss Universe Philippines Hawaii (MUPH) earlier this year. She will be celebrating her 24th birthday with a fundraising event tonight, Nov. 30, to support her journey as she competes on the national stage in Manila. As a first generation immigrant, Cacayorin felt ashamed of her culture when she moved from the Philippines at eight-years-old. At first, she was excited about Hawaii's large Filipino community, but being more connected to her cultural roots made her feel different from her peers. "I wasn't the type of local Filipino that you would see growing up, but more so someone straight from the Philippines," said Cacayorin. When she started studying…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago (266+ words) Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa tied a 43-year-old FBS record on Saturday before his first missed kick of the season. Marco Garcia / Imagn Images Before every kick, Kansei Matsuzawa murmurs three sentences. Soft enough that only he can hear them, firm enough that he believes every word and steady enough that proof blooms through the uprights moments later. "I tell myself three things: I am elite. Focus on myself. And I make this field goal," Matsuzawa said last month on "The Heisman Trophy Podcast." Then, with the two-step glide he honed partly through his high school soccer days in Tokyo and partly through hours of studying Seattle Seahawks kicker Jason Myers, he swings. Nelson, like Matsuzawa, made his first 25 before missing his last attempt of the regular season. " Hawaii Football (@HawaiiFootball) November 30, 2025 Despite the miss, senior night at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago (23+ words) ChatGPT calculated that billionaires paying Hawaii's 14% tax rate would raise $7B-$40B yearly depending on how much wealth converts to taxable income....

2+ day, 22+ hour ago (1593+ words) Sunday, November 30, 2025 70" Today's Paper Today " Updated 10:08 p.m. College athletes have been able to receive third-party payments for their name, image and likeness since 2021, and since July 1 are eligible for direct payments from schools. The University of Hawaii is trying to secure better footing on a new competitive playing field for paying student athletes with taxpayer funding that partly drives winning or losing. On July 1, U.S. collegiate athletics entered a new era when the settlement of a national class-action lawsuit allowed universities to pay players for the benefit of using their name, image and likeness " or NIL " after several years of such payments being restricted to deals from private donors, corporate sponsors and other third parties. UH officials say that staying competitive in the NCAA's Mountain West Conference of mid-major schools will take $5 million in annual public funding on top of private funding,…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago (490+ words) Saturday, November 29, 2025 74" Today's Paper Hawaii football coach Timmy Chang and Micah Alejado shared a moment during UH's win over Wyoming to finish the regular season with an 8-4 record. It was riches before glitches in the Hawaii football team's 27-7 rout of Wyoming at the Ching Complex. A crowd of 13,116 " from a sellout announced at 15,194 " saw Micah Alejado throw two scoring passes; wideout Jackson Harris amass 153 receiving yards, with 78 coming on a catch-and-dash; and Kansei Matsuzawa converting two 47-yard field goals. In improving to 8-4 overall and 5-3 in the Mountain West, the Warriors reclaimed the Paniolo Trophy and celebrated 26 seniors final regular-season game. It also was a night of records and comebacks. Matsuzawa, a self-taught kicker from Japan, tied the FBS record of 25 successful field goals to start a season with his second 47-yarder to extend the Warrors' lead to 20-7. Washington's Chuck Nelson…...