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Hawaii troops in Philippines for military exercise
11+ hour, 1+ min ago (1160+ words) Edward Bungubung / Special to the Star-Advertiser Philippine military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner gives remarks in a series kicking off the annual Exercise Balikatan in the Philippines on April 20, 206. U. S. military units from Hawaii have been central to the exercise as it…...
Kauaians invited to write remembrances for Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (281+ words) Marco Garcia / Special to the Star-Advertiser A floating lantern can be seen at the 27th Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii at Ala Moana Beach Park on Monday, May 26, 2025. LIHUE " Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii announced that Kauai residents interested in participating in the…...
RKF Jr. declares public health emergency for Hawaii in wake of storms
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (406+ words) REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST / APRIL 21 U. S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on U. S. President Donald Trump's budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services, on Capitol Hill in…...
Honolulu monitors Wahiawa Dam for failure
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1146+ words) Wahiawa Dam looms over central Oahu on Friday, March 20, 2026, as officials warn of a possible failure that could send floodwaters toward communities along the North Shore. Michelle Bir / Special to the Star-Advertiser Traffic moves slowly across the Karsten Thot Bridge…...
Honolulu Coast Guard crew returns from South Pacific
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (959+ words) A U. S. Coast Guard coxswain assigned to the fast response cutter USCGC William Hart (WPC 1134) approaches a commercial fishing vessel 24 miles offshore Samoa Feb. 7, 2026. The crew of the William Hart is deployed in support of Operation Blue Pacific, an overarching multi-mission…...
Hawaii shifts into recovery mode after storm
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1680+ words) The Pali Highway exit remained closed Sunday. Thousands of Hawaiian Electric customers across the state remained in the dark from overnight power outages. A power outage in East Oahu Friday and Saturday forced the Safeway Hawaii Kai to clear perishable…...
Pilot program puts Honolulu police officers in 3 schools
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (1036+ words) JAMM AQUINO / STAR-ADVERTISER The Honolulu Police Department and the state Department of Education announced a pilot school resource officer program Wednesday. HPD School Resource Officer Jayson Kauwenaole spoke at the news conference held at the DOE. The Honolulu Police Department…...
Hawaii Farm to Families program to provide funds to food banks
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (361+ words) As food insecurity continues to affect local families, the Hawaii House of Representatives is pleased to announce the release of funding for the Farm to Families initiative, a Legislature-funded program that enables local food banks to purchase, store and distribute…...
Coast Guard monitors Russian naval spy ship off Hawaii's coast
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (245+ words) COURTESY U. S. COAST GUARD The U. S. Coast Guard detected a Russian military vessel, the intelligence ship Kareliya, operating just outside U. S. territorial waters about 15 nautical miles south of Oahu on Oct. 29. U. S. Coast Guard officials said they are monitoring a Russian naval intelligence ship…...
Hawaii's drought conditions extend to normally drenched Hilo
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (714+ words) This image released Oct. 2 shows the entire state of Hawaii in drought, with portions of Hawaii island in extreme drought and Hilo in severe drought. Dry conditions continue throughout the entire state, with even Hilo " a city renowned for prodigious…...