News
Hawaii’s new ‘millionaire tax’ rivals top rate among other states
21+ hour, 42+ min ago (1394+ words) Personal income tax rates in Hawaii will become a little more progressive next year in part due to a new top rate for high-income households that puts the isles closer to the state with the highest rate. Gov. Josh Green…...
After storm damage, Hawaii’s reefs brace for another blow from El Nino
21+ hour, 42+ min ago (1513+ words) Professor Eva Majerova, left, and graduate student Alyssa Varela inspected a coral tank at the University of Hawaii’s School of Marine Biology Coral Resilience Lab at Moku o Loe in Kaneohe Bay on Monday. The lab has been breeding and…...
Hawaii shelters inadequate against hurricanes
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (1152+ words) Hurricane Iniki was a Category 4 storm that made landfall on Kauai in 1992, killing seven people, injuring more than 100 and causing $1.8 billion in damage, according to the National Disaster Survey report. Pictured is what was left of Wrangler’s Restaurant in Waimea,…...
50 years after Hokule‘a’s first voyage, the canoe continues to reshape Hawaii
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1319+ words) More than 17,000 people greeted the Hokule‘a upon its arrival in Papeete Harbor on June 4, 1976. Some Tahitians climbed aboard the canoe and rode the final distance to shore with the crew. Master navigator Pius “Mau” Piailug navigating Hokule‘a’s maiden…...
Kona-low storms dampened Hawaii visitor arrivals, spending in March
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1014+ words) MICHELLE BIR / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Megan Kinneavy and her family, visiting the North Shore last week from Maine, aimed to support local businesses in the area following the Kona-low storms. Back-to-back Kona-low storms during the latter half of March…...
Hawaii leaders push Pentagon for bigger role in military land leases
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (994+ words) COURTESY OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS Office of Hawaiian Affairs leaders met with U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenezj, R-Fla., and other lawmakers and Pentagon officials during a three-day visit to Washington, D.C., last week to discuss the future of military-leased lands in Hawaii. Office…...
Modest growth expected for Hawaii tourism in 2026
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (1035+ words) Interim president and CEO, Hawai’i Tourism Authority A visiting family from San Diego had the Hilton Lagoon to themselves as rain from another storm fell Tuesday in Honolulu. State officials and industry leaders warn that with the recent storms, Hawaii…...
Military wants Hawaii to be a hub for Pacific arms manufacturing
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1649+ words) Francis Paul Janiola, a Multinational Armaments Resilience Seminar fellow from the Philippines, asked an Oceanit employee about a drone system during a tour in January of the company’s downtown Honolulu labs and facilities. An Oceanit employee explains a drone system…...
Bills seek to rein in free-roaming cat population in Hawaii
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (1444+ words) Lawmakers are working with the House agriculture committee and various conservation groups in Hawaii on new bills that address the cat overpopulation crisis. Feral cats are seen at the Hawaii Kai Park and Ride parking lot on Friday in east…...
Hawaii legislative bill would feed every public school student for free
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (947+ words) House Bill 1779 would require the Hawaii Department of Education to feed every student for free. Every public school student — regardless of family income — would receive free meals at school under a bill introduced Thursday by nearly half of all 51 House…...