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Local sports briefs: West Hawaii gyms closed for prep sports; Ali???i Challenge draws dozens of swimmers
18+ hour, 54+ min ago (255+ words) The following is a list of local sports briefs West Hawaii gyms closed for athletics Three of West Hawaii’s gymnasiums used for high school athletics — Kealakehe High School, Konawaena High School and Old Kona Airport — have been closed to the…...
After storm damage, Hawaii’s reefs brace for another blow from El Nino
4+ week, 2+ day 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…...
Fuel-price shock hits Hawaii’s visitor industry as Iran conflict continues
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (878+ words) A beach-goer makes her way to the water at Waikiki Beach on Thursday. The war in Iran has sent jet fuel prices surging this year, with the surcharge on Japan-Hawaii round-trips hitting $250 a ticket in July. Two visitors walk past…...
Hawaii fast-tracks pilot recruiting efforts as aviator shortage looms
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1177+ words) JAMM AQUINO / JUNE 20 The mandatory retirement age for pilots is 65, which results in periodic shortages. The private sector is ramping up efforts to fill the gap. Maika Gonsales, 14, left, a student with Civil Air Patrol, spoke with Hawaiian Airlines senior…...
Volcano Watch: Hawaii Five-O! Fifty fountaining episodes at Kilauea summit
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (591+ words) These before-and-after images show the filling of Halema‘uma‘u in Kaluapele (Kilauea’s summit caldera) with lava due to 50 episodes of lava fountaining. The top image was taken by the B1cam during episode 1 of the eruption on Dec. 23, 2024. The bottom image…...
Hawaii County in talks with owner of Punalu‘u Black Sand Beach Park
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (638+ words) Hawaii County and the owner of Punalu‘u Black Sand Beach Park in Ka‘u have agreed to extend the popular swimming and sightseeing destination’s lease until Sept. 1 in order to continue negotiations about the park’s future. Over the years,…...
Hawaii leaders push Pentagon for bigger role in military land leases
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (764+ 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…...
Climate disasters strain Hawaii’s insurance with higher rates, coverage gaps
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1092+ words) Will the latest Kona low storms further strain Hawaii’s home insurance market, resulting in greater gaps in coverage? The Insurance Fairness Project released a report Thursday detailing how costly climate disasters will shift Hawaii’s risk profile, resulting in even higher…...
Hawaiian announces $600 million airport, wide-body upgrades
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (394+ words) A rendering of a Hawaiian Airlines “holdroom” or gate area at Terminal 1. Diana Birkett Rakow, CEO of Hawaiian Airlines, speaks during a news conference Monday at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. Hawaiian Airlines on Monday announced an investment of more…...
Minimum wage hike, ‘Green fee’ tax among Hawaii’s new 2026 laws
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1107+ words) JAMM AQUINO / MAY 2 State lawmakers meet during the final day of the 2025 Hawaii legislative sessions in the House chamber at the state Capitol. STAR-ADVERTISER / APRIL 20, 2024 The Triple Dragon fishing boat cruises past the Noordam cruise ship at the Honolulu Harbor…...