13+ hour, 37+ min ago  (1067+ words) ERIC LEE / THE NEW YORK TIMES Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, with her husband, Abraham Williams, as President Donald Trump spoke at her swearing-in ceremony in Febuary 2025. Gabbard has been married to Williams, a Hawaii-based cinematographer, since 2015. Prayers…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (942+ words) Hawaii officials say they plan to follow state law requiring mail-in voting this year while lawsuits proceed over President Donald Trump's executive order that critics say would give the federal government unprecedented control over U. S. elections despite the Constitution's guarantee that…...

1+ mon, 19+ hour 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…...

1+ mon, 1+ day 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…...

1+ mon, 3+ day 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…...

2+ mon, 5+ 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…...

2+ mon, 6+ 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…...

2+ 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…...

4+ 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…...

6+ 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…...