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Banyan Drive Art Stroll returns after 4 year hiatus
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Hawai‘i Island police officer new to force latest recipient of department’s Haweo Award
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January 7, 2025 · 5:00 AM
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Clare E. Connors submitted her resignation to President Joseph R. Biden Jr., and Attorney General Merrick Garland, which will become effective at 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 19, 2025.
January 7, 2025 · 3:00 AM
Emergency rules continue for Waipi‘o Valley Road, 3 years since their introduction
The declaration of emergency is in effect from Jan. 6 through March 6.
January 7, 2025 · 1:00 AM
Banyan Drive Art Stroll returns after 4-year hiatus
From Suisan Fish Market to to the Grand Naniloa Hotel, artists will be showcasing their craft and art that honors Queen Liliuokalani’s legacy on Banyan Drive.
January 6, 2025 · 3:57 PM
Update: High surf already proves deadly with apparent drowning as warning for Big Island’s west coast continues
Dangerously large waves of 10 to 15 feet will continue to slam shorelines from ʻUpolu Point in North Kohala to South Point in Kaʻū for at least the next couple of days, with an overlapping extra-large swell building in Wednesday and surf heights staying far above warning levels through Thursday.
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High surf forces closure of national historical parks in West Hawai‘i
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park in South Kona is closed. Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park’s Alanui Kaloko Road and the coastal trail from Kaloko Fishpond to ʻAiʻōpio Fishtrap is also closed.
January 6, 2025 · 1:34 PM
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Maui Now
Kids Hurt Too Hawaiʻi expands peer support groups to Wailuku and Lahaina
Kids Hurt Too Hawaiʻi, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting children and young adults experiencing grief or trauma, is offering monthly peer support groups in Lahaina and Wailuku to assist families impacted by the wildfires and other challenges.
Hawaiʻi Palliative and Hospice Care Collaborative forms to strengthen advanced illness care across state
Six grassroots nonprofit hospice providers—Hawai‘i Care Choices, Hospice Maui, Kaua‘i Hospice, Navian Hawaii, North Hawai‘i Hospice, and St. Francis Hospice—have united to form the Hawai‘i Palliative and Hospice Care Collaborative, a statewide initiative leveraging decades of expertise to provide compassionate palliative and hospice care across Hawai‘i.
Hawaii State FCU launches new loan programs to address rising housing costs
Hawaii State Federal Credit Union has introduced two new loan programs this month to help address the growing affordability challenges in Hawaiʻi’s housing market.
Kama holds on as Housing and Land Use Committee chair; minority ouster attempt fails
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Maui police request help locating missing teen
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Lane closures continue through Friday for several Kekaha roadways
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Update: Firefighters knock down brush fire near ʻEhukai Road in Anahola
No injuires or damages to structures were reported. Kaua‘i Fire Department officials estimate the blaze that caused the evacuation of a few homes as a precaution burned fewer than 10 acres.
US attorney for Hawaiʻi resigns
Connors — who served from Jan. 3, 2019, to Dec. 10, 2021, as Hawaiʻi attorney general — became U.S. attorney for Hawaiʻi on Jan. 3, 2022, after being nominated Sept. 28, 2021, by Biden and confirmed Dec. 7, 2021, by the U.S. Senate.
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