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Coffee prices expected to jump as supply struggles worsen
Raw arabica prices have spiked due to four successive seasons of deficit as adverse weather makes it harder to grow enough of the delicate beans to meet consumer demand. Read more
Hannemann resigns as HTA chair amid allegations of freebies
After Hannemann’s resignation today, the board elected former Honolulu City Council chairperson Todd Apo to serve as its new chair. Read more
Judge orders Trump officials to keep Yemen attack chat messages
A lawyer for the Trump administration earlier said federal agencies were already working to determine what records still existed so they could be preserved. Read more
Downed small plane near Kunia park injures 2 men
EMS treated a 22-year-old man who “suffered a contusion to the head” and took him to a hospital in serious condition, while a 38-year-old man had a minor arm injury. Read more
Judge sets $5M bail for Maui doctor accused of attempted murder
District Judge Kristine Yoo confirmed bail for Gerhard Konig at $5 million. Read more
HFD airlifted hikers from Aiea, Palolo on Prince Kuhio Day
The Honolulu Fire Department received a 911 call at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday for three hikers stuck in a precarious location near the summit above the Aiea Loop Trail. Read more
Trump withdraws Stefanik as his pick for United Nations envoy
Republican Representative Elise Stefanik is a close Trump ally and was chosen by the president for the U.N. role less than a week after he was elected in November. CBS News first reported that Stefanik’s nomination could be withdrawn. Read more
Reddit down for thousands of U.S. users, X outage eases
There were more than 28,000 incidents of people reporting issues with Reddit as of 3:40 p.m. ET (9:40 a.m. Hawaii time), Downdetector showed, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources. Read more
Gold hits record high as U.S. tariffs spark trade tensions
Spot gold climbed 1% to $3,050.32 an ounce as of 01:40 p.m. ET (8:40 a.m. Hawaii time) after hitting an all-time high of $3059.30. Read more
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Auto tariffs slam global carmakers, prices set to rise in U.S.
The new levies are a precursor to another expected round of wide-ranging U.S. tariffs to be levied next week. Read more
Justice Department considers merging DEA, ATF
A potential merger of the ATF and DEA into a single agency would “achieve efficiencies in resources, case deconfliction and regulatory efforts,” the memo says. Read more
Driver arrested in H-1 crash that leaves man, 68, in critical condition
The car he hit was redirected and collided with a cement wall before rolling over. Read more
RFK Jr. lays off 10,000 HHS workers in major restructuring
The layoffs are a drastic reduction in personnel for the sprawling health department, which now employs about 82,000 people and touches the lives of every American through its oversight of medical care, food and drugs. Read more
Trump calls Signal leak episode a ‘witch hunt’
Days after the leak went public, Trump and his aides were still trying to downplay it and have yet to establish a coherent narrative. Read more
HHS scraps studies of vaccines, treatments for future pandemics
The government’s rationale is that the COVID pandemic has ended, which “provides cause to terminate COVID-related grant funds,” according to an internal National Institutes of Health document viewed by The New York Times. Read more
Maui firefighters put out blaze that affected residence, vehicles
The fire, which started in a detached garage, spread to the adjoining residence and to multiple vehicles, including a boat on the property. Read more
Maui doctor charged after allegedly attempting to kill wife
Gerhardt Konig’s bail is set at $5 million. Read more
Wall Street ends down sharply on tariff worries
Shares of Tesla dropped 5.6% and General Motors lost 3.1%, with investors uncertain about the scale of tariffs, retaliatory measures from trading partners and potential ripple effects on the global economy and businesses. Read more
Trump administration cancels $12B in state health funding
Public health officials in Lubbock, Texas, received orders to stop work supported by three grants that helped fund the response to the widening measles outbreak there, a spokesperson for Katherine Wells, the city’s director of public health, said. Read more
President Trump announces 25% tariffs on automotive imports
Shares of U.S. automakers fell today over concerns that tariffs would send shock waves through a global auto industry that is already reeling from uncertainty. Read more
Man, 29, critically injured in stabbing at Ala Moana park
No suspect has been arrested and the Honolulu Police Department provided no further information on the case. Read more
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Hannemann resigns as HTA chair amid allegations of freebies
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