Without a doubt, the best attended event during Merrie Monarch week, at least in person, is the Merrie Monarch Festival Royal Parade.
Hawaii auto sales decline amid economic uncertainty
April 25, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
Hawaii auto sales continued to fall this year and badly trailed the rest of the country — with an uncertain future ahead because of President Donald Trump’s economic policies, the…
Warriors sign 2, lose few to portal
April 24, 2025 | 2 MIN READ
The Hawaii football team was in a whirlwind of activity this week:
Tariffs ‘significantly’ hitting Hawaii businesses
April 24, 2025 | 7 MIN READ
Nearly 70% of Hawaii businesses have been “significantly” affected by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and 27% have been “moderately” touched, according to preli…
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State domestic abuse measure passes
April 24, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
A state bill intended to reinforce legal protections for domestic violence survivors has cleared its final legislative hurdle.
Trump cuts threaten free vaccine program for kids amid measles outbreak
April 24, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
Dr. Ali Sherif normally gives about 50 doses of the measles vaccine to children each month at his clinic in Hobbs, New Mexico, near the Texas state line.
Trump takes on improbable task in seeking trade deals across the globe
April 24, 2025 | 8 MIN READ
WASHINGTON — For a president who advertises himself as a paramount dealmaker, the next 11 weeks will be a pivotal test, as his advisers race to accomplish what no other administration ha…
Kona jury awards $2.5M in damages in sex abuse case
April 24, 2025 | 2 MIN READ
A Kona Circuit Court jury last week found in a civil trial that a Waimea businessman sexually abused a 12-year-old boy decades ago.
How Trump waged war on his perceived foes in first 100 days
April 23, 2025 | 7 MIN READ
Hours after swearing an oath to defend the U.S. Constitution on January 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing his attorney general to scour the Justice Department and…
Under Hegseth, chaos prevails at the Pentagon
April 23, 2025 | 8 MIN READ
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived at the Pentagon in January with almost no government experience and huge ambitions to remake the way the military was being run….
‘Franz gave so much of himself’; W. Hawaii residents mourn loss of community volunteer
April 23, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then do what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
Hawaii lawmakers still working on torture bill
April 22, 2025 | 8 MIN READ
Recent high-profile cases of child torture and neglect that led to the deaths of two children on Oahu have sharpened the focus for police officers and prosecuting attorneys pushing Hawaii lawm…
Pope Francis’ legacy in the US: A more open, and then divided, church
April 22, 2025 | 7 MIN READ
Months into his papacy in 2013, Pope Francis was asked about gay priests, and he responded, “Who am I to judge?” Across the United States, Catholics and non-Catholics alike took a…
Photos: Merrie Monarch Festival kicks off with Ho‘olaule‘a
April 21, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
The 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival kicked off on Sunday with the Ho‘olaule‘a at Hilo’s Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
Virtual meeting to introduce draft stewardship plan for Ka‘u parcel
April 21, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
A draft stewardship plan for the protection of a culturally and ecologically vital coastline in the Ka‘u district is being formally introduced to the public through a virtual meeting fro…
Army releases final EIS for Pohakuloa Training Area
April 21, 2025 | 6 MIN READ
The Army has released its finalized environmental impact statement on the prospect of retaining 22,750 acres of state-owned land at the Pohakuloa Training Area on Hawaii Island after its lease…
Vacation rentals study sought
April 20, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
A new bill outlining a registration process for hosted transient vacation rentals, or TVRs will be introduced May 6 during Hawaii County Council committee meetings in Kailua-Kona.
State’s high court visits Hilo to give students a closer look at legal system
April 20, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
About 250 students from five East Hawaii High Schools were present Thursday at the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s Performing Arts Center to hear oral arguments before the Hawaii Supreme…
Settlement talks ongoing in Pohoiki Road condemnation suit
April 20, 2025 | 2 MIN READ
Hawaii County still anticipates construction to restore lava-ravaged Pohoiki Road in lower Puna will begin before the end of June.
School vouchers won in Texas. Next up, the nation.
April 19, 2025 | 8 MIN READ
With a big win for school vouchers in Texas in the early hours of Thursday morning, the private-school choice movement conquered the last major Republican-led state.
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I am the retired news director of Pacific Radio Group stations on the Island of Hawaii. I am a retired Lt. Col., USAF Reserve. I am a FCC-licensed Amateur Radio Operator, holding the Amateur Extra Class License. I am a substitute teacher for the state of Hawaii Department of Education.
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