Another Strike Sends Thousands of Kaiser Permanente Health Care Workers to Picket Lines

An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente health care workers launched an open-ended strike this week in California and Hawai‘i to demand better wages and staffing from the health care giant.

Associated Press.

Marine Biologists Hope ‘Limu Ark’ Will Protect Hawaiʻi’s Seaweed Biodiversity

Hawaiʻi’s waters contain more than 600 native limu species. Marine biologist Karla McDermid has created a “Limu Ark,” a living library on Hawaiʻi Island of about 70 native seaweed species.

Hawaiʻi Public Radio.

Hawaii Business Magazine

Her Mission Is to Uplift Hawai‘i’s Black Community

Amy Benson’s company Afro Aloha challenges invisibility and redefines what it means to be Black in Hawai‘i.

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Hawaiʻi’s Wildlife Refuges Brace for Potential Federal Funding Cuts

There are 10 refuges across Hawaiʻi, including James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge on Oʻahu, Keālia Pond on Maui and Hakalau Forest on the Big Island.

Hawaiʻi Public Radio.

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Roy Sakuma Ukulele Studios Shares the Joy of Music with All Ages and Abilities

2025 SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Award winner: Roy and Kathy Sakuma operate four studios on O‘ahu, and would “never say no to any parent.”

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Hawaiʻi Man Sentenced After $1.8M Fraud Scheme Left 79-Year-Old Homeless

A man from Kailua was sentenced to four years in federal prison for defrauding a 79-year-old Orange County resident out of nearly $2 million. John Tamahere McCabe, 42, was sentenced on Wednesday and was ordered to pay $1,814,000 in restitution.

KITV4.