Read Today’s Print Replica

Today’s Front Page

‘Plan for prolonged outages’

By STEFAN VERBANO Hawaii Tribune-Herald Roughly 8,000 Hawaiian Electric Company customers across Hawaii Island were still without electricityMonday afternoonas utility crews raced to clear fallen trees and repair power lines damaged by the Kona low storm over the weekend. HECO announced that those affected should “plan for prolonged outages” which in somecases could drag on for “possibly days.” Hundreds of its utility workers have been mobilized across the state to complete inspections…Read more

Storm triggers travel chaos, millions in losses

By ALLISON SCHAEFERS Honolulu Star-Advertiser Hawaii’s tourism industry is bracing for millions of dollars in lost revenue after the Kona low storm disrupted travel statewide, prompting hundreds of flight delays, dozens of cancellations and a wave of last-minute hotel reservation wipeouts across the islands. Industry leaders say the corresponding slowdown in forward bookings – hitting right at the start of the spring break season – could echo for weeks. While airlines worked to recover…Read more

Measles virus reaches Hawaii again as risks grow

By NINA WU Honolulu Star-Advertiser Measles has once again reached the shores of Hawaii – a reminder that the state is not shielded from the highly contagious disease. Hawaii is, after all, a travel destination site forvisitors from all sides of the Pacific. As measles cases on the U.S. continent continueto grow and circulate, so, too, do the risks of exposure to the measlesvirus here in the isles. “We are a major international travel hub and a major destination from the U.S. mainland…Read more

Download the Hawaii Tribune Herald App