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Meta ordered to pay $375M in child exploitation case
The verdict marks the first time a jury has ruled on such claims against Meta, as the company faces a wave of lawsuits over how its platforms affect young people’s mental health. Read more
Hawaii National Guard continue rescues and other assistance
As of 2 p.m. today on Oahu, rescues supported by the National Guard had reached 91 people for ground rescues and 47 people for air rescues and three canines. Read more
Maui, Molokai schools to reopen but some closed on Oahu, Big Isle
Thursday is a state-observed holiday, Prince Kuhio Day. Read more
Trump picks ‘alpha male’ influencer to be tourism envoy
Trump had previously nominated Adams, who has a history of Islamophobic remarks, to be the ambassador to Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country of about 35 million people in Southeast Asia. Read more
Hawaii launches emergency relief program for farmers, businesses
Farmers, ranchers, and businesses statewide that experienced losses and damage from the storm can apply for a one-time grant of $1,500 to address immediate needs. They must, however, provide a General Excise Tax license to qualify. Read more
Green requests federal disaster declaration for storm assistance
The first storm caused more than $400 million in damage, followed by the second, which, combined, is expected to exceed more than $1 billion in damage. Read more
Apple to bring paid ads to maps in U.S., Canada this summer
Apple Maps, an app that comes bundled on hundreds of millions of iPhones and other devices each year, will display paid advertising on top of existing organic search results. Read more
Traders bet $500M on oil just before Trump’s Iran delay post
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declined to comment. The White House also did not respond to a request for comment. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission was not immediately available for comment. Read more
Hawaii’s Louis Sakanoko named AVCA National Player of the Week
He’s the second Rainbow Warrior this year — and 37th in program history — to earn the AVCA weekly honor. Read more
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NTSB: Tracking system failed at LaGuardia during jet collision
ASDE-X, or the Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model XS is a surveillance system designed to help reduce runway incursions that allows air traffic controllers to track surface movement of aircraft and vehicles. Read more
Trump, who calls mail-in voting ‘cheating,’ just voted by mail
Trump has long fixated on mail-in-voting to bolster his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud, and has called the SAVE Act one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in the country’s history. Read more
Pentagon to send thousands more soldiers to Middle East, sources say
Reuters first reported on March 18 that Trump’s administration was considering deploying thousands of additional U.S. troops, a move that would expand options to include the deployment of forces inside Iranian territory. Read more
More than 450 TSA officers have quit since funding standoff
About 50,000 TSA officers are going without pay and are set to miss a second full paycheck on Friday. Read more
Flood watch, advisory in effect for Big Island
At 4:11 p.m. today, the radar and automated rain gauges showed heavy rain showers falling over the Hilo and Kohala districts as well as Puna and Kau. Read more
China builds vast seabed map to boost submarine warfare capability
The ship-tracking data show that China’s seabed-surveying effort is focused in part on militarily important waters around the Philippines, near Guam and Hawaii, and near U.S. military facilities on Wake atoll in the north Pacific. Read more
Markwayne Mullin confirmed as homeland security secretary
Mullin, 48, was confirmed in a 54-45 vote. Nearly all Republicans and two Democrats voted in support of his nomination. Read more
FCC bans new foreign router imports over security risks
China is estimated to control at least 60% of the U.S. market for home routers, boxes that connect computers, phones, and smart devices to the internet. Read more
No tsunami threat to Hawaii from magnitude 7.6 quake in South Pacific
“There is no tsunami threat because the earthquake is located too deep inside the earth,” PTWC officials said. Read more
Hawaii DOE updates school closure list, adding 2 on Oahu
The Hawaii Department of Education today announced several new school closures due to the heavy rains that have pounded the state since last week. Several already-announced closures were also extended. Read more
Pali Highway lane closed as BWS pumps water from Nuuanu Reservoir
Separately, the Board of Water Supply also urged residents from Honokai Hale to Makaha on the Leeward Coast to use water for essential purposes only. Read more
Injured hiker airlifted from Koko Crater Stairs after fall
The 911 call to the Honolulu Fire Department came in at 8:17 a.m. for a female hiker in her 50s who was in distress. Six units with 18 personnel responded. Read more
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