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Report _nds persistent housing crisis

By VICTORIA BUDIONO Honolulu Star-Advertiser The University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization on Thursday released the 2026 Hawaii Housing Factbook, which shows that despite modest improvements inaffordability, Hawaii’s housing market remains deeply out of reach for many local families. The annual report found that statewide home prices largely leveled off in 2025 after years of rapid increases. But researchers say rising insurance premiums,escalating homeowners association fees,…Read more

Schools face a crisis as number of children drops

By SARAH MERVOSH, FRANCESCA PARIS and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER NYTimes News Service As American women have fewer babies each year, the number of young children in the United States is dwindling. The trend is now catching up to the nation’s public school districts. There are simply fewer children to attend school in the U.S. today: The number of public school students in kindergarten through 12th grade has fallen in 30 states since the mid-2010s. Declining enrollment has hit many of the nation’s…Read more

Trump plans to fire FDA chief Makary, sources say

By YASMEEN ABUTALEB and JARRETT RENSHAW Reuters WASHINGTON – The White House signed off on a plan to fire U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, according to sources familiar with the matter, in what could be the next leadership change within the federal health department. The Wall Street Journal earlier on Friday first reported that President Donald Trump planned to fire Makary. Two of the sources, who are advisers to the White House, said a decision was not final….Read more

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