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“When Hawaiians help Hawaiians, our aloha and pilina deepen,” said Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees Chairman Kaialiʻi “Kai” Kahele.

Current law does not permit agencies to conduct workforce cuts during a lapse in appropriations. This bill reaffirms and makes explicit Congress’ intent that no administration can use a shutdown as a pretext to initiate layoffs.

Līhuʻe Airport’s redesigned layout now includes previously absent buffer zones, giving pilots extra room to maneuver during emergencies and lowering the chances of runway overruns. The entire project is aimed at increasing safety.

There will be tree giveaways, plantings and educational activities happening this month throughout the state — each also highlighting Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green’s formal proclamation of 2025 as Year of Our Community Forests.

The reduction in flights stems from a surge in callouts among the nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers, employed by the FAA, who have been working without pay for five weeks due to the federal government shutdown.

The program reimburses agricultural producers for the cost of purchasing compost, including transportation expenses. The deadline to apply is May 1, 2026.

Projections show an abrupt shift within the next 30 to 40 years from irregular El Niño-La Niña cycles to highly regular oscillations, characterized by more dramatic fluctuations in sea surface temperature.

Hawai‘i Department of Education says it made the decision to implement new regulations governing the use of these popular modes of transportation on its sites out of safety concerns for students.

In a Oct. 30 ruling, U.S. District Judge Jill Otake found the FDA’s restrictions on mifepristone, a medication abortion pill, to be medically unnecessary and in violation of federal law.

The 46th vice president of the United States and Lincoln, Neb., native died Nov. 3 from what the Associated Press reports his family said in a statement was complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. He was 84 years old.

Aloha United Way helpline typically handles about 150 calls a day, but that number has risen to over 850 contacts in one day from residents seeking assistance due to the federal government shutdown.

The registration requirement takes effect on Jan. 1, 2026. A registration fee of $50 is good for five years.

If the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees votes for the aid, about 14,000 Native Hawaiians could qualify for $350 payments, while another 1,000 furloughed federal workers may be eligible for $1,200 in assistance.

Kekoa Kaluhiwa follows Jacqueline Conant, who retired after 25 years of federal government service, including 11 years in Case’s Congressional office.

The $25.6 million initiative, called Sage Grande, is being led by the National Science Foundation. As part of the work, experts will be placing 300 advanced sensor systems in locations across the country to monitor the environment and provide faster warnings for natural disasters such as wildfires, floods, and volcanic eruptions.

The demise of the tree began on Oct. 24, when one of its overarching branches broke in the middle of the night.

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock (WLB 214) arrived at their new homeport in Honolulu Oct. 14 after 806 days of restorative maintenance.

The updated analysis — published in the Hawaiʻi Journal of Health and Social Welfare — shows that while the state continues to rank among the nation’s healthiest, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders continue to face the greatest disparities.

President and Chief Executive Officer Ben Minicucci explained Alaska Air Group — of which Hawaiian Airlines is a subsidiary — is making the move to strengthen its infrastructure and ensure long-term system reliability following recent IT challenges.

Research by institute first-year grad student Luke Benavitz and institute astronomer Jeffrey Reep add a missing piece to decades of solar models to explain how cooler, denser blobs of plasma fall back down to the sun after forming high the coronae.