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Hawaiʻi Needs New Tech To Clean Up Old Bombs
Magnetic detection can only go so far in an island chain made of volcanic rock. Experts say other methods could be a ...
Drones Could Be Dispatched As First Responders To Crime Scenes In Hawaiʻi
State police want to use license plate readers and drones to fight crime on Hawaiian homelands. Futuristic law enforcement ...
State Hospital Psychiatrist Says He Was Demoted For Raising Staffing Concerns
The former chief of psychiatry files suit, saying severe understaffing is contributing to a dangerous work environment.
Honolulu City Council Votes To Shake Up Its Leadership
Honolulu City Council members voted Tuesday to reshuffle their leadership in an apparent response to a recent dustup over ...
With The HTA In Chaos, A New Hawaiʻi Tourism Leader Has Emerged
The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority faces a major restructuring, staff defections and legal drama. The Council for Native Hawaiian ...
Lawsuit Asks Court To Halt Haʻikū Stairs Demolition, Citing State Flip-Flop
The State Historic Preservation Division hasn't adequately explained why it now supports the stairs' removal, the suit says.
Denby Fawcett: UH Professors Turn To Handwritten Exams To Thwart AI Cheating
Former UH President David Lassner put it this way in a phone interview: “Chatbot cheating is worrisome when students use it ...
State Must Pay $124.4 Million In Pandemic Hazard Pay For Prison Staffs, Others
Mukai’s rulings amount to one of the largest awards of hazard pay in connection with the pandemic, second only to the $450 ...
See A Birds-Eye View Of Maui’s Massive Fire Debris Transfer
On Pūlehu Road near the Central Maui Landfill, the wind violently whipped up dust and gravel, occasionally casting a reddish hue over the entire area and obstructing visibility for drivers. Along the ...