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A year after Maui wildfire, chronic housing shortage and pricey vacation rentals complicate recovery
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Josephine Fraser worried her young family's next home would be a tent. Fraser and her partner, their two sons and their dog had moved nine times in as many months, from one hotel room to another, since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century razed her...
Hawaii’s process for filling vacant legislative seats is getting closer scrutiny
Gov. Josh Green is calling for changes to the process of filling legislative vacancies after being forced to choose a new senator for Waianae just a little over a week before the primary election. The current law requires the governor to make an appointment 60 days after a seat...
Researchers face funding gap in effort to study long-term health of Maui fire survivors
Plans to enroll hundreds of children this summer in a long-term study on the impacts of the Lahaina wildfires have been put on hold while researchers at the University of Hawaii seek new sources of funding to expand their research. Launched in January, the Maui Wildfire Exposure...
Patty Mills has played his best ball for Australia. He's back to take on a stacked Olympic field
MARCQ-EN-BAROEUL, France (AP) — Patty Mills kept putting up shots after Australia finished a two-hour practice at a training facility not far from where it will open the Paris Olympics basketball tournament Saturday against Spain. “OK, I’m good,” Mills said after watching...
David Letterman will headline Biden fundraiser with Hawaii governor on July 29
HONOLULU (AP) — David Letterman will headline a fundraiser with President Joe Biden in 10 days with Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, a sign that his campaign is forging ahead despite continued calls for the president to bow out of the 2024 race. The fundraiser on July 29 will be at the...
Hawaii governor wants more legal advice before filling Senate vacancy
Gov. Josh Green says if he has to pick a new state senator for District 22 before the Aug. 10 primary it will be Cross Makani Crabbe. Green told reporters at a press conference Wednesday that he is waiting on the state attorney general to tell him whether he has to fill the seat...
Hawaii governor says Biden could decide within days whether to remain in the presidential race
President Joe Biden could make a decision within days whether to remain a candidate for reelection, said Hawaii’s governor who participated in a recent meeting with Biden and other Democratic governors and whose family has known the president for years. And if Biden decides not to...
Groups oppose veto of bill to limit governor’s power to cut off electronic media in emergencies
A local media watchdog, a TV and radio trade organization and a nonprofit that promotes government transparency are each expressing serious concerns with one of the bills Hawaii’s governor has threatened to veto. House Bill 2581, currently awaiting action by Gov. Josh Green, would...
Youth in Hawaii took on the state government over climate change. A historic settlement has emerged
HONOLULU (AP) — Thirteen children and teens in Hawaii took the state government to court over the threat posed by climate change. Now they're celebrating a settlement that emphasizes a plan to decarbonize Hawaii's transportation system in the next 20 years. It's the latest example...
