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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Hawaii on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hawaii voters will be among the last in the country to cast their ballots on Election Day, when they'll weigh in on the races for president, U.S. Senate and House and both chambers of the state Legislature. Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican...
Critical locked gate overlooked in investigation of Maui fire evacuation
The state attorney general’s latest report on the deadly 2023 Lahaina wildfire flagged various locked gates that blocked people trying to flee as flaws in Maui’s evacuation planning. Yet a padlocked gate where the largest cluster of Lahaina wildfire fatalities occurred was not...
Hawaii Supreme Court agrees to weigh in on issues holding up $4B wildfire settlement
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Supreme Court will consider questions about issues that threaten to thwart a $4 billion settlement in last year’s devastating Maui wildfires. A Maui judge last month agreed to ask the state high court questions about how insurance companies can go about...
10 arrested outside Hawaii hospital as labor dispute involving nurses escalates
HONOLULU (AP) — Ten people, including a recently elected state lawmaker, were arrested Monday outside Hawaii’s only women’s and children’s hospital, where unionized nurses have been locked out since going on a one-day strike during contract negotiations. Those arrested sat...
Things to know about about the deadly wildfire that destroyed the Maui town of Lahaina
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials didn't prepare for dangerous fire weather in the days before flames incinerated the historic Maui town of Lahaina even though they were warned by meteorologists, the state's attorney general said Friday. The finding came in a 518-page report...
Hawaii voters asked to ensure protection of same-sex marriage
In November 1998, Hawaii adopted a constitutional amendment giving the Legislature the power to restrict marriage to opposite-sex couples after it received a clear majority in the election. Twenty-six years later, voters will have an opportunity to reverse that decision, which has...
Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono wins Democratic primary for third term, will face McDermott in general
HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono and the state's incumbent congressional representatives won their races in the Democratic Party's primary election on Saturday. Hawaii is a vote-by-mail state. Ballots were mailed to registered voters who must return them through the mail or...
