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Reward offered for information on who killed endangered Hawaiian monk seal
HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. authorities on Tuesday offered a $5,000 reward for information on who killed a Hawaiian monk seal after one of the critically endangered animals was found dead on Oahu this year. The female seal known as Malama was found dead on March 12 at Ohikilolo, a spot...
Police: Fentanyl found in Waikiki hotel room, 2 men dead after suspected mass overdose
HONOLULU (AP) — Two people died in what officials believe was a mass fentanyl overdose over the weekend involving five people in a hotel room in the Hawaii tourist mecca of Waikiki. Emergency responders were called to the Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort on Sunday morning and...
Guam residents stock up, batten down as dangerous Super Typhoon Mawar closes in
HONOLULU (AP) — President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration as an intensifying Super Typhoon Mawar approached Guam, where anyone not living in a concrete house was urged to seek safety elsewhere and emergency shelters began to fill ahead of what could be the most powerful storm to hit...
'Fuel starvation' is possible cause of plane crash that killed 2 off California coast
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Investigators are looking into the possibility that fuel issues may have caused a small plane to crash into the Pacific Ocean, killing two people on board. The Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter was equipped with an additional fuel system that would have...
Oil to renewables: Hawaii utility aims to transform 85-year-old power plant
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's largest electric utility aims to transform an 85-year-old oil-fired power plant into one that will run on renewable energy. Hawaiian Electric plans to replace six oil-fueled generators at its Waiau Power Plant in Pearl City outside Honolulu with smaller...
The last of 5 workers in Honolulu permitting bribery scandal pleads guilty
HONOLULU (AP) — An employee in Honolulu’s planning and permitting department is the last to plead guilty after a federal investigation alleged that five city workers took bribes in exchange for favors, including expediting building permits, in a scandal that prompted the department to overhaul...
HEI: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
HONOLULU (AP) — HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. (HE) on Tuesday reported net income of $55.2 million in its first quarter. The Honolulu-based company said it had net income of 50 cents per share. The the parent of Hawaii's largest electricity...
Matson: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
HONOLULU (AP) — HONOLULU (AP) — Matson Inc. (MATX) on Thursday reported earnings of $34 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Honolulu-based company said it had net income of 94 cents. The ocean transportation and logistics services company posted...
Police shoot, kill man on Hawaii's close-knit, rural Molokai
HONOLULU (AP) — Police officers responding to a report of a temporary restraining order violation on the small and close-knit Hawaiian island of Molokai shot and killed a man. Two police officers were responding to the call Sunday morning when they encountered a man wielding a...
First Hawaiian: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
HONOLULU (AP) — HONOLULU (AP) — First Hawaiian Inc. (FHB) on Friday reported first-quarter earnings of $66.8 million. The Honolulu-based bank said it had earnings of 52 cents per share. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four...
