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Showdown in Chinatown film challenge returns to Hawaii

Chinatown revival: L&L co-founder spearheads $1.2M project for iconic arches in Honolulu

New York is the third-most expensive state for renters behind California and Hawaii
New York is the third-most expensive state for renters, a nationwide analysis shows, requiring a person making minimum wage to work the equivalent of three full-time jobs to afford a two-bedroom unit at fair market rent. Those statistics are...

General Lamontagne Visits Airmen in Hawaii
Airmen assigned to the 735th Air Mobility Squadron aircraft maintenance unit brief Gen. Johnny Lamontagne, Air Mobility Command Commander during a squadron visit at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawai’i, July 12, 2025. Lamontagne visited the...

Hawaii County Weather Forecast for July 22, 2025
Hilo Tonight: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 65 to 72 near the shore to 53 to 60 at 4000 feet. North winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. Tuesday: Partly sunny. Scattered showers in...

Cherokee boxers capture titles at Hawaii tourney
HILO, Hawaii – Two Cherokee Nation citizens claimed championship titles at the Hawaii vs. Mainland Championship Boxing Tournament on June 22, putting a spotlight on some of the rising talent from Oklahoma’s amateur boxing scene. Michael Drywater,...

Hawaii is the most popular US destination for Aussies, as new figures show a major shift in travel
New statistics have revealed a major shift in the overall travel sentiment towards the US, after many travellers swore off visiting the country following Trump's re-election and resulting policies. But travel from Australia to the USA has...

Hawaii comes to Fort Langley for annual festival
Workshops, music, dance, storytelling, and an Indigenous artisan market shine spotlight on Hawaiian and Polynesian cultures. Hawaiians were some of the first non-Indigenous settlers to British Columbia and their descendants still celebrate that...

Aloha From Hawaii
Entire group at the Pearl Harbor memorial site. Photo provided by Shelby Leo, band director. ELEVEN FREDERICKTOWN STUDENTS PERFORM AT PEARL HARBOR MEMORIAL TERI MOSS, Contributing Writer Eleven students in the Fredericktown Black Cat Music...

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 22, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast Shores Tonight Tuesday Surf Surf PM AM AM PM North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 TONIGHT Weather Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy....

Alaska Air Group To Layoff Around 250 Hawaiian Airlines Employees This Fall
When the merger of Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines began in 2024, there was immediate speculation of layoffs as a part of reorganization. That has manifested as 252 employees are expected to be cut from the absorbed Hawaiian staff force. The...

Hawaii health officials urge vigilance as COVID cases rise again
The number of COVID-19 cases in Hawaii is rising again, prompting a message of vigilance from health officials. The Hawaii Department of Health today reported the statewide test positivity rate — or percentage of all tests that are positive — at...

Colorado, Hawaii deemed best states for lung health
Add topic to email alerts Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Key takeaways: U.S. states were ranked based on six...

Driscoll Wants to Move More Quickly on Army Agreement for Hawaii Live-Fire Training Lands
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- The U.S. Army's top civilian leader said Tuesday that he wants to move more quickly on an agreement that will allow the military to continue using the only large-scale live-fire training range for ground forces in...

Entertainment: Cast of 'Chief of War' discuss making Hawaiian TV series
Forget Hawaii, Madeira should be your next island getaway
A direct flight from Newark now links East Coast travelers to Madeira, a Portuguese island with a spring-like climate and volcanic coastline. In May 2025 alone, the Autonomous Region of Madeira welcomed more than 235,000 guests, signaling its...

How many Hawaiian students were enrolled in Emmet County schools in 2024-25 school year?
Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/ There was one Hawaiian student enrolled in Emmet County schools...

Exclusive data: How tariff turmoil knocked down consumer confidence in Honolulu

Par Pacific, Mitsubishi, and ENEOS join for renewable fuels production in Hawaii
Hawaii Renewables aims to become the state’s largest renewable fuel facility by the end of 2025.Par Pacific Holdings, Mitsubishi Corporation, and ENEOS Corporation have signed definitive agreements to form a new joint venture, Hawaii Renewables,...

The Honolulu Blueprint — A Lions offseason review
With many considering the 2025 season “Super Bowl or bust” for the Detroit Lions, expectations are as high as ever — and a successful offseason is key to meeting and exceeding expectations. After dominating the 2024 regular season with a...