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Hawaiʻi Island Fire Chief Kazuo Todd dies at age 45

Hawaiʻi County Fire Chief Kazuo Todd died unexpectedly Sunday morning. He was 45 years old. A statement from Hawaiʻi County ...
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Mark Recktenwald joins other retired chief justices to protect the rule of law

Retired Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about joining a new ...
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A case of avian flu identified in a duck on Kauaʻi

Department of Land and Natural Resources Wildlife Biologist Afsheen Siddiqi spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about the third ...
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NOAA funds restoration work along Kona's Aliʻi Drive

Hawaiʻi County has plans to restore native habitat and cultural sites on an 11.5 acre parcel in the middle of Kona's main ...
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State relaunches first-time home buyer program to address high interest rates

The Hale Kamaʻāina Mortgage Program offers qualified first-time home buyers below-market mortgages. Some of the requirements include being a state resident, being over the age of 18, and not owning ...
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Skyline's ridership has grown since expanding its services to the airport

Deputy Transportation Services Director Jon Nouchi spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about how ridership has been ...
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High-speed internet service strives to connect Kauaʻi community

The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs partnered with Kauaʻi County to launch the HI-Wifi Starlink Program, ...
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Justice Department sues 4 more states, including Hawaiʻi, for access to detailed voter data

The U.S. Justice Department is suing four more states as part of its effort to collect detailed voting data and other ...
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Seismic data offers new insights into Kīlauea's behavior in 2018

New research suggests that Kīlauea experienced changes below its surface leading up to its catastrophic 2018 eruption.
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Hunters, distributors are open to using wild game as food, but they need support

There are continued talks of using wild game to help manage invasive species and fight hunger, but a host of issues still ...
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Nearly 1,000 acres of Kāneʻohe Pali land saved for conservation

Land spanning from the Nuʻuanu Pali lookout to the H-3 freeway are now in the state’s hands for conservation and stewardship ...
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Hawaiʻi crime statistics dashboard offers more detailed public data

The Hawaiʻi Crime Dashboard displays data on reported crimes from each of the state’s four major counties between 2021 and ...