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December 1, 2020 at 1:32 pm

Ex-Honolulu police officers sentenced in corruption case

HONOLULU (AP) — A judge sentenced a former Honolulu police lieutenant on Tuesday to three-and-a-half years in prison and a former officer to four-and-a-half years...

November 30, 2020 at 9:08 am

Ex-Hawaii prosecutor, police chief get prison for corruption VIEW

HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. judge sentenced a former high-ranking Honolulu prosecutor to 13 years in prison Monday and her retired police chief husband to...

In this photo provided by Yoko Liriano, Bryant de Venecia poses for a photo with his paddleboard in Honolulu, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. He started stand-up paddle-boarding when there were fewer tourists coming to Hawaii during the pandemic. He’s among the Hawaii residents feeling ambivalence toward tourists returning now that the state is allowing incoming travelers to to bypass a 14-day quarantine with a negative COVID-19 test. (Yoko Liriano via AP) LA409 LA409

November 25, 2020 at 9:16 am

Pandemic gave locals fleeting taste of a tourist-free Hawaii

Locals, many of whom depend on tourism jobs, have long felt ambivalence about living in an island paradise that relies heavily on visitor spending, and...

Business

November 24, 2020 at 7:22 pm

Ex-prosecutor writes of drug addiction in sentencing letter

HONOLULU (AP) — A former Honolulu prosecutor, convicted of conspiracy in Hawaii's biggest corruption case that also took down her police chief husband, apologized for...

November 2, 2020 at 12:23 pm

US surgeon general pleads not guilty to Hawaii citation

HONOLULU (AP) — A lawyer for U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams pleaded not guilty Monday on behalf of the official who was cited by Honolulu...

October 29, 2020 at 3:20 pm

More than 600 shelter dogs, cats flown from Hawaii to Seattle VIEW

Animal shelters in Hawaii were overcrowded, due in part to the pandemic. Volunteers organized the airlift of more than 600 dogs and cats to the...

Local News

October 28, 2020 at 5:40 pm

Report: Pilot in Hawaii plane crash had risk-taking history

HONOLULU (AP) — The pilot of a plane that crashed and killed all 11 on board had a history of taking unnecessary risks and pushing...

Business

October 13, 2020 at 9:14 pm

Pandemic leaves American Samoa residents stranded, homesick VIEW

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — Makerita Iosefo Vaʻa hasn't been home for nearly eight months — the longest she's ever been away from American...

October 13, 2020 at 4:40 pm

Hawaii to stop using online program after parent complaints

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s public schools will stop using a distance learning program after parents complained about racist and sexist content. The state Department of...

Business

October 12, 2020 at 7:00 am

Star power helps uplift, connect Hawaii elementary school

HONOLULU (AP) — Some of Hawaii’s most popular musical artists have appeared before an unlikely audience — a small elementary school on Oahu’s windward coast....

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