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Hawaii Kai captures World Series crown
Vincennes Sun-Commercial - Indiana
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Hawaii Kai Elite and Manoa are only about 20 minutes apart, just outside of state capital Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. But the two Hawaiin squads traveled over 4,000 miles to the Vincennes Cub League to see who was best in the Cal...
Partial roof collapse closes Bank of Hawaii branch in Kaneohe
Hawaii News Now
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August 19, 2025
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Part of the roof overhang at the Bank of Hawaii branch in Kaneohe collapsed into the parking lot Monday morning. According to BOH, it was a non-structural portion of the roof overhang that fell, and they are assessing...
VWSD: Anonymous donor to fund Hawaii trip
The Vicksburg Post - Mississippi
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August 18, 2025
VWSD: Anonymous donor to fund Hawaii trip Published 5:43 pm Monday, August 18, 2025 The Vicksburg Warren School District (VWSD) on Monday announced an upcoming trip planned to a conference in Hawaii that has become a point of contention in the...
Kaneohe Bank of Hawaii branch temporarily closed after roof overhang falls
KITV - Hawaii
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KANEOHE, Hawaii (Island News) – Bank of Hawaii clients at the Kaneohe branch were redirected to a nearby branch Monday morning after a portion of the roof overhang fell into the parking lot area. According to the Bank of Hawaii, a non-structural...
WisDems: ICYMI: Justice Bradley has taken $52k in judicial junkets to resorts in Hawaii, Alaska and Florida
WisPolitics - Wisconsin
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August 18, 2025
MADISON, Wis. — Today, a new report revealed that Justice Rebecca Bradley took over $50k from conservative groups to vacation across the country. Justice Bradley, has traveled to places such as Hawaii and Alaska on the dime of right-wing groups...
Kalani Miles Brings an Evening of Mele at the August Hawaiian Music Series
Maui Now - Hawaii
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August 18, 2025, 10:30 AM HST Kalani Miles. PC: Courtesy The Lahaina Restoration Foundation presents the next concert of its Hawaiian Music Series, featuring a special live performance by the award-winning Kalani Miles. This free, family-friendly...
Business Monday: Tea Hawaiʻi & Co. helps nurture growing industry on the Big Island
Big Island Now - Hawaii
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August 18, 2025
Chiu Leong walks through the tea plants at Tea Hawaiʻi & Company in Volcano. (Courtesy of Tea Hawaiʻi) Eva Lee walks through the temperate rainforest near the summit of Kīlauea to check the thousands of tea plants growing between the trees at the...
Equitable distribution of income makes Hawaii one of the most equal states, researchers say
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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August 18, 2025
1/2 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY PHOTO Rachel Inafuku 2/2 Swipe or click to see more GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM Carpenter intern Alexandre Tumacder, 17, graduated from Waipahu High School in May and was hired as an apprentice...
ENR West 2025 Top Contractors: West Coast Firms Stay Cautious Amid Economic Uncertainty
Engineering News Record
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August 18, 2025
After taking a battering during the pandemic, contractors on the West Coast have been enjoying the fruits of steady growth over the past few years. Between 2019 and 2021—roughly the period of the COVID-19 pandemic—the average firm revenue for...
We moved our family to Hawaii for my wife's job. Now, we're separating and back in New York with the kids.
Business Insider
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August 18, 2025
Moving was nothing new for my wife and me, who have lived in many places together. We met in Southern California and spent years living around the East Coast. Each of our three kids was born in a different state. By fall of 2020, my wife was...
Honolulu police arrest Chinatown acid attack suspect
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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August 18, 2025
COURTESY HPD Marquis Johnson The 34-year-old suspect in the Aug. 8 Chinatown acid attack that sent a man to the hospital in critical condition turned himself into police on Sunday. Marquis Johnson surrendered at 5:35 p.m. at the Honolulu Police...
Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Tapa Tower Awarded Prestigious LEED Green Building Certification
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 18, 2025-- Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort announced that its Tapa Tower has been LEED Certified, becoming the first LEED-certified tower within the Park Hotels & Resorts portfolio. LEED (Leadership in...
Bice: Justice Bradley took $52K in junkets to Hawaii, Alaska, Florida
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Wisconsin
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley has reported nearly $52,000 in travel and other expenses paid for by various organizations since 2015. Bradley defends the trips as legitimate judicial education, while a spokesman for her potential...
Off the news: Chief economist appointed at critical time
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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August 18, 2025
Hawaii has a new chief economist: Seth Colby, who will play a pivotal role in advising state leaders and lawmakers on economic development policy, succeeding Eugene Tian. It’s a role with new challenges in this era of tariffs and shifting global...
UH Shidler business dean Roley to step down after nearly 20 years
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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August 18, 2025
COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Shidler College of Business Dean Vance Roley. Vance Roley, dean of the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Shidler College of Business for almost two decades, announced he will step down...
In perpetual campaign mode: What do Guam politicians actually accomplish?
The Pacific Island Times
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August 18, 2025
The elected officials in the government of Guam are always saying that the children are our future, health care and education are their priorities and that honesty in government is what they believe should be the hallmark of elected and appointed...
Denby Fawcett: Seeking Love For The Endangered Hawaiian Land Snail
Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii
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August 18, 2025
Some people say they’re icky and slimy. But these scientists think they’re beautiful. Hawaiian land snails are among the most endangered creatures in the animal kingdom. Described by their admirers as “the jewels of the forest,” thousands of...
This Former Police Chief Could Be The Next Honolulu Police Commissioner
Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii
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August 18, 2025
Christopher Magnus talks with Civil Beat about his policing experience and how he would approach a position on the commission. The Honolulu City Council is considering whether to approve a veteran former police chief as the latest addition to the...
What was a ‘magazine’? | CNN Business
Recently Heard
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August 18, 2025
EDITOR’S NOTE: The CNN Original Series “American Prince: JFK Jr.” airs at 9 p.m, ET/PT on Saturday nights. John F. Kennedy Jr. launched his magazine “George” 30 years ago, when it felt like publications in New York City were the most powerful and...
Roley to transition from Shidler College of Business, search for new dean to start
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
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August 17, 2025
Reading time: 4 minutesShidler College of Business Dean Vance Roley After more than two decades of leadership at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Vance Roley plans to step down as dean of the Shidler College of Business. A national search for...