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Hawaii County bill offers tax relief for generational family lands
10+ hour, 18+ min ago (765+ words) Wednesday, June 24, 2026 77" Today's Paper By Stefan Verbano Hawaii Tribune-Herald HILO >> A Hawaii County Council committee has unanimously approved legislation that would establish a new property tax dedication known as "Aina Kupuna," allowing local families who've owned generational lands for at…...
Mayor threatens budget veto if Office of Economic Revitalization is defunded
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (812+ words) Wednesday, June 3, 2026 77" Today's Paper Today " Updated 12: 01 a. m. Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi is threatening to veto the city's proposed fiscal year 2027 budget if the City Council moves forward with plans to slash funding and staff for the city's Office of Economic Revitalization....
HHSAA Hall of Honor: Ashlyn Jacobsen, Campbell (cross country, track)
3+ week, 3+ day ago (338+ words) Sunday, May 31, 2026 74" Today's Paper Today " Updated 7: 41 p. m. In track and field, Jacobsen was the 3, 000-meter run champion in 2026 and "25. She was also runner-up in the 1, 500-meter run in "26 and "25. She was a two-time runner-up in the cross country state championships. The…...
HHSAA Hall of Honor: James Millare, Moanalua (track, cross country)
3+ week, 3+ day ago (384+ words) Sunday, May 31, 2026 74" Today's Paper Today " Updated 7: 43 p. m. Since arriving in the islands, all he has done in championship events is win gold. In cross country, Millare won the state championship as a junior and senior. As a junior, he took first…...
Kurizaki, Ho win second titles in tennis championships
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1246+ words) Sunday, May 10, 2026 75" Today's Paper Moanalua's Ashley Kurizaki hit a forehand Saturday against Roosevelt's Mami Daysog in the girls singles final of the HHSAA State Tennis Championships at Central Oahu Regional Park in Waipio. Punahou's Koji Ho attacked the net Saturday…...
Kokua Line: Is Hawaii monitoring for hantavirus?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (274+ words) Friday, May 8, 2026 74" Today's Paper Today " Updated 11: 12 p. m. Question: States are being notified if they need to follow up with passengers from that cruise ship where people died of hantavirus. Was Hawaii notified? What states were notified? Answer: No, not as of…...
Human-to-human hantavirus transmission suspected on cruise ship
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (898+ words) Tuesday, May 5, 2026 71" Today's Paper By Jennifer Rigby, Chandni Shah and Charlotte Van Campenhout / Reuters REUTERS TV VIA REUTERS Cruise ship MV Hondius docks off Cape Verde port, although passengers were not allowed off the ship, while health authorities investigate suspected…...
Suspected hantavirus outbreak strands 150 on cruise ship
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (795+ words) Monday, May 4, 2026 81" Today's Paper By Olivia Le Poidevin, Toby Sterling, Anthony Deutsch and Charlotte Van Campenhout / Reuters An archive image of the cruise ship Hondius, in Vlissingen, Netherlands, in May 2025. The MV Hondius, a Netherlands-based cruise ship, was hit by…...
Meta ordered to pay $375 M in child exploitation case
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (759+ words) Wednesday, March 25, 2026 70" Today's Paper By Diana Novak Jones / Reuters A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found Meta Platforms violated state law in a lawsuit brought by the state attorney general, who accused the company of misleading users about the safety…...
West Wing" actor Timothy Busfield indicted on child sex offense charges
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (522+ words) Saturday, February 7, 2026 68" Today's Paper By Steve Gorman / Reuters PASCAL LE SEGRETAIN / GETTY IMAGES / TNS Timothy Busfield laughs with his wife, actor Melissa Gilbert, on June 20, 2023, in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Actor Timothy Busfield, known for his U. S. prime-time roles on "The West Wing…...