Government and politics

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General newsJan 23, 2023

Public viewing at palace for 'last Hawaiian princess'

The casket bearing the 96-year-old heiress long considered the last Hawaiian princess has gone on public display in the downtown Honolulu palace

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General newsJan 18, 2023

Hawaii to make preschool available for all 3-4 year-olds

Hawaii is putting forward a plan make preschool available to all 3- to 4-year-olds by 2032

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BusinessDec 6, 2022

Hawaii's new Gov. Green aims to end tax on food, medication

Josh Green has been sworn in as Hawaii's new governor

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BusinessDec 3, 2022

Molten lava on Hawaii's Big Island could block main highway

Many people on the Big Island of Hawaii are bracing for major upheaval if lava from Mauna Loa volcano blocks the quickest route connecting two sides of the island

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Government and politicsDec 2, 2022

Prayers? Bombs? Hawaii history shows stopping lava not easy

People in Hawaii are asking if anything can be done to stop or divert the flow of lava as molten rock from Mauna Loa volcano inches toward a highway on the Big Island

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General newsNov 27, 2022

Hawaii Gov. Ige looks back on coronavirus, tourism shutdown

Crisis response is one way to sum up Hawaii Gov. David Ige's eight years in office

General newsNov 26, 2022

Hawaii gun permit ruling sides with 'homesick' Navy officer

A federal judge has ruled a U.S. Navy officer stationed in Hawaii cannot be denied a firearms permit solely because he sought counseling for feeling depressed and homesick

Social affairsNov 18, 2022

Cockfighting ban challenge in US territories dismissed

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a man in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands challenging a ban against cockfighting in U.S. territories

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Social affairsNov 18, 2022

2 Hawaiian men guilty of hate crime in white man's beating

A jury has found two Native Hawaiian men guilty of a hate crime for the 2014 beating of a white man