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Punahou School President Michael Latham said Pukui's legacy inspired the naming of the building: Mary Kwena Pukui Learning Commons. This is also in light of the private school's recent revision of its mission statement.
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Oʻahu residents have one year to get their Real ID driver’s license, or state identification cards, to travel by air. Real ID driver’s licenses in Hawaiʻi have a gold circle with a star outline.
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The American Cancer Society put out a first-of-its-kind report last week. The publication collected cancer facts and figures for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
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As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, Ukrainian college student Max Zabolotny is in Hawaiʻi on a brief stop after attending a conference in Washington, D.C. He attended Kalani High School on Oʻahu during the 2018-2019 school year.
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At the start of the 2024 legislative session, lawmakers warned they would face tough decisions while focusing on Maui's recovery and balancing core government functions.
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Gov. Josh Green approved a measure that allows counties to phase out short-term rentals of any classification — even those with non-conforming use permits. HPR's Ashley Mizuo has the story.
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A judge is forcing the Hawaiʻi attorney general’s office to turn over documents, interviews and data on last summer's Maui wildfires to lawyers involved in the hundreds of lawsuits over the disaster.
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ConFest will return to Hawaiʻi's art scene after a four-year pause. The five-day event is officially called the National Asian American Theater Conference and will offer live performances and workshops.
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The University of Hawai‘i Maui College received what's believed to be the largest collection of "sugar art" from Maui resident Jo Rockwell. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on its significance.
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The National Science Foundation has until September to decide on advancing the Thirty Meter Telescope to the final design stage. The TMT is competing against a telescope project in Chile for limited NSF funding.
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May 6 is the last day for Hawaiʻi public school employees to sign up for free Hawaiian language courses this summer.
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A Hawaiʻi County Council committee has advanced plans to help preserve 27 acres of land on the south end of ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay near the Waikoloa Beach Resort.