When most people think of orchids, the first image that comes to mind may be those bright pink or purple flowers you see in a grocery store that tend to die as soon as you get them home. The second image that comes to mind is probably a beautiful flower in a lush tropical rainforest […]
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Hawaiian Electric blames overgrown albizias for Hawaii Kai outages
May 24—1/1 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC The company’s helicopter inspections showed that critical transmission line corridors have been choked by the extensive overgrowth of invasive albizias. Hawaiian Electric says overgrown albizia trees led to the recent power outages in East Honolulu, and that it is developing plans to clear the […]
Space Force wants 7 new telescopes in Hawaii. Local residents say ‘no’
Many Hawaii residents oppose plans from the U.S. Space Force to build a suite of new telescopes designed to track satellites and prevent them from colliding in orbit. The Department of the Air Force has proposed building up to seven new telescopes and an optics lab on the summit of Haleakala on the Hawaiian Island […]
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Forest Service grants $5.6M to Hawaii for wildfire preparations
May 23—1/1 Swipe or click to see more GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM Dry grass and brush along Honoapiillani Highway near Puukolii Road in Kaanapali on Oct. 22. The U.S. Forest Service is awarding more than $5.6 million in grants to Hawaii for wildfire preparation and prevention. The funding is available through the Community Wildfire […]
Hawaii hotels’ soft spring is carrying over to summer
May 21—Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? to continue reading. Get unlimited access From as low as $12.95 /mo. There wasn’t as much cha-ching this spring for Hawaii hotels, which in April experienced losses in five key performance measures for the second month in a row. […]
Hawaii housing market ‘bleak,’ University of Hawaii report finds
May 21—1/1 Swipe or click to see more CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM To afford a median-priced single-family home, which is a price at which half the homes are more expensive and half are less expensive, a household would need to earn 183% of the median income, a UHERO report says. Above, homes in Pauoa […]
Howell student earns full-ride scholarship to Hawaii after JROTC work
HOWELL — Noah Flores, a senior at Howell High School, is headed to the University of Hawaii on a full-ride scholarship this fall, thanks to a prestigious national scholarship through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corp he earned working with the school’s Air Force JROTC. The scholarship comes with an annual book stipend, a monthly […]
Hawaii coffee wins greater protection from Legislature after epic struggle
May 19—1/1 Swipe or click to see more CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM State lawmakers passed a bill that says roasted, instant and ready-to-drink coffee sold with packaging using Hawaii place names must contain at least 51% of coffee grown in a region of Hawaii. Hualalai 100% Kona coffee, left, sells for $17.99 for 4 […]
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Francis Tuttle students help Hawaii fire victims, students with fundraiser
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Two metro Francis Tuttle students did some fundraising and gave a group of Hawaii students a big opportunity that the fires originally took from them. It was all smiles for Francis Tuttle student Ayla Relland and those Hawaiian students during a meeting of the two that was months in the making. […]