David Ige enters Governor’s race

The State Senator announced that he'll run for the 2014 election for Hawaii's governor.

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Hanabusa raises $500,000 for Senate race

But Schatz raised $911,000 in the same time period.

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Mollway or the highway: judge writes rail should end at UH

Chief U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway wrote a letter claiming rail is failing to meet it's purpose to serve the University of Hawaii at Mānoa.

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HECO gets a green light for more EV stations and lower charging costs

Good news for electric vehicle owners.

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Smoking ban passed for Honolulu parks, beaches, bus stops

The Honolulu City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to ban smoking at all parks, beaches, and bus stops on Oahu. No coincidence, then, that e-cig sales are up.

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UH set to sign new contract for fought-over, mostly-secret military lab

The Navy-affiliated UH lab will come up for renewal at a July 18 Board of Regents meeting

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Brothers Under a Same Sky

An excerpt of the forthcoming novel from University of Hawaii Press.

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Pacific Garbage Patch
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Come To Connect On Land, Food, Sustainability
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Hawaii’s education race

Patricia Ann Park, an Assistant Superintendent, will now head Educator Evaluation efforts, which was a sticking point in labor negotiations

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