Waimea Valley to celebrate re-dedication
Hawaii Independent Staff / Read
Waimea Valley will celebrate its re-dedication in August.
Monk seal habitat protection expansion hearings announced
Hawaii Independent Staff / Read
A proposal could designate 11,000 square miles as protected monk seal habitat. Photo courtesy of NOAA
Aquaculture bill: Abercrombie had it right the first time
Ikaika M Hussey / Aquaculture / Read
Moi raised on Hawaii aquaculture farms. Photo by NOAA
Hirono votes against bill to allow siphoning of education funds
Hawaii Independent Staff / Read
H.R. 2445 would allow for the diversion of funds from programs for poor impoverished students.
Verbatim: Elevated rail is all about politics and money, we can’t afford it
Letter to the Editor / Rail / Read
A computer simulated rendition of the preliminary Pearl Highlands Rail Transit Station plans.
Gov. Abercrombie signs more bills into law, Monday, before today’s deadline
Hawaii Independent Staff / Read
Gov. Abercrombie signs House Bill 739, regarding child care requirements.
Courtesy Photo
Hawaii Arts Alliance, DBEDT to participate in national study
Hawaii Independent Staff / Read
The Hawaii State Art Museum.
File photo
Big wind on the bargaining table
Jade Eckardt / Hawaii wind power / Read
Wind power has been on the table in Hawaii for decades. Photo by Tom Woodward
Hawaiian Way Fund to host tribal basketball tourney
Hawaii Independent Staff / Read
Tribal teams from Hawaii, Alaska, Indian Nations, and the Pacific will participate in the Hawaiian Way Fund tourney. Courtesy Photo
Bid to protect Hawaii’s endangered species moves forward
Hawaii Independent Staff / Read
The endangered I'iwi, or Scarlet Hawaiian honeycreeper.
File photo