Briefs: Four Seasons to Manage Danieli; Banyan Tree leads HOMM. one
Four Seasons manages Italian symbol: Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts will take over management of the famous 204-room Danieli in Venice in 2024, operated by Marriott International under the Luxury Collection brand.…
Oahu homes will remain above $ 1 million as sales receipts through the end of 2021
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Tight inventory levels in the Oahu housing market eventually resulted in a decline in single-family home sales through late 2021,…
Sail from the US mainland to Hawaii on these 4 itineraries – Cruise Industry News
Hawaii is a perfect bucket list item to cross during the pandemic. Whether you are sailing from Los Angeles, San Francisco, or San Diego, there is a way for every cruise enthusiast to explore Hawaii from the US mainland
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Cruise ships are returning to Hawaii after almost 2 years
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Despite a record number of COVID-19 infections in Hawaii last week and a serious warning from the U.S. Centers for Disease…
80 tackle tryouts to pursue coveted lifeguard jobs in Oahu
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Trials for 25 coveted lifeguard positions drew 80 hopes on Friday as the city's Department of Marine Safety and Lifeguard…
Council lifts the mayor’s veto on the hotly debated moratorium on visitor accommodation
The Maui County Council tonight voted to lift Mayor Michael Victorino's veto on one of the most hotly debated moves in recent times: a break in building more visitor units on Maui while studies of over-tourism can be conducted.
After…
Former Hawaiian soccer players and others close to the program give scathing testimonies of the…
Former University of Hawaii football players and others close to the program gave testimony on the progress of the program during a Hawaii State Senate hearing held Friday afternoon under head coach Todd Graham.
UH Athletics…
Hospital stays among children too young to get COVID vaccinations skyrocket
Hospital admissions for U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 have surged in recent weeks to their highest level since the pandemic began, according to government data released today.
The worrying trend among children too young to be…
Golf is back, PIPhil is feeling his age and Jon Rahm shows no signs of rust at the Sentry Tournament…
Our long national nightmare is over, because the days of golfless Sundays are finally in the rearview mirror. The PGA Tour returned from their vacation slumber on a Board of Tourism day in Hawaii, the…
Monsanto pleads guilty of pesticide crimes in Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) - Monsanto Company pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally using and storing agricultural chemicals in Hawaii and will pay fines of $ 12 million.Monsanto, now owned by the German pharmaceutical company Bayer, pleaded guilty in…
The absence of teachers from public schools in Hawaii is increasing due to the rise in omicrones
Hawaii's public schools are now experiencing disruption from increasing teacher absenteeism due to the rise in the COVID-19 omicron variant, interim state school superintendent Keith Hayashi confirmed today.
Around 800 teachers across the…
Overseas buyers drove Kauai home prices soaring in 2021
LIHUE >> An influx of out-of-state homebuyers and renters drove house prices up in Kauai in 2021, officials said.
"Anecdotally, (they) appear to have increased house prices and rents significantly, exacerbating an already critical…
Flood warning issued for Oahu due to heavy showers
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In Jeff Bezos’ $ 600Million global empire as the Amazon founder acquires 14 acre paradise in…
JEFF Bezos' global real estate empire rose to $ 600 million after the Amazon founder bought 14 hectares of paradise land in Hawaii.
the billionaire, 57, whose net worth is estimated at $ 203 billion, has added a three-building property to…
Hawaii is eliminating Safe Travels’ health questionnaire and reducing COVID quarantine for…
Hawaii's quarantine guidelines for Safe Travels visitors are changing today to align with the new requirements of the Department of Health.
The mandatory quarantine period for US domestic travelers has been reduced from 10 to five days,…
FDA expands Pfizer boosters to more teenagers when the omicrones go up
The US is expanding COVID-19 boosters to meet the surge in omicrones, with the Food and Drug Administration allowing additional Pfizer syringes for children 12 and older.
Boosters are already recommended for everyone aged 16 and over, and…
Flood monitoring in place while it rains Oahu, Kauai. soaked
UPDATE: 8 p.m.
The National Weather Service has canceled the flood warning for Oahu. However, Oahu and Kauai will remain under flood watch until Sunday morning.
Maui's flood warning has also expired.
6 p.m.
The National Weather Service…
Shark Researcher Crushes Speculation tagged the seventeen foot tall white “Poe Girl” was…
"The beauty of art may be in the eye of the beholder, but the behavior we assume today is objectively ugly."
Hip art lover Christian Rosa is charged with counterfeiting and selling Raymond Pettibon's "Wave" series.
According to the…
Maui had 2 road deaths in the first 2 hours of 2022
Two Maui residents, one from Lahaina and another from Wailuku, died early Saturday morning in unrelated vehicle accidents.
A 51-year-old man from Lahaina, riding a 1998 Suzuki Bandit S1200 motorcycle, was thrown out of his vehicle at…
In early 2022, Los Angeles beaches will close after 4 million gallons of untreated sewage spill into…
Whites go wild in California ...
Six days ago, Sacramento man Tomas Butterfield died a lonely death while surfing a joint called The Pit. a beach break about a mile north of Morro Rock.
Nobody saw the attack, nobody heard screams;…
Hawaiian Electric Co. urges Oahu residents to save electricity tonight after multiple generators…
UPDATE: 6:55 pm
Oahu's flood warning has been extended to 10.15 a.m. tonight.
The National Weather Service reported that Oahu continues to experience flooding from excessive rainfall.
Radar tonight showed heavy rain over Oahu. Rain fell…
Sharks banned in Hawaii in 2022
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HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) - Shark fishing in Hawaii will be banned in Hawaii in 2022.
Law 51 (House Bill 533), passed during the last legislature, prohibits…
33-year-old man on a moped dies after colliding with a commercial panel van
HONOLULU (KHON2) - A 33-year-old man driving a moped died on Wednesday, December 29, after colliding with a commercial panel van in Wahiawa.
The accident occurred around 6:17 p.m. According to the Honolulu Police Department…
202,000 visitors to Maui in November 2021, 30,000 fewer than before the 2019 pandemic
Maui tourism is recovering from the pandemic, although it is still lagging behind 2019 numbers as many visitors explore Wailuku's ʻĪao Valley State Park. Photo credit: Cammy Clark
While tourism on Maui…
A renegade wild boar attacks a surfer on the water in Hawaii
Oahu. She was unharmed, but the boar left bite marks on her surfboard. "/>Ingrid Seiple was attacked by a wild boar on the water off Kaena Point, Oahu. She was unharmed, but the boar left bite marks!-->…
Luxurious Hawaiian mansion with 22 car garage listings for $ 15 million
Someone lives big on this little island.
An ocean view mansion in Hawaii, complete with a 22-car showroom, temperature-controlled wine cellar, and Hollywood-style movie theater, is on sale for $ 15 million.…
Chad Blair: Can the Green Party make Hawaii greener?
Money is, as they say, the breast milk of politics, but it's remarkable how many - and how often - Hawaiian candidates are sucking in the 2022 election.
Josh Green is leading the Democratic herd after running nearly 20 fundraiser…
Danny De Gracia: Our turtle governance model falls short of Covid
It's official: Hawaii is now a red state. And when I say "red" I mean that with the worst outbreak of Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began, we are scorching hot.
Now I keep getting frantic emails from people telling me it is…
Hawaii’s state-wide law requiring pets to be microchipped goes into effect January 1, 2022
HONOLULU (KHON2) - Legislators require pets to be microchipped nationwide from January 1, 2022.
Microchips are about the size of a grain of rice, but they can make a huge difference when it comes to saving the lives of pets by…
Richter examines offer to lower the 110-year prison sentence for truck drivers
GOLDEN, Colorado >> A judge was due today to consider a prosecutor's motion to reduce a truck driver's 110-year sentence for an explosive accident that killed four people in suburban Denver.
The conviction of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos,…
Hawaii sets a new record with 2,205 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 102,389 nationwide
Hawaii today posted a new daily record of coronavirus infections since the pandemic began, with more than 2,200 cases.
Hawaii Department of Health officials today reported 2,205 new confirmed and probable coronavirus infections, bringing…
Vital statistics: December 17-21, 2021
Each week, the Honolulu Star Advertiser publishes Oahu statistics for marriage licenses and birth certificates, which are submitted to the State Department of Health's Vital Statistics System.
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Filed on Oahu March 17-21 December…
The Green returns with a sixth album, shows on Blue Note Hawaii
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Zion Thompson and Ikaika Antone founded The Green with four friends in 2009. They all liked Jamaican music and Afro-Caribbean…
Queen’s Medical Center is not reinstating a visitor policy amid the Omicron rise
Queen's Medical Center today announced the reintroduction of its visitor ban policy, citing the recent surge in the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
The medical center's punchbowl location was closed to visitors at 2 p.m. on Saturday, while…
It is the time of giving | News, sports, jobs
âIt would be almost impossible to remember a year in our lifetimes that is more difficult than 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone - if not through…
Red Hill’s water crisis could prevent or even halt some construction projects
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Red Hill's water crisis has the potential to prevent and even halt construction projects in Aiea and Halawa all the way to Hawaii Kai, according to officials on the Board of Water Supply.With three wells…
DOH warns of large gatherings, travel in the midst of the boom | News, sports, jobs
A sign in front of the Kaiser Permanente Clinic in Wailuku reminds patients that "COVID-19 is not on vacation". Hawaii reported 1,511 new cases Thursday, not far behind the record 1,678 cases recorded in…
COVID-19 Displacement Tracker: Hawaii Bowl Canceled, will be the first bowl game not played in…
There have also been increased cases of COVID-19 in the NHL and some of the league's star players have been affected.The Calgary Flames were forced to postpone at least their next three games after the league announced that six…
Amazon signs employment contract and gives workers the power to organize
NEW YORK >> Under pressure to improve workers' rights, Amazon reached an agreement with the National Labor Relations Board that would allow its employees to organize themselves freely - and without retaliation.
According to the…
New program helps nonprofits and groups in Hawaii introduce regenerative tourism experiences
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When Lehia Apana and Brad Bayless started out Polipoli farms In 2019, they didn't think they would open their country to…
Christmas Eve and Day 2021: List of open and closed hours on Oahu
Would you like to know what is open and closed on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day? Here's your guide to shopping malls, public services, and more on Oahu.
GOVERNMENT BODIES (CLOSED)
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Hawaii Christmas Tree Farm is currently selling on (Saint) Nick Of Time
There are orchards and a Christmas tree farm on the almost three hectare site.
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Talk about timing. A Hawaii estate that contains a working Christmas tree farm that will be sold on the calendar…
Sandy Beach murals honor two Honolulu Ocean Safety lifeguards
Artists have completed four murals in Sandy Beach Park to commemorate two Honolulu Ocean Safety lifeguards.
The Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation announced Tuesday the completion of the murals of former lifeguards Joy…
Get ready: AAA says Florida, California will see a massive surge in vacation travel
(The Center Square) - Unlike last Christmas when many Americans lived in states that were still under lockdown, an estimated 109 million people will be leaving for Christmas and New Years this year, AAA reports, a 34% increase over that…
Online GPS location restored for TheBus
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Oahu Transit Services brought the website back online for TheBus on Monday, restoring vehicle locations in real time for…
Ministry of Transport | HDOT warns travelers of limited parking at Hawaiian airports during the…
HDOT warns travelers of limited parking at Hawaiian airports during the holiday season
Posted on Dec 20, 2021 in Airport News, Main, News
The number of travelers could be approaching pre-pandemic counts
HONOLULU - The Hawaii Department…
Credit for Bad Credit
There are a variety of types of loans for people with people with bad credit, by far the most well-known kind is an unsecure personal loan. This kind of loan is an excellent alternative for those with credit scores of 669 or less who…
How effective are vaccines against Omicron?
December 20, 2021 The pandemic has brought many tricky epidemiological terms and ideas into everyone's life. Two particularly complicated concepts are the effectiveness and effectiveness of vaccines. These are not the same. And over…
Column: Group calls for Oahu aquifer to be protected amid Red Hill water pollution crisis
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Hawaii is highly dependent on its pure, fresh groundwater for both public and domestic water supplies. This supply is…
HERB BENHAM: Enjoy these Hawaiian ‘troubles’ | Herb Benham
One of the things I like about Hawaii - in this case Kona, the island with the great volcanoes (Mauna Kea…
Campbell’s Chardonnay Curran, Kaiser’s Kaile Halvorsen selected in the National…
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Wreaths Across America Day, held on December 18th on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Big Island
HONOLULU (KHON2) - Day of the wreaths in America will be celebrated nationwide on Saturday, December 18.
This day is a time to remember, honor, and teach those who have served and died. Around 2,500 locations will take part…
New index provides historical insight into Lahaina newspapers | News, sports, jobs
LAHAINA - A new index of the Lahaina newspapers has been released covering the period between the 1970s and the early 2000s.
"Indexing newspapers is one way of empowering…
Honolulu Introduces New Hotel Tax
Honolulu is introducing a new hotel tax that increases all hotel bookings and short-term accommodation bookings, including Airbnb stays, by an additional 3% surcharge. A similar measure is already in place in the counties of Kaua'i, Maui…
Meet the operator of Hawaii’s only snow thrower
Hawaii is a job for snow removal companies - one of the most unique jobs in Hawaii."/>Clearing snow from the road at the top of Maunakea on the Big Island of Hawaii is a job for snow removal companies!-->…
Benner and Barnett take podium finishes in the Honolulu Marathon
Almost 9,000 runners took part in the 48th edition of the Honolulu Marathon on Sunday and the accompanying race, the Start to Park 10K. While the numbers for this year's event were significantly lower than in previous years, it turned…
Historic 28-plus-acre oceanfront property on Oahu’s famous North Shore is being auctioned…
In collaboration with listing agents Matt Beall, Anthony Provenzano and Matt Davis, Marconi Station is auctioning No Reserve in January.
This is a rare opportunity for an investor or…
David Y. Ige | DBEDT press release: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN HAWAII AT 6.0 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER
DBEDT press release: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN HAWAII AT 6.0 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER
Posted on Dec 16, 2021 in Department News, Newsroom
HONOLULU - The Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) announced…
Honolulu City Council Urges the Navy to Close Fuel Tanks | Hawaii news
By AUDREY McAVOY, Associated PressHONOLULU (AP) - Honolulu City Council unanimously passed a resolution on Wednesday calling on the Navy to immediately shut down a fuel dump that has been blamed for contaminating tap water in military…
The US is facing a double coronavirus surge with the advance of Omicron
The new Omicron coronavirus mutant racing around the world could bring another wave of chaos, further straining hospital workers already grappling with a spate of Delta cases, and vacation plans for the second year in a row turn it upside…
Oahu’s new hotel room tax will be a new source of money for the competitive rail project
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi signed Bill No. 40 on Tuesday, and officials say it will allocate approximately $ 350 million to the city's contested railroad project.But even with the additional funding, it will…
Mayor Blangiardi signs the Temporary Accommodation Tax Act
HONOLULU (KHON2) - Mayor Rick Blangiardi signed the Transient Accommodation Tax (TAT) law on December 14th at 12 noon
The law will allow the state to tax visitors who come to Oahu, and it will allow the city and county of…
West Hawaii Business Park developers are looking for a break from the road demands
West Hawaii Business Park developers want to build only a small portion of Kamanu Street, rather than the entire street, before developing 31 acre lot of 95 acre park for an unknown buyer.
The changes to the ordinance to rededicate the…
Parents of a Michigan suspect who shot in court
ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan >> The parents of a Michigan teenager charged with killing four Oxford High School students are expected to return to court on charges of negligent homicide.
A conference on probable causes for James and…
Maui County enacts historic law banning non-mineral sunscreens
Installation of sun protection dispensers in Waialea Bay (November 19, 2021). PC: DLNR
Maui County continues to lead efforts to protect the environment with the passage of bill banning the sale, distribution, or use of non-mineral…
Federal Water Tap, December 13: Jet fuel leak contaminates water at Oahu Naval Base
The rundown
The FDA, in a revision of Food safety rules, proposes to abolish the obligation to test irrigation water in favor of company-wide assessments.
A pipeline company is facing Criminal penalties after spilling 29 million gallons…
Hawaii sees 5 new coronavirus-related deaths, 215 additional infections
Hawaii Department of Health officials today reported five new coronavirus-related deaths and 215 new confirmed and probable infections across the state, bringing the state's total since the pandemic started to 1,058 deaths and 89,229…
Maui County will only allow mineral sunscreens from October 2022
MAUI (KHON2) - Maui County banned the sale, distribution, and / or use of non-mineral sunscreens effective October 1, 2022. This means that only mineral sunscreens that use zinc oxide and titanium dioxide are allowed.
On…
There are 8 new coronavirus-related deaths and 189 new infections in Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Health officials today reported eight new coronavirus-related deaths and 189 new confirmed and probable infections across the state, bringing the state's total since the pandemic started to 1,053 deaths and 89,014…
Department of Health confirms 12 active Omicron cases in Hawaii
The Hawaii Department of Health today confirmed that Oahu now has 12 cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
"We are still investigating these cases, but to the best of our knowledge so far, they are mainly people who have no…
Michael Nesmith, the Monkee for All Seasons, dies at the age of 78
LOS ANGELES >> Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter, writer, actor-director, and entrepreneur who is probably best remembered as the guitar-studded member of television rock band The Monkees, died at 78.
Nesmith, who underwent…
City officials confirm that a cyber attack caused the “mass deactivation” of TheBus and…
UPDATE 5pm
According to Roger Morton, director of the Department of Transportation Services, the cyberattack on Oahu's bus system has âtracesâ of a ransomware attack, although it is still under…
Part III: Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival, personal event on December 11th
Hulalei Designs at the Made in Maui County Festival. PC: MIMCF
The 8th annual Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival in-person shopping event takes place on Saturday, December 11th, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at the War…
Editorial: Time to prepare for the next big storm
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Not to mention the unusually heavy rains that soaked the state this week is that it may not be so uncommon anymore.
This was…
Scholarships add to the Christmas spirit with the tree lighting
GCU student Kylie Amber Buere shows off the certificate for her David R. Landau Hospitality Scholarship, awarded Tuesday night during the Christmas tree lights at Canyon 49 Grill.
Story by Rick VacekPhotos by Ralph FresoAVV news office…
Ceremony commemorates 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor
World War II veterans, including survivors of the December 7, 1941 attack, attended the memorial ceremony with family, friends, dignitaries, and the military on December 7, 2021 at Kilo Pier at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.…
There are 55 new coronavirus cases in Hawaii, bringing the total to 88,440 nationwide
Hawaii Department of Health officials today reported 55 new confirmed and probable coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of cases in the state since the pandemic started to 88,440.
No new virus-related deaths were reported…
Amazon and AWS cloud users report problems accessing websites
Amazon.com Inc. and its cloud services division suffered widespread outages today.
DownDetector, which monitors web connectivity, showed more than 20,000 complaints for Amazon and more than 11,000 for Amazon…
Cloudflare announces new firewall features and the Oahu migration tool
Web technology company Cloudflare today announced enhancements to its zero trust firewall capabilities as a continuous development update for Cloudflare One.
The expansion will help companies secure communication between employees in an…
Lanai tour and service program could begin in May | News, sports, jobs
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A one-day tour to Lanai may start in May to allow visitors to learn about the island's cultural, historical, and environmental aspects and to volunteer for a service…
US nearly 200 million people fully vaccinated
The United States would soon surpass more than 200 million people fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 198 million people in the United States were fully vaccinated as of…
Historic Playoff: Alabama-Cincinnati, Michigan-Georgia | Honolulu Star Advertiser
IRVING, Texas >> As the college football postseason moved from segregated bowls to the BCS to the current four-team playoffs, it has never really embraced the underdog like the NCAA tournament.
From Tulane to Utah, from Boise State…
Lee Cataluna: Does Oahu need a “Neighborhood Reduction Office”?
If something disruptive happens right outside your house, right in front of the place where you raise your family and rest your head at night, you want that problem to be fixed right away.
You want the kid with the loud stereo to…
Council is considering legislative priorities: lifeguards, fees, fines, June 10th top list
Increasing multiple fees and fines, limiting lifeguard liability, and adding Juneteenth to its list of 13 state holidays are among the eight priorities Hawaii's four counties are trying to bring to the state…
Best December bets on the West Coast and Hawaii
December is the first month of the meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and activity in the Pacific can vary greatly from year to year. How everything develops depends on a mixture of atmospheric factors and climate drivers,…
Editorial: End of the wastewater battle on Maui
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The year-long legal battle in Maui County over its Lahaina sewage treatment plant has come to a gracious end. Now the real work…
This week in MIL Football | News, sports, jobs
Ian-Jay Cabanilla of Lahainaluna runs with the ball during the Lunas victory over Maui High last Saturday. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER PhotoTonight, King Kekaulike Stadium, 6 p.m.
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The final matchups that will have an impact on…
New season of “Broadway in Hawaii” with “Hamilton”, “Cats” and…
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