UH offers student protesters chance to still earn credits while on the mauna
HILO As University of Hawaii gears up for another school year, students protesting the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope atop Maunakea have options to attend class without leaving the mountain.
Some observatories not as quick to restore operations
MAUNAKEA Even with access to the summit restored for astronomers, some observatories on Maunakea will not be able to resume work for some time.
Kapoho, Pohoiki areas still unsuitable for water restoration after lava
HILO The county Department of Water Supply has no current plans to restore water service to Kapoho and the area around Pohoiki as lower Puna continues to recover from the 2018 eruption of Kilauea volcano, but was not shutting the door on a possible restoration in the future.
Tax Foundation of Hawaii: Soft on crime because of the money
In the news recently was a stunning announcement by Justin Kollar, who is the Kauai County Prosecutor. State law says that for folks driving without a license or driving without insurance, heavier fines and more jail time apply to repeat offenders. He said that he has decided to prosecute all cases under his watch as first-time offender cases, no matter how many prior convictions the defendant may have or how quickly those priors were accumulated.
Business Roundup 08-12-19
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Rub Me Dirty: Smart-mouthed start-up company will give back to Kona coffee farmers
Steven Yamamoto and Keolalani Oka come from coffee. Friends since kindergarten, they both grew up on small family coffee farms in Kona and can trace their heritage back to relatives who migrated from Japan in the late 1800s to work on Konas early coffee plantations.
AP News in Brief 08-12-19
Mass shootings have Latinos worried about being targets
Epstein suicide sparks fresh round of conspiracy theories
Jeffrey Epsteins apparent suicide Saturday morning in a federal jail launched new conspiracy theories online in a saga that has provided fodder for them for years, fueled by Epsteins ties to princes, politicians and other famous and powerful people.
My Turn: Maunakea can be beacon for us, other countries
While TMT has earned the legal right to proceed with its construction on Maunakea, we would all be wise to respect the mana and sentiments of the people who have assembled en masse to block TMT from moving forward. This spiritual force of Native Hawaiian unity for ancestral teachings, cultural respect, social justice and to permanently halt the TMT project is a peaceful and well-executed plan.
Letters to the editor: 08-12-19
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Hawaii entrepreneurs face challenges in starting businesses, but work to make it happen
KAILUA-KONA Opening a business anywhere can be a struggle, but opening one in Hawaii regularly ranked among the worst states in the U.S. in which to start a business comes with its own set of challenges.
