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Erin Nolan/Civil Beat/2026
Extreme Weather Can Whip Up Anxiety. A Safety Plan Can Help
When talking to children, it’s important to be honest but calm.
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Amid Cesar Chavez Fallout, A Hawaiʻi Labor Leader’s Legacy Is Revisited
Pablo Manlapit, who organized plantation workers for equal pay and an eight-hour workday, died in relative obscurity. Lawyers in Hawaiʻi hope to overturn his conspiracy conviction and elevate his place in history.
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Parking Lots Get Hot And Are Bad For Storm Runoff. Are There Better Options?
Cities and other groups around the U.S. are using alternatives to traditional asphalt lots in order to beat the heat and curb water runoff — especially as climate change worsens.
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Tulsi Gabbard Resigns As Director Of National Intelligence
Gabbard, who was raised in Hawai‘i, said she needed to step away from public service to support her husband in his battle against bone cancer.
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FBI Director’s Hawai‘i Trip Included ‘VIP Snorkel’ At A Pearl Harbor Memorial
With few exceptions, snorkeling and diving are off-limits around the USS Arizona. A Navy spokesperson confirmed the outing but said the service wasn’t able to track down who initiated it.
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Fewer AAPI Adults Report Hate Incidents But Racism Concerns Linger, New Poll Shows
Researchers say the tone of the rhetoric has shifted from Covid-19-related tropes to more anti-immigrant sentiments.
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Hawai‘i Will Be Without A PGA Tour Event In 2027 For The First Time In 56 Years
The Sentry at Kapalua was canceled last January because of a water dispute that kept the Plantation course from being ready in time.
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Wildfires Used To ‘Go To Sleep’ At Night. Climate Change Has Them Burning Overtime
Fires that surge at night, including the 2023 Lahaina fire, are tougher to fight.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
This Seabird Has Adapted To Life In Honolulu’s Concrete Jungle
Scientists aren’t sure why the birds are thriving in Honolulu, but their population has grown significantly on Oʻahu in the last decade.