Mākaha resident Dalani Tanahy is one of several practitioners creating kapa. She will showcase her artistry next month at the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture, the largest celebration of Indigenous Pacific Islanders.
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The bill has passed through the state Legislature and is awaiting Gov. Josh Green’s signature to become law. It would require roasted, instant, or ready-to-drink coffee marketed as "locally sourced" to have at least 51% local coffee.
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A final extension has been announced for non-congregate sheltering, specifically for those still in hotels after being displaced by the Maui wildfires. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol has the details.
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Fiji’s former Prime Minister has been sentenced to a year in prison for interfering in a criminal investigation while he headed the country's government. This comes as the nation's ranking in a global press freedom index has improved. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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The federal lawsuit filed in March alleged that making applicants wait so long was the city's way of keeping the permitting process as restrictive as it was before a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upended gun laws nationwide.
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The families of five Hawaiʻi men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II have received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones nearly eight decades after the soldiers died in a plane crash in the final days of the conflict.
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Local health officials say testing on West Maui residents shows no evidence of widespread lead exposure from last summer’s wildfires.
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Nalani Jenkins, Lehua Kalima and Angela Morales of Na Leo Pilimehana are spending this year giving back to the community that embraced their talent at an early age.
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