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At top, destroyed structures are seen six months after the Aug. 8 wildfire that burned down much of Lahaina.

Hawaii utilities focus on reducing wildfire risks

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Hawaii’s two regulated electrical utilities told a pair of state Senate committees Thursday that they are trying to do as much as possible as fast as possible with wildfire risk mitigation. Read more

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Sacred Hearts Academy won the award for best newspaper in the state Thursday at the Hawaii High School Journalism Awards, which were held at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Campus Center. Pictured sitting are Gennellea Amasol, left, Chelstine Tavares, Paige Lum and Mahina Monsarrat Ohelo. Standing behind them are Alyssa Myers, left, Anna Casupang, Keira Wheeler and Bailey Leong.

55th Hawaii High School Journalism Awards resume in-person ceremony

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<strong>Ralph B. Cloward: </strong>
<em>One of the world’s premier neurosurgeons, his life shifted for the better when his mother bought him a clarinet instead of a bicycle </em>

Rearview Mirror: Famed neurosurgeon credits his clarinet for his success

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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, left, and Maui Mayor Richard Bissen walk past the burned remains along Front Street in Lahaina.

Maui Strong Fund tops $190 million

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The Hawaii State Capitol rotunda is seen on Thursday, March 19, 2020 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

7 measures become law, 25 pending governor’s action

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Council members group shot. Calvin Say, left, Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, Andria Tupola, Esther Kia’aina,, Val Okimoto, Tommy Waters, Radiant Cordero, Matt Meyer, and Augie Tulba. Festivities and fresh art of the City Council people.

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This marine chronometer was given to President Ronald Reagan by singer Frank Sinatra.

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Attorney General Anne Lopez answered a question at a news conference Wednesday in Honolulu. Lopez spoke about the Maui Wildfire Phase One Report findings and presented the comprehensive timeline of the Aug. 8 Maui fire response and its aftermath.

First findings from state probe of Lahaina fire released

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“Despite the prevailing belief that Kalaupapa was a place to die, (John) Arruda maintained a resilient spirit,” Kalaupapa volunteers said in a statement. Arruda, who was sent to the peninsula in 1945, turned 100 years old on Friday.

As Kalaupapa resident turns 100, stewards look to settlement’s future

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Former Hawaii public servant Wayne Metcalf died April 6 in Bend, Ore., after a brief illness.

Respected isle ex-legislator, insurance commissioner and judge Wayne Metcalf dies at 71

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Crime has dropped in Waikiki since the Safe & Sound program started there 18 months ago. A Honolulu Police Department vehicle sat on Kalakaua Avenue on Wednesday.

Safe & Sound Waikiki program sees major reduction in crime

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‘Good government’ bills headed to Green’s desk

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The City Council heard testimony Wednesday on the issue of creating a separate Department of Ocean Safety. At Kaimana Beach, 37-year veteran lifeguard Ramses “Kucho” Rosa and lifeguard Kekoa Kekumano take a rescue watercraft for a spin.

Ocean Safety sector draws support, criticism

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COURTESY KATHLEEN CLOWARD SATTLER
<strong>Ralph B. Cloward: </strong>
<em>One of the world’s premier neurosurgeons, his life shifted for the better when his mother bought him a clarinet instead of a bicycle </em>

Rearview Mirror: Famed neurosurgeon credits his clarinet for his success

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