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Rearview Mirror: Most unusual bank robbery took place in 1968 in Kahala
Former Waialae-Kahala resident Marc Massanari told me he remembered the local Bank of Hawaii was robbed in the late 1960s. “The robbers kidnapped the bank president and got access to the bank. I don’t recall how much they got or the outcome. Do you know what happened?”
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Kokua Line: Must I bring proof again to renew REAL ID?
Question: Auwe! I was unable to renew my driver’s license, despite having made an appointment months ago, because the DMV’s new computer system couldn’t call up my REAL ID information. I have had the starred license for years and renewed it once before with no trouble and I…
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Facts of the Matter: Earth’s landscape constantly shaped by complex processes
The landscape is something we see every day. It is as familiar as a member of the family, yet we seldom think about how it got to be that way.
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Ex-Army official charged in federal bribery case
A 49-year-old ex-U.S. Army official is scheduled to make his initial appearance after he was accused by federal prosecutors of taking $1.25 million in bribes over five years to steer contracts to companies from the military’s Hawaii-Pacific Innovation Campus.
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Conservation group working to clear Kauai storm damage
A local youth-focused conservation organization has been in the field working with officials to clear storm damage on Kauai to reopen trails and prepare for the next disaster.
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State jobless rate hits 2-year high of 2.8%
Rising inflation and an unsustainable cost of living have pushed Hawaii’s unemployment rate to its highest level in two years.
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Joy Does Not Have to Wait for Recovery | Opinion
Peer support cannot replace clinical care, but it can give cancer patients a place to speak honestly and feel understood.
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Hawaii-based soldier gets 4 years in child pornography plea deal
A Hawaii-based Army sergeant pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child pornography during his court martial trial earlier this month at the Wheeler Army Airfield courtroom.
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The last Democratic legislator in Rutland County is leaving office. What could that mean for the county’s political future?
Historically a Republican stronghold, Rutland County sent Republicans to fill a large majority of its seats in the Legislature last session. This election cycle, the Democratic Party couldn't find anyone to run for Senate and several House seats in Rutland. Read the story on…
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District 5 Congressional candidates Molder, Hatcher clash over tariffs in forum
Candidates for Tennessee’s redrawn 5th Congressional district took the stage together Wednesday for what is likely the final time before the Nov. 3 election. Republican Charlie Hatcher and Democrat Chaz Molder clashed on President Donald Trump’s handling of international tariffs,…
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Alabama’s SNAP error rate on downward trend, preliminary data shows
Alabama appears to have reduced the error rate for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), officials said Thursday morning, which could reduce a penalty facing the state in 2027. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), passed last year, introduced a penalty for…
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Stockard on the Stump: Republican lawmaker’s apology on “hanging” seems hollow
A Tennessee Republican lawmaker is reiterating support for public hangings three years after giving a half-baked apology for calling for a return to “hanging from a tree” as a form of capital punishment. State Rep. Paul Sherrell of Sparta said in a recent political forum in…
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Dead Pigs, Stripped Cars: Kauaʻi’s Scary Public Housing Conditions
Kawailehua residents say they’re tired of the Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority ignoring their complaints and are organizing to improve the situation.
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New Plan Aims To Extend Honolulu Rail Line For An Extra $4 Billion
A subcommittee of HART tentatively endorses extending the Skyline system to Ala Moana Center and to Ka Makani Aliʻi shopping center in Kapolei.
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Neal Milner: Can Hawaiʻi Get Over Its ‘Stay-Put Syndrome’?
Lots of places worry about brain drain, not just Hawaiʻi. Let's not demean and patronize those who've chosen to live elsewhere.
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Hawaiʻi Citizens Have A Powerful Law On The Books To Combat Fraud
The State False Claims Act should be used to prosecute companies and individuals who profit from lax government oversight.
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How We’re Thinking About AI At Civil Beat
From typewriters onward, newsrooms have benefited from technological advances. Artificial intelligence, however, offers particular challenges.
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How Governments Worldwide Are Shaping What AI Can Say About Politics
California and Hawai‘i, for example, are two states that have banned sharing deceptive AI content about candidates in the months around an election.
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The share of people without health insurance in America is growing
The percentage of working-age adults without health insurance has increased in the past two years, largely because many people can no longer afford Obamacare coverage after Congress allowed federal subsidies to expire at the end of last year.
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Proposed legislation would close ‘voluntary intoxication’ loophole in WV sexual assault law
After a high-profile rape case at Cornell University highlighted what she considers a loophole that fails victims, a West Virginia legislator is joining lawmakers in 15 other states to change laws regarding sexual violence.
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Inside the hidden chamber that controls Lincoln Center's magnificent fountain
The Revson Fountain at Lincoln Center Gothamist went behind the scenes to learn how the NYC landmark keeps its majestic waters flowing. [ more › ]
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Dispute over Colorado’s congressional seat arose in wake of 1876 election
As the weather continued cooling off in October 1876, Denver’s Rocky Mountain News looked ahead to what a headline called “our winter campaign.” “Denver promises to be unusually cosmopolitan and lively during the coming winter,” the paper predicted. “Already the town is filling…
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The percentage of people without health insurance is growing
The percentage of working-age adults without health insurance has increased in the past two years, largely because many people can no longer afford Obamacare coverage after Congress allowed federal subsidies to expire at the end of last year. The uninsured rate for adults ages…
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Trump says he 'heard something about' DOJ probe into Corey Lewandowski
U.S. President Donald Trump said administration officials who are not honest should be prosecuted, responding to a question about reports that the Justice Department is looking into Corey Lewandowski. Trump said he was unaware of the specifics of the reported inquiry but insisted…
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The Trump-Putin love story’s next chapter: selling out Ukraine | Sidney Blumenthal
The US president is portraying Zelenskyy as the villain as he strives for Russia’s approvalIf Donald Trump could, he would fly to Munich to sign away Ukraine to Vladimir Putin, and return to wave the document as “peace in our time”, hoping to claim at least the second Fifa…
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Billionaire tax and trans rights: what are key state ballot initiatives in midterms?
Voters in 39 states will face an array of referendum issues – including Alabama’s on the national anthem in schoolsAmericans heading to the polls for next month’s midterm elections are not just choosing whom to send to Washington, or their state capitols. There are also 145…
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Is a job guarantee the solution to mass AI unemployment?
An old idea springs anew as a chorus of influential voices predicts that AI may trigger crises of vast magnitudeIn a preface to his book Capitalism and Freedom, the American economist Milton Friedman famously observed that a crisis can propel once-fringe ideas into the…
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Review: eBay Live Is QVC for the Modern Age
Sellers appear in TikTok-style livestreams to pitch their goods to chatrooms full of potential buyers.
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These key races in the 2026 midterms will decide who controls the US Senate – video explainer
To reclaim control of the Senate, Democrats need to retain all the Senate seats they have and flip four more in the 2026 midterm elections. Shrai Popat, the Guardian's US politics reporter, explains which are the key races to watch in November. Continue reading...
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