All segments of the campus were challenged in April to develop plans HONOLULU (AP) — The University of Hawaii at Manoa is considering merging, realigning or cutting some academic programs as the school faces a budget gap. The ideas from a team of administrators were labeled as ...

LIHUE (AP) — Kauai became the final county in Hawaii to pass a bill prohibiting the sale and use of plastic foam food containers. The ban passed by the Kauai County Council last week is scheduled to take effect in 2022, The Garden Island reported. Supporters of the measure spoke about ...

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — A new coronavirus command post set up at an events venue will help enhance public communication and education on the Big Island, Hawaii County Mayor Kim said. Kim said the post located at Aunty Sally Kaleohano’s Luau Hale in Hilo should help ensure people ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Officials have said nearly 60 percent of Honolulu’s federal coronavirus recovery funds have been allocated for use, leaving $165.4 million pending. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Sunday that Honolulu has spent about $72 million of its available $387 ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s only geothermal power plant is nearly ready to begin producing electricity again following delays in rebuilding the facility that was partially destroyed by lava two years ago, company officials said. Puna Geothermal Venture plans to restart operations by the end ...

HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission denied a motion to reconsider its previous denial of a bidding waiver for a $350 million biomass plant. Honua Ola Bioenergy hopes to launch the plant that would burn trees to generate electricity on Hawaii island. The commission ...

By AUDREY McAVOY The Associated Press HONOLULU — State tax revenue — severely depleted because of the coronavirus pandemic — will likely decline 11 percent this fiscal year if tourists begin to return to the islands by mid-November, an advisory panel for the governor and lawmakers ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said Tuesday he would extend the city’s stay-at-home order for two weeks to control the coronavirus but will modify the rules to allow solo activity at beaches, parks and trails. The stay-at-home order will be kept in place through Sept. 24. ...

HONOLULU (AP) — A Honolulu Police Department committee said a neck restraint should be designated as a “deadly force” option in the department’s use-of-force policy. Honolulu Police Commission member Richard Parry said the department’s Use of Force Committee favors moving vascular ...

LIHUE (AP) — Hawaii is expected to receive more than $4 million in new federal funding to help respond to methamphetamine and opioid abuse. Democratic U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz announced the receipt of a grant that expanded its funding for the first time to address stimulants including meth, ...

The Associated Press Atlas Air makes emergency landing No injuries were reported after an Atlas Air flight carrying more than 200 people had to return to Honolulu after experiencing engine problems Saturday evening, officials said. Video shared on social media showed passengers sitting ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii has the highest number of Pacific Islanders per capita in the nation, but the state’s outreach efforts have been ineffective in helping curb the spread of the coronavirus, a doctor who serves the community said. Pacific Islanders have been hardest hit by COVID-19 ...

HONOLULU (AP) — The head of Hawaii’s coronavirus contact tracing program has returned to work after going on leave earlier in the week because of department confusion over the chain of command. Dr. Emily Roberson resumed her position as disease investigation branch chief with the state ...

HILO (AP) — Hawaii County has closed all beaches and shoreline parks for part of September in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency said the closure went into effect Friday and continue on the Big Island through Sept. 19. The agency ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s embattled epidemiologist is taking a leave of absence after the new head of the state’s COVID-19 contact tracing program requested time off, citing issues with the chain of command among health officials. Dr. Sarah Park is taking paid leave, the state ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Authorities arrested a man on charges he killed a fellow inmate inside an Oahu jail in the second violent death in a Hawaii correctional facility within weeks. Police arrested 27-year-old Ezequiel Zayas on suspicion of first-degree murder after he allegedly assaulted ...

By CALEB JONES The Associated Press HONOLULU — When Japanese military leaders climbed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, the battleship was packed with U.S. sailors eager to see the end of World War II. On Wednesday, the 75th anniversary of the surrender, some of ...

COVID-19 mulled as reason for nests HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaiian green sea turtle hatchlings appeared for the first time on an Oahu beach owned by the U.S. military, which wildlife experts believe may be partly a result of the coronavirus. Experts said there have never before been hatched ...

OCCC now tallies nearly 300 — 256 inmates and three staff — with the coronavirus HONOLULU (AP) — The state Department of Public Safety announced Friday that three inmates and one staff member at the Oahu Community Correction Center tested positive for COVID-19. There are now nearly ...

By CALEB JONES The Associated Press HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Health is disputing a state auditor report that said health officials did not provide timely information on its coronavirus contact tracing program. The report, released Wednesday, says the auditor’s office ...