In response to the 2023 Lahaina fires, Native Hawaiian poet Noʻu Revilla collaborated with Brandy Nālani McDougall and Dana Naone Hall to co-write the five-page poem “Aia hea ka wai o Lahaina” (Where is the Water of Lahaina). Borrowing its refrain from the ancestral mele “He Mele no ...
U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda of Hawaii has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing legislation supporting the issuance of interest-free loans for up to 10 years for the construction and renovation of rural hospitals. Under the Rural Hospital Revitalization Act, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Facilities Program would provide the loans. Supporters said the bill would allow rural hospitals to reinvest savings from reduced debt costs into clinical care, workforce retention and other operational needs. “Rural hospitals are a lifeline for communities in ...
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U.S. veterans who gave their lives in the service of the United States were honored during a Memorial Day tribute Monday at the Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao. More than 500 people, including dignitaries and veterans, gathered for the event, with opening ceremonies including the raising ...
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The man from Washington state who’s accused of throwing a large rock at a Hawaiian monk seal off Maui has been formally charged in federal court, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. U.S. Attorney Ken Sorenson announced Tuesday that Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, was charged by ...
