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Hawaii lawmakers agree on teaching Hawaiian in high schools

KANEOHE (KHON2) — State lawmakers are trying to pass bills that would require Hawaii’s public high schools to have Hawaiian language classes as...

Miss Hawaii USA is back in town and looks to pass down her crown

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Miss Hawaii USA has returned home to the Hawaiian islands and will prepare to pass her crown down to the...

40 Million Cubic Yards of Magma on the Move in Hawaii; USGS Changes Volcano...

Conditions remain dynamic on Hawaii’s Big Island at the Kilauea Volcano, where the threat of an imminent eruption seems to have passed for now....

Kaua’i mayor proclaims 2024 “Year of the Forest Birds”

Kaua'i Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami, on Thursday, presented a mayoral proclamation to the Kaua'i Forest Bird Recovery Project and partners, to mark 2024 Makahiki...

Coast Guard Searches for Lost Mariner Traveling from California to Hawaii

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a mariner who was embarking on a three-week voyage from California to Hawaii, but...

Native Hawaiian leader traces her roots in southern China

Kumu Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu is widely known in Hawaii as a Native Hawaiian cultural leader. She is also deeply proud to be half-Chinese.Story continues

Ho’okipa Hawaii and a Hawaiian language event kicks off this weekend

The Hawaii Tourism Authority and the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association are working together to bring a greater understanding and appreciation for Native Hawaiian culture...

Mālama ʻOhana unites community and state to review Hawaiʻi’s child welfare system

The founding of Mālama ʻOhana Working Group-a group formed to suggest changes to legislature regarding Hawaiʻi's existing child welfare system-was announced in a press...

Coast Guard looking for 60-year-old who disappeared while sailing from Long Beach to...

U.S. Coast Guard officials sought the public’s assistance today to locate a 60-year-old mariner and the vessel he was sailing from Long Beach...

Major Shakeup in Washington State and Hawaii Journalism

(Disclosure: Chuck Taylor, now retired, worked for the Everett Herald from 2010-22.) On Jan. 15, the Everett Herald posted an oddly un-local story about...

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