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HONOLULU, HI – Governor Josh Green, M.D. has named three interim appointees for the University of Hawai‘i System Board of Regents (BOR) from a list of finalists presented to him ...
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  HONOLULU, HI – June 1, 2023 marks the start of the 2023 Central Pacific hurricane season, and the Department of Health (DOH) Public Health Nursing Branch (PHNB) is gearing ...
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(HONOLULU) – Effective June 15, 2023, the DLNR will begin issuing hunting licenses and stamps for the new hunting season (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024).   Community members ...
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HONOLULU – Reoccurring Sheriff impersonator incidents have prompted the Department of Public Safety Sheriff Division to issue additional scam warnings. In recent weeks, several people have had callers, claiming to ...
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HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 11:45 a.m. The siren test will be coordinated with ...
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HONOLULU, HI – According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), a total of 827,537 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in ...
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(HONOLULU) – Ropes and monk seal caution signs are being removed from Kaimana Beach, after a Hawaiian monk seal pup has been moved, after weaning over the weekend.    A ...
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(KAILUA-KONA, HAWAI‘I ISLAND) – The Founders Regatta hosted by the Keauhou Canoe Club was placed on temporary hold today, after the discovery of course markers on the coral reef which ...
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(HONOLULU) –  Eighteen people were cited Saturday night for being in a closed area, in violation of Ka‘ena Point State Park closure hours. Five others were cited for not having ...
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HONOLULU – Department of Public Safety (PSD) and Department of Law Enforcement (DLE) officials, family members and friends today gathered at the State Capitol Auditorium in Honolulu to witness the ...
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