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News Articles: Hawaii

People are seen on the beach and in the water in front of the Kahala Hotel & Resort in Honolulu, Nov. 15, 2020.

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  • National

Hawaii plans to increase hotel tax to help it cope with climate change

A bill scheduled for House and Senate votes on Wednesday would add an additional 0.75% to the daily room rate tax starting Jan. 1.

April 30, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Facing extinction in the wild, Hawaiian crows were brought into captivity to save them. Now, a small group is being released.

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  • Climate

This rare, intelligent species of crow is taking flight in Hawaii again

Hawaiian crows are extinct in the wild and are found nowhere else on Earth. Now, a small group, safeguarded in captivity, has been released in the forests of Maui.

February 23, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
The U.S. Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Hawaii gun licensing rules -- for now

At issue was a Hawaii State Supreme Court decision that allowed the state to prosecute a man carrying a loaded pistol without a license.

December 09, 2024
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
GPB News NPR

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  • Climate

What it’s like to care for some of the most endangered animals on Earth

Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only live in human care now, safeguarded 24 hours a day.

October 23, 2024
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer and
  • Ryan Kellman
Destroyed homes are visible in the aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 22, 2023.

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  • National

Maui wildfire survivors will get an additional year of housing help from FEMA

Survivors of last year's deadly wildfire that decimated a historic Maui town will receive an additional year of housing assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

October 16, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Photos of victims are displayed under white crosses at a memorial for victims of the August 2023 wildfire, above the Lahaina Bypass highway on Dec. 6, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii.

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  • National

Report: ‘No evidence’ Hawaii officials prepared for deadly wildfire, despite warnings

Despite days of warnings that critical fire weather was coming, the report found “no evidence” of Hawaii officials making preparations for the August 2023 wildfire that killed 102 people.

September 14, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Search and rescue team members work in a residential area devastated by a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 18, 2023.

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  • National

A new report on the Maui wildfires cites communications breakdowns

As wildfires ripped across Maui last August, a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts, according to a report released Wednesday.

April 17, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Maui Mayor Richard Bissen speaks at a community meeting at the Lahaina Civic Center. A complex cleanup is underway seven months after the wildfire, intended to protect historic buildings and artifacts.

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  • National

Native Hawaiians aim to bring cultural sensitivity to Maui wildfire cleanup

A delicate cleanup is underway in historic Lahaina on Maui. Cultural monitors are working closely with federal officials to assure the process protects cultural and archeological artifacts.

March 20, 2024
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By:
  • Debbie Elliott and
  • Marisa Peñaloza
Chef Jojo Vasquez in the open kitchen of FOND – a Neighborhood Eatery, in west Maui.

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  • National

A Maui chef's lifeline: his restaurant as the island recovers from Lahaina wildfires

Thousands remain displaced after last year's deadly wildfire on west Maui. Among those who lost almost everything was a chief and his family. But they're determined to keep their restaurant running.

March 12, 2024
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By:
  • Debbie Elliott and
  • Marisa Peñaloza
The gate to a large property in Waimea. Median home prices in the area are up 87% from pre-pandemic prices.

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  • Business

A tech billionaire is quietly buying up land in Hawaii. No one knows why

A mystery has been brewing in a small ranching town on Hawaii's Big Island. Word has it that Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff bought the land, stirring worries about what he plans to do with it.

February 28, 2024
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By:
  • Dara Kerr
Arica Lynn Souza and her children Ayla, 3, left, and Silas, 4, on the porch of the family home where they are staying temporarily after losing their Lahaina townhome in the wildfires.

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  • National

Maui fire survivors struggle to find long-term housing, half a year after the blazes

Thousands of people are still displaced and living in limbo six months after the wildfires on Maui. The disaster has deepened a housing crisis and is taking a toll on fire survivors.

February 19, 2024
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By:
  • Debbie Elliott and
  • Marisa Peñaloza
People surf off of Launiupoko Beach Park near Lahaina, Hawaii, in October. A surfer died after encountering a shark on Maui on Saturday.

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  • World

A 39-year-old surfer has died in Hawaii after being injured in a 'shark encounter'

Maui police identified the victim as Jason Carter of Haiku, who succumbed to his injuries at a hospital after being rescued by lifeguards.

January 01, 2024
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Shelly Romo spent hours in the rubble to find her wedding ring in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires back in August. After retrieving it and getting it restored, Romo said she never takes her ring off.

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  • National

Maui wildfires ruined personal treasures. A local jeweler is repairing items for free

The August wildfires on the Hawaiian island erased troves of irreplaceable items — photographs, urns and mementos. One local jewelry store has been trying to help recover what the fires destroyed.

December 30, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Properties destroyed by wildfire sit behind signs advertising for a nearby Safeway that survived the fire, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.

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  • National

Heart of Hawaii's historic Lahaina reopens to residents and business owners

The historic town, on the Hawaiian island of Maui that burned in a deadly wildfire that killed at least 100 people, reopened Monday to residents and business owners holding day passes.

December 12, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
The Aug. 8 fire ravaged much of the historic town of Lahaina in West Maui, killing nearly 100 people. In all, more than 2,200 structures were destroyed by the blaze.

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  • National

Hawaii governor announces $150 million recovery fund for Maui fire victims

The program means those who lost family members or were injured in the Lahaina fire could receive payments of more than $1 million by the spring. But by participating they'd waive the right to sue.

November 09, 2023
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  • Vanessa Romo and
  • Bill Dorman
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