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New bill to modernize Hawaii unemployment insurance system
A bill that’s expected to help modernize Hawaii’s unemployment insurance system is now headed to the Governor for his ...
Hawaii Vacations Are About To Become More Expensive
Hawaii is a popular tourist destination, with increasing numbers of U.S. citizens visiting since 2014. Over 7 million went to ...
Push to make surfing an official high school sport in Hawaii gains traction
Lawmakers will vote on a bill later this week that provides funding for Hawaii public schools to establish surfing as a sanctioned sport.
Human remains taken from Hawaiian burial caves repatriated from Northern Ireland
Three sets of ancestral human remains taken from burial caves in Hawaii and brought to Belfast in the 19th century have been ...
Hawaii lawmakers considering change to HTA oversight
Under Senate Bill 1571, the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) would have more authority over ...
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Young isle-born people are moving back home, UH researchers find
Young adults who were born in Hawaii are moving back home, reversing pre-COVID-19 trends when more Hawaii-born residents left ...
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Hawaii tourism isn't going away. It's just changing.
Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau CEO Aaron Sala surprised people when he declared, "Tourism as we have known it is over" ...
Hawaii holds off Long Beach State to capture fourth Big West title
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaii outside hitter Louis Sakanoko, middle, celebrated with teammates after the Rainbow Warriors beat Long Beach State to claim the Big West Championship. 1 ...
State bill would change oversight of Hawai’i Tourism Authority
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / REP. ADRIAN TAM’S OFFICE Hawaii Rep. Adrian Tam and Sen. Lynn DeCoite during intense negotiations Friday at the state Capitol before reaching agreement on Senate Bill 1571, which ...