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Business Health 

Medical cannabis outfit opens Ala Moana location

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments cannabis, medicalmarijuana, mmj

“My partner Dr. Chang and I own Medical Marijuana Hawaii, we are a doctor’s office, not a dispensary. We help patients obtain medical cannabis licenses, we’ve helped thousands of patients over the last three and a half years.”

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Tourism 

LGBTQ travel media brand Lei plans expansion

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments bisexual, gay, lei, lesbian, lgbtq, tourism, travel

Lei seeks out the most inspiring voices and experiences in the most welcoming destinations for LGBTQ travelers.

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Media 

Lanai Tabura returns to radio with KUMU

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments kumu, radio

Comedian, TV host, and actor Lanai Tabura is returning to Honolulu radio on 94.7 KUMU-FM. Beginning March 7, “Lanai’s Traffic

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Business 

Big Island-based Hamajang Studio celebrates first anniversary

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments aia, architecture, design

In its first year of business, the firm has 11 active projects at different phases of construction and design.

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Business History 

Parker Ranch to donate historic Pukalani Stables

January 7, 2022January 7, 2022 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments

Parker Ranch has announced that it intends to donate their historic Pukalani Stables to the Paniolo Preservation Society.

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Entertainment Media 

Filmed on Oahu, ‘Lost Treasure’ debuts Jan. 11

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments dvd, film, movie, vod

A new family adventure film that was shot entirely on location on Oahu will be available on VOD and DVD across the US and Canada on Tuesday, January 11.

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Tourism Transportation 

Hawaii changes ‘Safe Travels’ quarantine, survey requirements

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments covid, covid19, safetravels, tourism, tourists, travel, visitors

The State of Hawaii has made adjustments to the Safe Travels Hawaii Program’s entry requirements relating to COVID-19.

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Business Food 

Meadow Gold sued for misrepresenting its milk as locally produced

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments dairies, dairy, milk

Meadow gold and two mainland dairies are being sued in federal court for falsely advertising mainland milk as locally produced.

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Business Government Tourism 

Wedding photographers ordered to cease illegal operations

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments

Kaua‘i Professional Association Says Renegades Are Impacting Business There’s no argument the photos are stunning, with brides and grooms perched

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Crime Environment Government History 

Ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs damaged

July 7, 2021July 7, 2021 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments

Officers are asking for help to try and identify the person or persons who damaged this important cultural site.

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Business Politics 

Immigrants boost Hawaii economy by $17 billion

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments immigrants, immigration

Hawaii’s foreign-born residents make up about 20 percent of our population and are not only essential workers, they are our relatives, our co-workers, and our friends.

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Government Politics 

Number of people leaving Hawaii doubles in 2020

December 24, 2020December 25, 2020 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments census, exodus, population, residents

The number of people leaving in fiscal 2020 was almost five times
what local economic researchers were predicting just weeks ago

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Government Health Tourism Transportation 

Hawaii travel quarantine reduced to 10 days

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments

Gov. David Ige signed a 17th COVID-19 emergency proclamation reducing the state’s mandatory self-quarantine period for travelers entering the state and traveling between

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Business 

Special Aloha Shirt Celebrates 40 Years of The Nature Conservancy

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments alohashirts, nature

Hawaii sportswear brand Kahala this week released a special edition aloha shirt marking the 40th anniversary of Hawaii chapter of The Nature

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Dillingham Airfield
Business Tourism Transportation 

Groups fight to keep Dillingham Airfield open

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments aircraft, airfield, airport, dillingham, northshore, pilots

“This is the number one drop zone in the world. More people jump out of airplanes at Dillingham than any place else in the world, so it’s a travesty.”

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Business Education Real Estate 

COVID-19 discount offered on real estate licensing course

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments dcca, realestate, realtor

“The pandemic has caused tremendous financial hardship for many people… We want to offer them the opportunity for a new career in the real estate industry.”

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Business Featured 

New Cat Cafe in Kaimuki Opening Next Week

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments cat, catcafe, cats, kaimuki

Like most cat cafes in the United States, Popoki and Tea will house rescue cats until they are adopted out. To enter the “cat lounge,” guests pay a contribution that goes toward the care and housing for the 15-20 cats.

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Education Featured Government 

Study: Cost of living, salaries are top issues for Hawaii’s teachers

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments

Results from an independent teacher compensation study commissioned by HIDOE show Hawaii’s cost of living and compression of salaries for experienced educators as the top challenges to recruiting and retaining public school teachers.

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Entertainment Featured Television 

Fans of ‘LOST’ to gather in Honolulu for final ‘LOST Con’

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments abc, abclost, lost, Television, tv

More than 200 fans of the hit television series LOST from around the world are currently registered to attend LOST 2020, a fan festival on Oahu, May 21-24.

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Environment Featured Science 

For some corals, meals can come with a side of plastic

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments

Tiny microplastic particles are about as common in the ocean today as plastic is in our daily lives. Synthetic clothing,

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Featured Government Technology 

4th annual state hackathon seeks innovation for public agencies

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments

Gov. David Ige’s vision for the HACC when it began in 2015 included providing an opportunity for civic engagement with

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Environment Featured Government Outdoors 

‘Rapid Ohia Death’ spotted on Oahu

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments

One of the species of fungus causing Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD) was recently detected for the first time on Oahu.

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Business Featured 

New Honolulu Cat Cafe ‘Popoki and Tea’ Secures Kaimuki Location

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments cafe, catcafe, cats, kaimuki, popoki, tea

A new cat cafe is coming to Honolulu. Popoki and Tea has signed a lease for a streetfront retail space

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Featured Science 

UH astronomers successfully predict path of incoming asteroid

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments astronomy, science, space, uh, uhawaii, universityofhawaii

For the first time, astronomers at the University of Hawaii have demonstrated that their ATLAS and Pan-STARRS survey telescopes can

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Featured Politics Science 

TMT construction gets green light

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments astronomy, bigisland, construction, hawaii, hawaiiisland, maunakea, space, telescope, tmt, uh, university, universityofhawaii

Gov. David Ige announced that the state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) issued a notice to proceed (NTP)

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Featured Science Technology 

UH team studies physics through Japan particle collider

March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments belle2, particle physics., physics, science, superkekb, technology

Successfully circulating the electron beam marks the beginning of the phase three of the SuperKEKB project, Japan’s largest electron-positron collider, built 11 meters underground on the KEK Tsukuba campus.

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Business Education Featured 

HPU unveils new logo, designed by Sig Zane

February 15, 2018 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments

Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) unveiled its new logo today, designed by the legendary Hawaiian artists and storytellers of Sig Zane

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Featured Government World 

State Department enlists Hawaii Open Data for Tunisia project

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments

The U.S. Department of State is funding a project to improve the use of open data in Tunisia, and has

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Environment Science 

King Tides, Supermoon returning for New Year’s Day

December 23, 2017December 23, 2017 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments climate, climatechange, hawaii, honolulu, kingtides, science, supermoon

Shortly after 2018 begins, we’ll experience an exceptionally rare and noticeable King Tide. It peaks at 3:54 a.m. Jan. 1 in Honolulu when our New Year’s Eve champagne buzz has worn off.

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Business Technology Tourism 

Hawaii firm harnesses WeChat to target Chinese visitors

September 17, 2017September 17, 2017 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments china, chinese, tencent, tourism, travel, wechat

Hawaii-based iTravLocal has set its sights on the growing Chinese travel market, hoping to connect local vendors with visitors who are

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