AP PHOTOS: Homeless struggle with high costs of Hawaii
In this Monday, Aug. 24, 2015 photo, Foster Waynewright, 28-year-old homeless man, leans on a post while resting in Kakaako Waterfront Park in Honolulu. Waynewright lives in a minivan with his grandmother. Homelessness in Hawaii has grown in recent years, leaving the state with 487 homeless per 100,000 people, the nation's highest rate per capita, ahead of New York and Nevada, according to federal statistics.JAE C. HONG — AP PhotoHONOLULU— Hawaii has long been known as a tropical paradise, but in recent years another image has intruded into the state's carefully crafted one of idyllic beaches and relaxing resorts: homelessness.The number of homeless people has grown in recent years, leaving ..>> view originalHigh School Boxing Gets Isle Support
Nov. 8, 1959 Every Sunday, “Back in the Day” looks at an article that ran on this date in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. The items are verbatim, so don’t blame us today for yesteryear’s bad grammar Doctors, a minister, educators, athletic officials and a sports commentator polled by the Star-Bulletin voted seven to five in favor of boxing as an interscholastic sport here.Login for more... Print Subscribers ACTIVATIONCurrent print subscribers, activate your premium content account for u..>> view originalFilmmaker's documentary takes on Natatorium debate
For a lot of people in Honolulu, the shuttered Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial serves as a crumbling monument to a decades-old community argument about whether it should be restored or demolished. Filmmaker Jason Lau sees that now. But when he started directing his new TV documentary, “The Tank,” about the saltwater pool, the Natatorium was simply a place of childhood memories. It was where Lau learned to swim when he was 6, where his father took the family for a cooling dip, where he and his boyhood friends asked scary questions about eels in the murky water and who was going to jump off the high dive. (Not L..>> view originalTelevision in isles delayed before getting up to speed
An entire generation of island viewers has grown up seeing television like everyone on the mainland. But, it was just 30 years ago that Honolulu television finally caught up to the mainland. Starting in 1952, network programming from the mainland was delayed for a variety of economic and logistical reasons. This month we look back on how over the years local television kept advancing along. During the early to mid-1950s, there were three television stations in Honolulu: KGMB (Channel 9), KONA (Channel 11) and KULA (Channel 4).Login for more... ..>> view originalHonoring Hawaii's legendary waterman
HONOLULU - The Bishop Museum hosted an all day event Sunday honoring Hawaii's beloved waterman Duke Paoa Kahanamoku.From surfer dude music to the science of surfing waves, the all encompassing event in Kalihi pointed in the highly skilled icon's direction.Kahanamoku accomplishments as an ocean hero, surfer, movie star and Olympian are highlighted in an original exhibit open to the public that's filled with photographs, archival video and fun interactive activities. Exhibit designer Michael Wilson hopes visitors will dive right in."I wanted you to feel like you were inside his life a participant. So I wanted to bring people in to the point where they were with Duke," Wilson said.One of Du..>> view originalSpecial interests keep rail construction going
I've seen letters to the editor calling for the rail project to stop at Aloha Stadium or at Middle Street in order to curb cost escalations. It makes a lot of sense. But, big business, the construction industry and unions will be hurt badly if rail does not extend from Middle Street to Ala Moana Center. Doing this not only eliminates a lot of construction work but kills transit-oriented development at every potential downtown station ("New condo project will connect to rail station," Star-Advertiser, Oct. 31). These pro-rail entities are the same shakers and movers that sold the city and state on the project in the fir..>> view originalWorld Bank: Climate change could result in 100 million poor
World Bank: Climate change could result in 100 million poor Posted: Sunday, November 8, 2015 11:16 PM EST Updated: Sunday, November 8, 2015 11:16 PM EST STOCKHOLM - The World Bank says climate change could push more than 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030 by disrupting agriculture and fueling the spread of malaria and other diseases.A report released today says the impact of global warming is borne unevenly, with the world's poor woefully unprepared to deal with climate shocks such as rising seas or severe droughts.How to help poor countries - and poor communities within countries - deal with climate change i..>> view originalKUAKINI CELEBRATES 115TH ANNIVERSARY
Kuakini Health Systems plans to celebrate its 115th Anniversary by giving supporters and the public a chance to ring in the holidayswith the first benefit gala of the season. The 12th Annual Holiday Trees and Treasures will take place Friday, November 20 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa. The Coral Ballroom will be turned into a winter wonderland with tables for silent auction items, just in timeto fill those Christmas stockings.KITV4 is joining in on the fun by having some of our creative ladies donate decorated Christmas trees. Their creations will be auctioned off to Kuakini supporters. Participating this year are weekday anchor Yunji deNies, weekend anchor Pamela Young,..>> view originalModified coral might rehabilitate isle reefs
ASSOCIATED PRESS / Sept. 28 Juvenile coral are shown at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology on Coconut Island. Scientists are preparing to transplant laboratory-enhanced coral onto reefs in Hawaii in hopes that the specimens will strengthen the overall health of the reefs. ..>> view originalHanalei Stream Blessed After Improvement Project Completion
Kauai farmers along Hanalei Stream are celebrating tonight after the blessing of a multi-million dollar improvement to the area around Hanalei Stream. Several years ago the State Legislative approved funds for an extensive DLNR project re-directing the stream to taro lands and a wildlife refuge."20 years ago, the stream bank of this area created 100 foot gap over top," says DLNR Chief Engineer Carty Chang. " And from that point on, this breach has gotten larger and larger. It started taking water away from the main portion of the stream and diverting it to some property."With less water in the stream, taro farmers had difficulty irrigating their fields. The waterway also fed the Hanalei Wild..>> view original
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