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Spiraling housing prices spark worry about Hawaii's future
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTedorian Gallano would like to buy a house for his wife and three youngest children in Hawaii, but...
Female carpenters enjoy good pay and mentoring
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJan. 14—Coming up in Hawaii's construction industry as apprentices, drywaller Trisha Taketa and carpenter Vaneza Austria were usually the only women on their job sites where they received side ...
Mentors enlisted to bolster Hawaii's construction workforce
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoJul. 29—Statistically speaking, 27-year-old Jayson Tumaneng is defying heavy odds working as a unionized Hawaii apprentice carpenter over the past 18 months. Statistically speaking, 27-year-old ...
Stossel: The Stupid Act
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter a recent hurricane, Puerto Ricans desperately needed fuel. Fortunately, an oil tanker was right offshore. Unfortunately, the United States...
Exodus of Hawaii residents cost state $185M in lost taxes since 2020
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFeb. 18—The on-going exodus of Hawaii residents far outstrips the number of U.S. residents moving to the islands, resulting in the overall loss of 36, 789 Hawaii residents over the last three ...
Tri-City Herald death notices Oct. 2, 2023
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 8 months agoJames ‘Jim’ D. Hall Sr. James “Jim” Dale Hall Sr., 87, of Kennewick, died Sept. 29 at Chaplaincy Hospice House. He was born in Red Wing, Minn., and lived...
Honolulu City Council elections retain political leanings
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 13—The incoming Honolulu City Council had the potential to take a hard right turn in this year's election but instead will retain its political balance when three new Councilmembers are ...
Deadly 2018 wildfire in California could suggest what's ahead for Lahaina
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 28—LAHAINA — Officials with the town of Paradise, Calif. — which before Lahaina suffered America's previous deadliest wildfire in more than a century — have reached out to Gov. Josh Green ...
Incumbent Maui Mayor Victorino is defeated; Kauai mayor reelected
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 9—Challenger Richard Bissen convincingly beat incumbent Michael Victorino in the hotly contested race for Maui County mayor. Challenger Richard Bissen convincingly beat incumbent Michael ...
April arts picks in Vermont offer enough entertainment to (ahem) overshadow total eclipse
The Burlington Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoLet’s see, what’s going on in Vermont this month? Hmm… Oh, yeah, there’s a total solar eclipse...