A new report by University of Hawaii economists says an unprecedented proposal from Maui’s mayor to phase out vacation rental condos would alleviate a severe housing shortage aggravated by the 2023 wildfires.
Journalist Jim Becker has died at 98. He traveled the world as an Associated Press reporter, and covered Jackie Robinson’s Major League Baseball debut and the U.S.
A fifth person has died from injuries suffered during a massive explosion of illegal fireworks at a Honolulu home over New Year’s. Police announced the death on Tuesday.
Some wounds suffered by six Hawaii residents flown to Arizona for medical treatment after a deadly illegal fireworks explosion on New Year’s are comparable to battlefield injuries.