Victoria Budiono

Under a mix of hot sun and passing rain, hundreds of students, alumni, lawmakers and community members gathered Tuesday morning on the grounds of Iolani Palace — a site steeped in Hawaiian history — to show solidarity with Kamehameha Schools and its long-standing admissions policy favoring Native Hawaiian students.

The nonprofit group that successfully challenged race-conscious college admissions in the U.S. Supreme Court has filed a new lawsuit — this time against Kamehameha Schools — seeking to overturn the private institution’s long-standing policy of giving preference to students of Native Hawaiian ancestry.

The state Legislature’s evaluation committee for Act 310 — Senate Bill 933 — has officially opened the application process for $50 million in nonprofit grants, offering relief to organizations affected by federal funding reductions across the state.

Rescue crews from multiple agencies continued their search Sunday for 59-year-old Kailua resident Jon Naeole, who went missing while paddling off Kailua Beach earlier this morning.

About 31,000 Kaiser Permanente registered nurses and health care professionals in Hawaii and California represented by the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals ended their five-day strike Saturday, pledging to continue their push for safe staffing and stronger patient care protections.

DTRIC Insurance announced its intent to withdraw from Hawaii’s insurance market, according to a notice filed by its parent company, MS&AD.

Two state Senate committees will hold a joint informational briefing next week to examine how recent federal policy changes are affecting the state’s agricultural and food sectors, amid growing concern over rising costs, trade disruptions and weakening federal support for farmers.

The Chan Zuckerberg Kauai Community Fund has awarded $1 million in unrestricted grants to 25 nonprofit organizations across the Garden Isle, continuing nearly a decade of philanthropic investment in Kauai communities.

Hawaii’s history as one of the world’s most literate societies in the 19th century now sits in uneasy contrast with a modern reality: tens of thousands of adults across the state still struggle with the basic reading and writing skills needed to fully participate in family life, work and civic life.

Hawaii is among the best states in the nation for mental health, according to a new national report that praised the state’s affordability of care, youth well-being and access to providers, while also highlighting areas that still need improvement.