2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (546+ words) JAMM AQUINO / STAR-ADVERTISER Opening day of the Hawaii State Legislature, Wednesday, Jan.21, 2026, at the State Capitol in Honolulu. A bill creating an "unofficial ambassador" to Canada is moving through the state Legislature " and on first gander the reaction is puzzlement....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (884+ words) GEORGE F. LEE / DEC. 15 A new bill from three members of the Hawaii congressional delegation proposes a national veterans cemetery. Mark Hackelberg, a cemetery caretaker, tended to some of the over 300 wreaths place on the headstones of veterans at National Memorial…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (491+ words) A 40-year-old Paia man died after being shot by police officers responding to a terroristic threatening call Thursday night in Wailuku, according to the Maui Police Department. MPD officials said Friday afternoon that the man "succumbed to his injuries at…...