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Hawaii Cleared to Subpoena Airbnb for Tax Records of Rental Hosts
A judge ruled Wednesday that Hawaii tax authorities may subpoena Airbnb for records of its hosts as the state investigates whether operators of vacation rentals have been paying their taxes.
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Maui Sewage Case Makes a Supreme Court Splash
On the hook for polluting the Pacific Ocean with millions of gallons of treated sewage every day, a lawyer for Hawaii’s Maui County told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that a ruling against it will open another set of floodgates.
Read moreEndangered Species
The Center for Biological Diversity sued Interior Secretary David Bernhardt in federal court for “failing to designate critical habitat for 14 endangered species of plants and animals from the island of Hawaii.”
Read moreNative Hawaiian Heiress Faces Court Test to Control Millions
A 93-year-old heiress doesn’t need a guardian to take care of her, but a hearing will be held to determine whether she needs a conservator to oversee her $215 million trust, a judge ruled Friday in an ongoing battle over her wealth.
Read moreGabbard Drops Congressional Race to Focus on Presidential
U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii doubled down on her long-shot presidential campaign, announcing she wouldn’t also run for re-election in her congressional district where a state senator is mounting a spirited push to take her seat.
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Giant Hawaii Telescope to Focus on Big Unknowns of Universe
Is there life on planets outside our solar system? How did stars and galaxies form in the earliest years of the universe? How do black holes shape galaxies?
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Hawaii Protesters Press on to Stop Telescope, Face Arrest
Thousands of protesters joined a swelling effort Wednesday to stop construction of a telescope they have long tried to keep off a mountain considered sacred to some Native Hawaiians, blocking a road to Hawaii’s highest peak and prompting the arrest of a group of elderly demonstrators.
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Hawaii Protesters Vow a Long Fight Against Telescope
Protesters vowed to continue demonstrating against the construction of a giant telescope on top of a mountain some Native Hawaiians consider sacred after they spent the day Monday blocking the road to the project site.
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Hawaii Activists Protesting Over Start of Work on Telescope
Hundreds of demonstrators are gathered at the base of Hawaii’s tallest mountain to protest the construction of a giant telescope on land that some Native Hawaiians consider sacred.
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Oprah Winfrey Visits Maui Humane Society Following Wildfire
Oprah Winfrey surprised the Maui Humane Society with a visit to thank the organization for evacuating animals during a wildfire, a report said.
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Divisive Telescope to Restart Building Next Week in Hawaii
Construction on a giant telescope will start again next week after lengthy court battles and passionate protests from those who say building it on Hawaii’s tallest mountain will desecrate land sacred to some Native Hawaiians.
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Alert Level Increased at World’s Largest Volcano in Hawaii
Federal officials raised the alert level Tuesday for the world’s largest active volcano, Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, which last erupted in 1984.
Read moreGuilty Verdict Returned in Corruption Trial of Former Honolulu Police Chief and Prosecutor Wife
Jurors returned a guilty verdict Thursday in a federal corruption trial of former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha and his wife, former deputy prosecutor Katherine Kealoha, stemming from their attempt to frame a family member with theft.
Read moreClosing Arguments in Honolulu Power Couple’s Corruption Case
Prosecutors laid out final arguments Tuesday in the closely watched corruption trial of former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha and his wife, deputy prosecutor Katherine Kealoha.
Read moreCorruption Trial Opens for Scandal-Mired Hawaii Power Couple
The federal corruption trial of a former Honolulu police chief and his wife, a former city prosecutor, kicked off Wednesday after a week-long jury selection from over 400 potential jurors.
Read moreHawaii Eyes Keeping ‘Aloha’ From Trademarking Hands
Who owns Aloha? The Hawaii Legislature hopes to settle this question over the next three years with the help of a task force formed by the passage of a resolution Wednesday.
Read moreRising Sea Level Threatens Waikiki Beach’s Existence
Hawaii’s iconic Waikiki Beach could soon be underwater as rising sea levels caused by climate change overtake its white sand beaches and bustling city streets.
Read moreAncestral Land Grab
A family’s dispute with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg over ancestral land plots on Kauai took a new turn Wednesday, with two members of the family claiming Zuckerberg has been colluding with a third family member who managed to convince a judge to auction off the parcels to the highest bidder.
Read moreMaui Water-Pollution Case Faces Supreme Court Resolution
The U.S. Supreme Court took up an appeal by Maui on Tuesday over the island’s history of discharging wastewater into the Pacific Ocean without a permit.
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