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When a scientist from Canada and another from Japan won the Nobel Prize for Physics last week, the University of Hawaii was cheering proudly.

The last vestiges of the Kakaako homeless encampment are expected to be removed from Ohe Street beginning at 7:30 a.m. today — a day later than had been anticipated.

A proposed modular housing project for homeless families in Waianae is drawing criticism from residents who contend that it is not a good fit for their community.

A Pauoa couple welcomed quintuplets at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, a first for the Honolulu hospital.

One of the longest-lived military airplanes in Hawaii — the P-3 Orion turboprop — is starting to fade away, with the Navy deciding its sub-hunting jet replacements could be more economically based in Washington state.

Hawaiian kupuna Henry Chang Wo Jr. sounded the alarm over vanishing limu and led efforts to protect and restore seaweed beds and the ecosystems they anchor.

An apparent BB gun shooting on the H-1 freeway near Aloha Stadium on Saturday shattered the glass of a tour bus window, causing shards to fall onto a woman in her 70s, who was seated next to the window.

A Las Vegas-based company rated “F” by the Better Business Bureau because of the number of complaints it triggered on the mainland is moving into the Hawaii market, offering help with college admissions and financial aid.

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Palolo man charged in Manoa burglary • Police charge man in Tantalus robbery