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Two proclamations on homelessness from Gov. David Ige will make it possible to pump another $300,000 into programs around the islands that help people such as Dolores Ortega and her family of six stay in their two-bedroom apartment on Kauai.

Bernard Ho, who has led Damien Memorial School for nearly a decade as president and CEO of the Catholic campus, has announced he will retire next summer.

Each Sunday, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser publishes Oahu vital statistics for marriage licenses and birth certificates filed with the state Department of Health's Vital Statistics System.

The Army plans to decide by the end of the year whether to go ahead with a power plant proposed for Schofield Barracks.

A National Transportation Safety Board investigation into the 2013 emergency landing of a Mokulele Airlines passenger plane on Piilani Highway on Maui has concluded that the incident was likely caused by damage to the plane's engine as a result of improper cleaning.

The Coast Guard and the Honolulu Fire Department suspended the search for famed surfer Alec "Ace Cool" Cooke on Saturday.

Waialua's Paalaa Kai Bakery has requested a hearing over claims that it sold baked goods to the public after the Department of Health shut it down earlier this month for violating state food safety regulations.

It all started with a letter written by Rebecca Lapham of Chicago. Lapham was a frequent visitor to Hawaii who observed the meager state of nurse training in the islands when she visited here in the 1930s.

I thought I had seen it all: Women putting on eyeliner while driving down Kapiolani Boulevard, a bus driver eating a plate lunch while piloting his oversized ride with his elbows ...

Kauai County successfully competed for a federal grant of more than $13 million that will help it revamp the core of Lihue Town, transforming it into a pedestrian- and bike-friendly community for both residents and visitors.