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The newest addition to the Disney family of animated heroines is a humble, soft-spoken teenager from Mililani who stayed home from school Wednesday to avoid the attention that would come from a studio announcement that she will be the star of “Moana.”

Gov. David Ige’s administration said Wednesday it is not in favor of NextEra Energy Inc.’s purchase of Hawaiian Electric Industries even after NextEra revised its proposal in August, adding more than 50 new binding commitments.

As the city prepares its final push to clear out the last of the Kakaako homeless encampment today and Friday, Mayor Kirk Caldwell said some homeless people have simply moved next door and set up an illegal camp on state land at Kewalo Basin.

Friends and family of missing 16-year-old Punahou School student Noah Montemayor vowed to continue looking for him in the second week of his disappearance.

Fourteen Honolulu homes purchased for more than $2 million apiece last month helped Hawaii’s main housing market break another record.

The city Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victims in two separate water-related incidents on Oahu.

Humpback whales spotted off Niihau, Kauai • Second man charged in Kona car theft • Transformer repairs to close Kauai memorial

Question: Is OC16 Sports planning to televise ILH sports activities, or will it continue with mainly OIA sports?

Broadway smash hit “The Book of Mormon” will open for a limited engagement at Blaisdell Concert Hall next spring.

A Santa-themed movie starring George Lopez and a steamy TV drama for Fox have the green light for shooting on the Valley Isle, according to Maui County officials.