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Eric Tracy said he started driving part time for the ride-hailing company Uber in October which allowed him to offset lost income after a tourism industry layoff. Tracy, 57, said he can pick up $80 working two to three hours on Monday mornings and anywhere from $200 to $300 on a Friday or Saturday night.

After sailing more than 4,000 miles and 30 days across unfamiliar sea, Hokule‘a and an 11-member crew have wrapped the first of two momentous legs through the Indian Ocean — which voyage organizers consider the riskiest stretch of the Hawaiian canoe’s multiyear journey around the world.

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 statistics cover the five-business-day period ending the Thursday of the previous week.

The city of Miami, only 10 feet above sea level at its highest, is on the front lines of climate change, facing an existential threat as the sea inevitably rises.

The same company has run the taxi concession at Honolulu Airport for more than a decade without going through a competitive bidding process, eliminating competition and possibly cutting into state revenue, according to the state auditor and others.

A helpful message is posted in each Honolulu taxicab, in full view of passengers: “If you have any complaints, please call 733-2530.”

Maui firefighters extinguished a pair of brush fires on Saturday afternoon.

Kimberly Nichols-Gay says Kona resident Jolee Reiswig, her best friend, is “62 going on 16,” in great shape, and simply “the funnest.” The two have been on a mission since the beginning of the year.

The Hawaii Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of the murder charge against a man who was accused of carrying out the execution-style killing of someone he suspected of squealing on him to police.

Fifty-five-year-old Loren “Jamie” Salis was on his first spearfishing excursion in about 10 years when he disappeared in the middle of the night last week, his sister said.