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Highway Inn sues state over tax on pandemic-era Restaurant Revitalization Fund

Monica Toguchi Ryan, the third-generation owner of Highway Inn, spoke to HPR's Bill Dorman about the challenges of running a ...
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New Hawaiʻi Island library leaves 2 others with stories yet to be written

A new public library is coming to Upper Puna on Hawaiʻi Island, but the new hub is a result of merging two existing libraries ...
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Songs of Okinawa: Indigenous knowledge shines light on the island's climate history

About 300 years have passed since anyone has known about Okinawa’s past climate and geological history. But researchers at ...
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City Council bill aims to proactively identify possible lapsed funding

The measure would require the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services to provide information on the amount of money the city ...
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Construction begins on Central Oʻahu agriculture and food hub

A groundbreaking ceremony was held at Whitmore Village for an agriculture and food hub meant to help Hawaiʻi businesses and ...
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Hawaiʻi drivers offered free dashcams as states turn to AI for safer roads

Cities and states in the U.S. are turning to AI to improve road safety. Hawaiʻi is distributing 1,000 dashboard cameras to monitor road conditions and reduce traffic fatalities.