A Honolulu City Council bill would make possessing or abandoning shopping carts a petty misdemeanor, with fines up to $2,000 or up to 30 days in jail. Testifiers were mixed, with some worried Bill 53 would fall hardest on homeless residents.
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The Hawaiʻi Climate Commission is launching workshops to improve soil health and agricultural resilience, the Department of Land and Natural Resources announced Oct. 23.
Hawaiʻi Island police have opened a negligent homicide investigation after a 39-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle in Hilo. The crash happened Thursday at 7:15 p.m. at Kanoelehua Avenue and East Kahaopea Street.
JABSOM medical students invited state lawmakers to campus for a firsthand look at how future physicians are trained, amid Hawaiʻi's doctor shortage. Sen. Troy Hashimoto and Reps. Jackson Sayama, Greg Illagan, Gregg Takeyama and Adrian Tam took the student-led tour in October.
Repairs to Kīhei Wastewater Pump Station No. 6 were finished early Friday, Maui County said, and crews remained on site cleaning up. A water-conservation request for connected properties was lifted.
