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Hawai‘i soccer loses heartbreaker in Mountain West semifinals

Hawai‘i soccer loses heartbreaker in Mountain West semifinals

In their Mountain West tournament debut, the Rainbow Wahine lost via golden goal to Wyoming on Wednesday in Phoenix.

Christian ShimabukuNovember 12, 2026

Free event to feature art and mele inspired by Hawaiʻi

Free event to feature art and mele inspired by Hawaiʻi

The upcoming community art exhibition will bring plein air artist Stock Schlueter and multigenerational Hawaiian music group Puamana together at Island Art Galleries in Waikīkī.

Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosNovember 12, 2026

Hy’s Steak House is celebrating 50 years

Hy’s Steak House is celebrating 50 years

The Waikīkī steakhouse, which opened in 1976, is celebrating its milestone anniversary with a weeklong promotion. Diners can enjoy a $50 filet mignon — available to the first 50 orders each evening — along with a special $125 prix fixe menu that features Hy’s signature dishes.

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaNovember 11, 2026

Community Voices: Kalihi-born David Sedeno settles in Napa Valley to make wine

Community Voices: Kalihi-born David Sedeno settles in Napa Valley to make wine

Sedeno was a California firefighter for 35 years before becoming a vintner and founding Pono Wines in California more than a decade ago.

Megan Ulu-Lani BoyantonNovember 11, 2026

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court elephant case: Nonhuman Rights Project, the Kumulipo and who counts as a person

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court elephant case: Nonhuman Rights Project, the Kumulipo and who counts as a person

On Monday at Punahou School, five Hawaiʻi Supreme Court justices heard a lawyer argue that two elephants are persons under Hawaiʻi law. ASD opinion columnist Sterling Higa on the bright line the law needs and where it comes from.

Sterling HigaNovember 11, 2026

Uneasy Listening in the Sinclair Library

Uneasy Listening in the Sinclair Library

Former University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa students recall strange and eerie experiences at Sinclair Library. Its A/V lab was especially troubling.

Lopaka Kapanui and Tanya KapanuiNovember 11, 2026

Man faces life in prison after fatal Kalihi stabbing

Man faces life in prison after fatal Kalihi stabbing

Alexis Aquino reportedly stabbed a 66-year-old woman to death in a Kalihi convenience store.

Michael BrestovanskyNovember 11, 2026

Updated UHERO report evaluates the economic impacts of Waikīkī

Updated UHERO report evaluates the economic impacts of Waikīkī

Titled "The Economic Contribution of Waikīkī," the report is an update to a brief of the same name published in 2003 by the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.

Stephanie SalmonsNovember 11, 2026

The missing chapter: Bringing agritourism into Hawai‘i’s agricultural plans

The missing chapter: Bringing agritourism into Hawai‘i’s agricultural plans

Tourism could be a much bigger booster of Hawai‘i's farms, but a hodgepodge of regulations gets in the way, as does a lack of coordination between government entities. ASD opinion columnist Ray Tsuchiyama defines the problem and shares successful agritourism models from around the world that Hawai‘i could adopt.

Ray TsuchiyamaNovember 11, 2026

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