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Community Voices: Clean energy schizophrenia

Community Voices: Clean energy schizophrenia

Our state does a lot of giving and taking when it comes to energy use; when all the giving and taking is considered together, legitimate questions can be asked about who is benefiting and who is paying the price.

Tom YamachikaAugust 25, 2026

Ige wasn’t an insurgent. He was next in line.

Ige wasn’t an insurgent. He was next in line.

A senator who chaired the most powerful committee in the Capitol waited quietly while a governor burned through every ally he had. ASD opinion columnist Sterling Higa on what Hawaiʻi’s most famous “insurgency” proves about governing.

Sterling HigaAugust 25, 2026

These Kaua‘i resorts top recent 10Best lists

These Kaua‘i resorts top recent 10Best lists

More Hawai‘i resorts have been recognized by voters in USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. Read on to see who made the lists.

Stephanie SalmonsAugust 25, 2026

Hamada: The hands that help when disaster strikes

Hamada: The hands that help when disaster strikes

In the wake of Hurricane Lala, we saw professionals who went above the call and neighbors who stepped up to help neighbors. Let's take a moment to appreciate the best of the aloha spirit.

Rick HamadaAugust 24, 2026

Community Voices: Waimea Valley, a cultural treasure preserved for community

Community Voices: Waimea Valley, a cultural treasure preserved for community

Waimea is a wahi kapu with a storied history that dates back a thousand years. An understanding of this is what its stewards hope to share with those who visit the valley — and what they hope that those who visit will take home.

Puanani Fernandez-AkamineAugust 24, 2026

Ethiopian Love is now in Kakaʻako

Ethiopian Love is now in Kakaʻako

The restaurant — which closed its Chinatown location during the Covid-19 pandemic — now pops up in the space next to Bevy Bar at SALT At Our Kakaʻako. The eatery is known for its vegetarian- and vegan-friendly dishes, especially its sampler platters.

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 24, 2026

Made in Hawai‘i Festival welcomes shoppers

Made in Hawai‘i Festival welcomes shoppers

The four-day event began Thursday and continues through the weekend. Aloha State Daily spoke with a handful of small business owners who set up shop.

Stephanie SalmonsAugust 22, 2026

Kauaʻi County takes step to harden homes against wildfires

Kauaʻi County takes step to harden homes against wildfires

Kauaʻi County Council's Planning Committee this week took up Bill 2998, which, inspired by the loss of Lahaina, details ways to harden homes against wildfires. If adopted, the revised building codes would reduce the ways a fire can jump from fields to homes. At the same time, some attending the hearing worried the home modifications would make housing even more expensive.

Haley LehmanAugust 22, 2026

Former Hawai‘i star receiver John Ursua dives into coaching career

Former Hawai‘i star receiver John Ursua dives into coaching career

Following the end of his illustrious playing career, Ursua is now the receivers coach at Orem High School in Utah.

Christian ShimabukuAugust 22, 2026

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