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Honolulu Magazine's inaugural book awards recently recognized six local authors whose stories were published by national companies in 2023 — a number unheard of for Hawaiʻi. Chris McKinney won Author of the Year. He spoke with The Conversation about his latest book, "Sunset, Water City."
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Honolulu Magazine decided it couldn't ignore the fact that half a dozen local authors received national publishing deals and recognition in 2023. Don Wallace, contributing editor for Honolulu Magazine, spoke to The Conversation about celebrating Hawaiʻi's literary success.
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Hawaiʻi can address substance abuse with $33 million from opioid manufacturer settlements — and that number is expected to continue to grow. HPR's Ashley Mizuo explains how managing and spending the funds has been a work in progress.
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"TRIBAL" is the second single off the O‘ahu-based artist's upcoming album, which is expected to launch this year.
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The law eliminates the state’s lowest tax brackets and lowers the rates for all tax brackets. The cuts will take place in phases over a seven-year period and will cost the state $1.3 billion in yearly revenue.
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Monday marked the third day of venting fumes from the massive underground fuel tanks at Red Hill. And so far, so good. JoAnna Delfin, the deputy public affairs officer for Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill, spoke with The Conversation about how the operation is progressing.
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Stanford University postdoctoral researcher Josh Crozier studied the 2018 Kīlauea eruptions and found that they didn't follow the normal rules for volcanoes. He proposed a new mechanism to explain the eruptions. Think of a child's Stomp Rocket toy — stepping on a platform causes a hollow rocket to shoot up into the air.
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If you're a fan of the late author Michael Crichton, you may be excited to hear his new novel, "Eruption," was released Monday. Prior to his death in 2008, Crichton penned nearly 30 novels, four of which have been published posthumously. The Conversation spoke with Crichton's wife, Sherri, about his book — co-authored by James Patterson.
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Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore of Oʻahu is changing owners again and will join the Ritz-Carlton brand. Blackstone invested an undisclosed amount of money to upgrade the resort during the pandemic.
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An up-and-coming food truck market on Maui is more than just a place to grab a bite. As HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, Maika’i Market is where some vendors from Lahaina have found hope.
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The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state broke the law when it took control of the Mauna Kea Access Road on the Big Island and turned it into a state highway before the 2019 Thirty Meter Telescope protests.
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Efforts to rename the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument are underway after an advisory assessment found that the naming process should include input from Indigenous Pacific Islanders.