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Final Budget Leaves UH Treading Water On Key Programs And Improvements Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Final Budget Leaves UH Treading Water On Key Programs And Improvements

A redesign of McCarthy Mall to provide more outdoor study space is among the projects on hold.

BYU Is Considering Taking Down An Iconic Mural On Its North Shore Campus Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

BYU Is Considering Taking Down An Iconic Mural On Its North Shore Campus

The plan still needs final approval, but community members say it’s part of their history and want the university to reconsider.

Hawaiian Telcom Wins A $37M Grant To Install Undersea Cables To Improve Broadband Service Getty Images/iStockphoto

Hawaiian Telcom Wins A $37M Grant To Install Undersea Cables To Improve Broadband Service

The new federal funding would provide additional fiber links between the islands to make service more reliable, and to reach unserved rural communities.

Budget Gap Puts Brakes On Public School Capital Improvement Projects Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

Budget Gap Puts Brakes On Public School Capital Improvement Projects

English learner programs and mathematics initiatives are also not currently funded.

Hawaii Storytellers: Taurie Kinoshita David Croxford

Hawaii Storytellers: Taurie Kinoshita

As an award-winning theatre director, Taurie Kinoshita shares how performing arts changed her life.

Hawaii Storytellers: Keli‘i Kotubetey David Croxford

Hawaii Storytellers: Keli‘i Kotubetey

The Paepae O Heeia co-founder explains how this Hawaiian mo‘olelo is relevant to his work as a food cultivator.

Hawaii Storytellers: Ku‘ulani Keohokalole David Croxford

Hawaii Storytellers: Ku‘ulani Keohokalole

Moving from Hawaii to New York City showed this local girl how to create a home and form a community far from Kaneohe.

Hawaii Storytellers: Liko Hoe David Croxford

Hawaii Storytellers: Liko Hoe

A story about his family’s business, Waiahole Poi Factory, and its roots in Hawaiian culture and community.