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The 0.5% surcharge takes effect next year.

The action marked the last step in creating the new board, which is tasked with choosing the director of the new government entity.

For the state, the purchase was a “huge victory” for the environment. For Brendan Balthazar, it was a devastating loss of agricultural land.

The Kihei campus is the first new public high school to open in Hawaii in 23 years.

The group didn’t trust Mokulele Airlines’ scheduled flights, underscoring the difficulties island residents have accessing health care and other services.

Alexa Jacobs was admitted to the hospital in a coma and a temperature of 107.

Officials estimate 2,500 vehicles are abandoned each year in the county.

The power struggle unfolded in the weeks before the Hawaiian Homes Commission voted to tap a longtime DHHL consultant for the spot.

Lanai and Molokai residents often must fly to Honolulu weeks before their baby’s due date to be close to an urban medical center when they go into labor.

The airline has come under pressure to offer more reliable service to Molokai and Lanai.