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Hawaii Would Love Trader Joe鈥檚 Slobo Mitic/Getty Images

Hawaii Would Love Trader Joe鈥檚

The savvy little food chain may no longer be the most popular market on the mainland, but it could be in the islands.

Review Of A&B Water Lease Ordered Chad Blair/Civil Beat

Review Of A&B Water Lease Ordered

The state Land Board issued the聽order Thursday directing Alexander & Baldwin to commence a聽review as the Hawaii Legislature considers related legislation.

State To Pay $10 Million In Claims Cory Lum/Civil Beat

State To Pay $10 Million In Claims

The Hawaii Legislature is deciding whether to approve the settlements in a wide range of cases.

The Many Tongues Of Hawaii Courtesy: DBEDT

The Many Tongues Of Hawaii

Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism releases new report on non-English speaking population.

Takai Warns Of North Korea Threat Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Takai Warns Of North Korea Threat

The congressman wants to make sure the islands are protected by聽radar from incoming ballistic missiles.

Middling Grade For Gov’t Spend Data U.S. PIRG Education Fund

Middling Grade For Gov’t Spend Data

Hawaii gets a C when it comes to transparency of online聽information, showing that we have “a way to go” to meet high national standards.

Ige Wants Education ‘Blue Print’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Ige Wants Education ‘Blue Print’

The move by the Hawaii governor follows federal legislation that replaced No Child Left Behind.

Hawaii Storytellers: A Question Every Teacher Here Must Ask

Hawaii Storytellers: A Question Every Teacher Here Must Ask

In this podcast, former school teacher Beau Ewan tells a wry story about his struggle to make ends meet in Hawaii.

Grant To Help Court Address Backlog

Grant To Help Court Address Backlog

The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office will use the federal grant to establish a community court to deal with over 11,000 low-level, non-violent cases that mostly involve park rule violations.

Spend Too Much? You’re Not Alone 401(K) 2012/Flickr

Spend Too Much? You’re Not Alone

Hawaii is in the top third nationally in聽financial savvy, but we lead the nation in the percentage of people who overspend.