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Legislation awaiting the governor’s signature establishes a premium assistance program to provide financial assistance with health care premiums and out-of-pocket costs for Pacific Islanders.

The veteran journalist will be communications specialist for the teachers union.

The U.S. Census Bureau reports that as of 2015, 1.43 million people lived in the islands.

Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi’s attorney told the Hawaii Tribune-Herald that Kenoi won’t resign despite getting indicted on felony theft charges.

The Hawaii Public Housing Authority has signed a predevelopment agreement to turn the federal public housing project into a mixed-use, mixed-income development.

The vessel, which was renamed the USNS Puerto Rico, will go between Maine and Nova Scotia.

The Hawaii House Health committee passed a resolution calling for immediate financial assistance to the struggling nonprofit hospital.

The measure would have set insurance standards for drivers of transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft.

The legislation met with hostile testimony during a public hearing before Senate Judiciary and Labor this week.

The Aloha State has seen a decrease in union membership since 1989, but it’s still strong when compared to the rest of the country.