As more people turn to social media for news, social media pages need to take more responsibility for the information they share.Over the weekend, popular local Instagram account hohungryhungryhawaiian posted a petition to “end mandatory masks in Hawaii” with the caption “DM me if you need the link. #endmaskwearing.”The post was quickly deleted after the comment section erupted in arguments, but not before a large chunk of the account’s 217,000-plus followers saw what looked like an endorsement of America’s whiniest, most embarrassing response to a global pandemic that has killed 160,000...…As more people turn to social media for news, social media pages need to take more responsibility for the information they share.Over the weekend, popular local Instagram account hohungryhungryhawaiian posted a petition to “end mandatory masks in Hawaii” with the caption “DM me if you need the link. #endmaskwearing.”The post was quickly deleted after the comment section erupted in arguments, but not before a large chunk of the account’s 217,000-plus followers saw what looked like an endorsement of America’s whiniest, most embarrassing response to a global pandemic that has killed 160,000...WW…

Kids like Sykap are born on a path that tilts them into hopelessness and criminality.Here’s what we know about the shooting of 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap.On April 5, Sykap was driving a stolen car along with five others between the ages of 14 and 22. Following a police chase, officers shot at the car, and it crashed into a drainage ditch near McCully. Sykap was taken in critical condition to the hospital, where he died.According to Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard, the car was connected to several crimes leading up to the fatal shooting, including an armed robbery in Moiliili just 20...…Kids like Sykap are born on a path that tilts them into hopelessness and criminality.Here’s what we know about the shooting of 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap.On April 5, Sykap was driving a stolen car along with five others between the ages of 14 and 22. Following a police chase, officers shot at the car, and it crashed into a drainage ditch near McCully. Sykap was taken in critical condition to the hospital, where he died.According to Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard, the car was connected to several crimes leading up to the fatal shooting, including an armed robbery in Moiliili just 20...WW…

Posted: Oct 14, 2019 / 02:16 PM HSTUpdated: Dec 4, 2019 / 10:18 AM HSTThe second Monday of October is, in fact, a day — but what day is it exactly? Is it Columbus Day? Discoverers’ Day? Indigenous Peoples’ Day? And is it a holiday or not? The answers to these questions are not immediately obvious, especially in Hawaii.The first Columbus Day celebration took place on October 12th, 1792 in New York to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Christopher Columbus arriving in America. One hundred years later, President Benjamin Harrison issued a proclamation encouraging Americans to celebrate the...…Posted: Oct 14, 2019 / 02:16 PM HSTUpdated: Dec 4, 2019 / 10:18 AM HSTThe second Monday of October is, in fact, a day — but what day is it exactly? Is it Columbus Day? Discoverers’ Day? Indigenous Peoples’ Day? And is it a holiday or not? The answers to these questions are not immediately obvious, especially in Hawaii.The first Columbus Day celebration took place on October 12th, 1792 in New York to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Christopher Columbus arriving in America. One hundred years later, President Benjamin Harrison issued a proclamation encouraging Americans to celebrate the...WW…