If you lived in Hawaii in the mid-19th century, you probably knew more about global affairs than an American living in a small town on the mainland.In the 1850s Hawaii was a major commercial crossroads. Hundreds of ships a year docked at harbors in Honolulu and Lahaina and brought news with them.“Little rowboats would go out and pick up the newspapers they had collected from around the world,” said local historian Anita Manning. “It’s like the Twitter of its day.”So when the American Civil War broke out in 1861, Hawaiians were instantly interested. Although the Kingdom of Hawaii remained...…If you lived in Hawaii in the mid-19th century, you probably knew more about global affairs than an American living in a small town on the mainland.In the 1850s Hawaii was a major commercial crossroads. Hundreds of ships a year docked at harbors in Honolulu and Lahaina and brought news with them.“Little rowboats would go out and pick up the newspapers they had collected from around the world,” said local historian Anita Manning. “It’s like the Twitter of its day.”So when the American Civil War broke out in 1861, Hawaiians were instantly interested. Although the Kingdom of Hawaii remained...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…

Health officials reported 231 cases of COVID-19 and the death of an elderly Oahu man on Saturday, as the state conducted its first all-mail primary election and Honolulu police prepared to enforce restrictions aimed at curbing the virus.Five of the cases were on Hawaii island and three were on Maui. The rest were on Oahu.The state’s intensive care beds were at 56% capacity as of Friday, according to Lt. Gov. Josh Green, and health officials are warning that hospitals could be overrun by the end of the month if the virus continues to spread at its current rate.Little information was released...…Health officials reported 231 cases of COVID-19 and the death of an elderly Oahu man on Saturday, as the state conducted its first all-mail primary election and Honolulu police prepared to enforce restrictions aimed at curbing the virus.Five of the cases were on Hawaii island and three were on Maui. The rest were on Oahu.The state’s intensive care beds were at 56% capacity as of Friday, according to Lt. Gov. Josh Green, and health officials are warning that hospitals could be overrun by the end of the month if the virus continues to spread at its current rate.Little information was released...WW…

Health officials reported 152 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, including three cases on Hawaii island, one on Kauai and one on Maui. The rest were on Oahu.There are now more than 1,800 active cases confirmed on Oahu.The state has seen an average of 180 daily cases over the last week — a significant jump from a month ago when the moving 7-day average was 24.Because of a lag between when people catch the virus and when they need hospital care, officials are warning of a coming surge in hospitalizations.The state’s intensive care beds were at 54% capacity as of Sunday, according to Lt. Gov....…Health officials reported 152 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, including three cases on Hawaii island, one on Kauai and one on Maui. The rest were on Oahu.There are now more than 1,800 active cases confirmed on Oahu.The state has seen an average of 180 daily cases over the last week — a significant jump from a month ago when the moving 7-day average was 24.Because of a lag between when people catch the virus and when they need hospital care, officials are warning of a coming surge in hospitalizations.The state’s intensive care beds were at 54% capacity as of Sunday, according to Lt. Gov....WW…

As a Department of Health spokesperson pointed out after the laboratory reporting error, daily case numbers actually tell us very little about what’s happening with COVID-19 in Hawaii.Numbers on a single day can spike or drop for a variety of reasons. Weekly averages, the percentage of tests that come back positive, how many tests are being done, where people are contracting the virus — these are all statistics that give us more clarity on what’s happening in the state.And then there’s the fact that the daily case numbers aren’t even reflective of what was reported that day. Several months...…As a Department of Health spokesperson pointed out after the laboratory reporting error, daily case numbers actually tell us very little about what’s happening with COVID-19 in Hawaii.Numbers on a single day can spike or drop for a variety of reasons. Weekly averages, the percentage of tests that come back positive, how many tests are being done, where people are contracting the virus — these are all statistics that give us more clarity on what’s happening in the state.And then there’s the fact that the daily case numbers aren’t even reflective of what was reported that day. Several months...WW…

The pandemic has exposed a critical need for Hawaii to resolve the many challenges keeping the islands — with our fertile lands and ideal climate — from growing much more of our own food.January 27, 2021Artwork: Kalany Omengkarn June of 2020, three months after rumors of a coronavirus-induced food shortage caused waves of panic buying across Hawaii, Kualoa Ranch opened up a small food market on the Windward coast of Oahu in a building that until recently had served as a buffet hall for tourists.The ranch — which has been a working cattle ranch for more than a century but is best known for...…The pandemic has exposed a critical need for Hawaii to resolve the many challenges keeping the islands — with our fertile lands and ideal climate — from growing much more of our own food.January 27, 2021Artwork: Kalany Omengkarn June of 2020, three months after rumors of a coronavirus-induced food shortage caused waves of panic buying across Hawaii, Kualoa Ranch opened up a small food market on the Windward coast of Oahu in a building that until recently had served as a buffet hall for tourists.The ranch — which has been a working cattle ranch for more than a century but is best known for...WW…

This summer, in the midst of all the doom and gloom of the pandemic, something remarkable happened in Hawaii. For 13 bittersweet weeks — in between Hawaii’s first stay-at-home order and the dramatic spike of coronavirus cases that sent Oahu into a second lockdown — people got to see what the Aloha State was like without tourists.Suddenly there was no line at Matsumoto Shave Ice in Haleiwa. Monk seals and large fish started . Traffic on the road to Hana feltNowhere was the change more striking than in Waikiki, a neighborhood synonymous with hordes of tourists. Along the shore, in sight of...…This summer, in the midst of all the doom and gloom of the pandemic, something remarkable happened in Hawaii. For 13 bittersweet weeks — in between Hawaii’s first stay-at-home order and the dramatic spike of coronavirus cases that sent Oahu into a second lockdown — people got to see what the Aloha State was like without tourists.Suddenly there was no line at Matsumoto Shave Ice in Haleiwa. Monk seals and large fish started . Traffic on the road to Hana feltNowhere was the change more striking than in Waikiki, a neighborhood synonymous with hordes of tourists. Along the shore, in sight of...WW…

In northern California, about 35 miles from Sacramento, is a small casino with a surprising — and controversial — link to Hawaii.The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians operates the Red Hawk Casino on land set aside for it more than 100 years ago by the federal government.But for nearly two decades now, people who have a beef with the tribe — county officials and residents who opposed the casino, family members engaged in a custody battle with tribal members — have unsuccessfully argued that the tribe doesn’t belong in the area.They say the tribe isn’t really Miwok. It’s Hawaiian.“They...…In northern California, about 35 miles from Sacramento, is a small casino with a surprising — and controversial — link to Hawaii.The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians operates the Red Hawk Casino on land set aside for it more than 100 years ago by the federal government.But for nearly two decades now, people who have a beef with the tribe — county officials and residents who opposed the casino, family members engaged in a custody battle with tribal members — have unsuccessfully argued that the tribe doesn’t belong in the area.They say the tribe isn’t really Miwok. It’s Hawaiian.“They...WW…

Growing up in southern California, Heather Heleloa didn’t think much about being the only Native Hawaiian in her community.It wasn’t until high school — when she couldn’t find another Hawaiian in a student body of more than 2,000 kids — that she started to feel really out of place.“It was the first time I really realized I was the only real Pacific Islander that I knew outside of my family,” Heleloa says.Heleloa started connecting with Hawaiians in California in her 20s, and now publishes a website that showcases Hawaiian-owned businesses, festivals and other Pacific Islander events on the...…Growing up in southern California, Heather Heleloa didn’t think much about being the only Native Hawaiian in her community.It wasn’t until high school — when she couldn’t find another Hawaiian in a student body of more than 2,000 kids — that she started to feel really out of place.“It was the first time I really realized I was the only real Pacific Islander that I knew outside of my family,” Heleloa says.Heleloa started connecting with Hawaiians in California in her 20s, and now publishes a website that showcases Hawaiian-owned businesses, festivals and other Pacific Islander events on the...WW…