31,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses strike for better wages and staffing
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente health care workers went…
Republicans target law that protects whales, seals and polar bears
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental…
Uniqlo billionaire demands access to Hawaii’s scarce water to stop his luxury golf courses turning BROWN
Uniqlo’s billionaire founder is demanding access to Hawaii‘s scarce water so he can stop his luxury golf courses…
Hawaii library system bans displays that refer to ‘Banned Books Week,’ rebrands to ‘Freedom to Read’
Last week Lani Kawahara, who oversees the young adult section at Kauai’s largest library, set up her annual…
US man arrested as suspect in setting California’s deadly Palisades Fire
A Florida man has been arrested on charges that he intentionally ignited the devastating Pacific Palisades Fire in…
2025-26 Big West preview
Beginning with the 2026-27 season, the Big West will lose three member schools in UC San Diego (West…
Doctors cancel telehealth appointments as Medicare coverage lapses
Health care providers across the country are canceling telehealth visits with Medicare beneficiaries or warning patients they will…
Mormon church leaders encourage forgiveness after Michigan attack
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Leaders of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints encouraged members…
Supreme Court will consider overturning strict Hawaii gun law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said on Friday that it will take up its latest gun rights…
Trump cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in targeted states
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy…
Next-generation gene therapy tools built by UH scientist
Reading time: 2 minutesAssistant Professor Jesse Owens using a program to model the structure of his integrase protein.…
Can bite-resistant wetsuits reduce shark attacks? Scientists investigate
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Australian scientists tested the strength of bite-resistant wetsuits by allowing sharks to chomp the…