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• Christopher McLaren identified as target of Punahou alumna’s lawsuit over alleged sexual misconduct

  28-04-2020 12:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  A lawsuit filed confidentially against Punahou School last week was unsealed Monday, revealing that the former teacher and coach accused of sexual misconduct with a student in the late 1970s is Christopher McLaren.
  
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• Honolulu City Council’s empty-homes tax measure advances

  22-11-2024 11:06 via staradvertiser.com
  
  An empty-homes tax meant to penalize real property owners who leave their Oahu residences vacant for extended periods of time has been deliberated atHonolulu Hale for years.
  
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• Rearview Mirror: Former military academy is now a school and a park

  22-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  Let’s begin this column with a question: Which location on Oahu was once Punahou’s farm, a school for boys and a military academy? Kaimuki High School was there until its current campus was built in 1949.
  
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• Par Hawaii to invest $90 million in renewable-fuel transformation

  22-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  A petroleum refinery in the James Campbell Industrial Park officially began its transition into the clean-
  energy sector with a blessing ceremony Thursday, marking the start of its efforts to adopt more sustainable energy practices and work toward Gov. Josh Green’s goal of achieving 100% renewable energy by 2045.
  
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• HPD pushes for tougher ‘ghost gun’ laws amid spike

  22-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  Honolulu police are pushing for tougher laws to slow the proliferation of homemade “ghost guns” after officers seized 88 untraceable firearms by Oct. 31.
  
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• Hawaii agency details plan to improve ‘failing’ foster care

  22-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  It could take two to four years for an agency running the state’s foster care system to fully address shortcomings found in an April audit that elevated concerns about the safety of children in foster homes.
  
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• EPA amends 2023 Red Hill order

  22-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Navy and the Defense Logistics Agency on Tuesday finalized amendments to the 2023 Red Hill Administrative Consent Order with the aim to “improve public outreach during closure and cleanup of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, as well as continued efforts to safeguard drinking water at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.”
  
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• Coast Guard establishes first Hawaii-based JROTC program

  22-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  Kalani High School officially activated its newly formed Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program, the first of its kind in Hawaii.
  
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• On the Move: Amanda Gonzalez

  22-11-2024 11:04 via staradvertiser.com
  
  Honolulu Community Action Program Inc. has named Amanda Gonzalez as comprehensive services manager for its Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Gonzalez was previously an Eligibility Recruitment Selection Enrollment Attendance family advocate for Head Start and Early Head Start since 2019. Her experience also includes serving as a case manager for US VETS.
  
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• Hawaiian Home Lands pursues Royal Kunia housing plan

  21-11-2024 11:06 via staradvertiser.com
  
  A long-undeveloped second phase ofOahu’s Royal Kunia subdivision could become Hawaiian homesteads under a plan that also includes possibly converting adjacent farmland for the same use.
  
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• West Side crackdown is reducing crime

  21-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  Crime is down on the West Side during the three months since a spate of deadly shootings prompted county, state and federal officials to inundate the Waianae coast with law enforcement.
  
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• Suit filed against Maui County over lights, endangered seabirds

  21-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  Earthjustice has filed suit against Maui County over streetlights that disorient endangered and threatened Hawaiian seabirds.
  
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• Red Hill Registry launches virtual focus groups

  21-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  The University of Hawaii is hosting virtual focus groups to help shape the development of the Red Hill Registry, a new initiative aimed at connecting those affected by the Red Hill water crisis with resources and tracking health impacts over time.
  
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• New Choy cookbook full of show’s recipes

  21-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  Just in time for holiday gift giving, iconic island chef Sam Choy and KHON2 are releasing “Sam Choy’s in the Kitchen Family Recipes,”a collection of favorites from Choy’s long-running KHON2 television series, “Sam Choy’s in the Kitchen.” Now in its ninth season, the show has welcomed celebrity guests to the studio, transported the television audience to local kitchens across Hawaii, and shown how everyday items can be the ingredients of extraordinary mea
  
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• More police cameras sought for West Oahu

  21-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  The Honolulu Police Department plans to install overt video surveillance cameras at fixed locations in West Oahu, an area that’s experienced increased, often violent crimes in recent months.
  
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• Man claims insanity in attack on mother pushing baby stroller

  21-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  A court-waived trial was held Tuesday for Desmond Kekahuna, accused of intentionally driving his red Honda Fit into a 37-year-old woman, who was pushing her 6-month-old baby in a stroller through the parking lot of the Mililani Walmart.
  
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• On the Move: Damon Matteo

  21-11-2024 11:04 via staradvertiser.com
  
  Hawaii Technology Development Corp. has named Damon Matteo executive director and chief executive officer. Matteo joins with more than 25 years’ experience in strategic development, innovation and intellectual property management, including chief executive officer of Fulcrum Strategy. He also served on the boards of the Stanford University Hoover Institution for Intellectual Property and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Advisory Board, where he was chairman.
  
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• UH athletic director Angelos is ‘blindsided’ by his ouster

  20-11-2024 11:06 via staradvertiser.com
  
  A week ago University of Hawaii athletic director Craig Angelos was in an upbeat mood ahead of a monthly meeting with school President DavidLassner.
  
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• Woman charged in shooting incident was accomplice in officer’s killing

  20-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  A 36-year-old woman, charged Monday for allegedly shooting at her ex-boyfriend Saturday night in the University area, was an accomplice to the man who killed Bronson Kaliloa, a Hawaii County police officer, on July 17, 2018.
  
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• Tech View: Fiber-optic technology helps decarbonize internet service

  20-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  Many Hawaii residents have taken steps to reduce their carbon footprint. Some have installed rooftop photovoltaic solar panels on their homes to generate electricity from sunshine. Others have adopted hybrid and electric vehicles, ride bicycles or take the bus to help decarbonize ground transportation.
  
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• Meadow Gold announces layoffs due to closure of warehouses, distribution

  20-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  Meadow Gold Dairies Hawaii LLC, the state’s last remaining dairy processor, plans to lay off nearly 100 employees.
  
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• Major coral relocation effort completed on Hawaii island

  20-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  A team of conservation divers has successfully removed and relocated nearly 11 years’ worth of coral growth from a decommissioned offshore fish farm pen that was towed into the Honokohau Small Boat Harbor on Hawaii island last week.
  
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• Honolulu Council urges state to stem street gang violence

  20-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  A Honolulu City Council resolution requests the state Legislature to do more to curb violent, gun-related crime linked to criminal street gangs.
  
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• Hawaii County Council announces leadership change

  20-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  The Hawaii County Council has reorganized its leadership for the upcoming 2024-2026 term.
  
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• Aiea woman facing federal fraud charges is suspect in hit-and-run

  20-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  A 50-year-old womanfacing federal charges forallegedly stealing a check and credit card number from a man in his 90s isalso the suspect in a September hit-and-run that left a 75-year-old retired firefighter with a fractured skull, back and rib.
  
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• Avian flu outbreak occurs at Wahiawa sanctuary

  19-11-2024 11:06 via staradvertiser.com
  
  State officials are urging vigilance after Hawaii’s first detection of H5N1 in a flock of rescued pet geese and ducks in Wahiawa.
  
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• Repair work for lava-covered Big Isle highway on schedule

  19-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  Work to restore the lava-­covered Highway 137 on Hawaii island remains on schedule, despite a minor snag.
  
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• On the Move: Tracie Akai and Kevin Taka­mori

  19-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  Atlas Insurance Agency has promoted Tracie Akai to risk control supervisor, client consulting services. Akai has more than 25 years of construction industry experience with 10 years’ experience as an occupational and safety manager, and is certified as a construction health and safety technician with a property and casualty producers license.
  
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• Married couple from Aiea face federal drug charges

  19-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  A married couple from Aiea with prior convictions faces federal drug charges after an investigation by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and Honolulu police turned up guns, more than $20,000 in cash and more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine.
  
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• Local artists to highlight Oahu’s culture through public art initiative

  19-11-2024 11:05 via staradvertiser.com
  
  Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi and the Wahi Pana project team Monday announced the launch of Wahi Pana: Storied Places, a public art initiative that will showcase the history and culture of Oahu’s landmarks.
  
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