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China’s shadow over U.S. climate lawsuits threatens energy supremacy

China’s shadow over U.S. climate lawsuits threatens energy supremacy

China’s shadow over U.S. climate lawsuits threatens energy supremacy Over 2,666 global climate litigation cases exist, with the U.S. leading with 1,745, catalyzing debate over foreign influence. Chinese-funded groups like the Energy Foundation...

Hawaii News Now Earns Emmy for Emphasis on Streaming Content

Hawaii News Now Earns Emmy for Emphasis on Streaming Content

Momentum Grows for HNN as Content Floods Streaming Hawaii News Now has never been satisfied with the status quo, and that fact was highlighted once again on June 14, 2025, when the media company took home three Emmy Awards, including one for their...

Hawaiian Electric requests funds with tariffs expected to drive up cost of Tesla BESS

Hawaiian Electric requests funds with tariffs expected to drive up cost of Tesla BESS

The recent documents pertain to a 40MWh/160MWh HECO battery energy storage system (BESS) project destined for the Hawaiian island of Maui. Although the state’s energy regulator has already approved costs up to US$82 million for the utility-owned...

Empowering Dreams: 94th AAMDC Soldiers Light the Way for Hawaii’s Youth

Empowering Dreams: 94th AAMDC Soldiers Light the Way for Hawaii’s Youth

HONOLULU– Under the blazing Hawaiian sun, camouflage uniforms met youthful dreams on the football field, not in training drills, but in mentorship. Soldiers from the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC) traded their tactical gear for...

New Hawaii fireworks laws take effect today

New Hawaii fireworks laws take effect today

1/2 Swipe or click to see more George F. Lee / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM Gov. Josh Green on Monday signed two bills strengthening laws and penalties against the use and import of illegal fireworks. Green was flanked by Rep. Scot Matayoshi, left, and...

HDOT invites public feedback on Energy Security and Waste Reduction Plan

HDOT invites public feedback on Energy Security and Waste Reduction Plan

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Friday, the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) released the Hawaii’s first statewide Energy Security and Waste Reduction Plan for public comment. Officials say this is a major milestone following the...

Popular sunscreen brands Banana Boat, Hawaiian Tropic targeted by consumer watchdog over greenwashing claims

Popular sunscreen brands Banana Boat, Hawaiian Tropic targeted by consumer watchdog over greenwashing claims

Popular sunscreen brands allegedly took advantage of and deprived consumers of the chance to make informed decisions, with Australia’s consumer watchdog launching court action over greenwashing claims. The parent companies of popular sunscreen...

Top Democrat questions ‘special treatment’ for Alaska, Hawaii in GOP SNAP proposal

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, questioned why only two states should receive “special treatment” in a GOP-backed plan to reduce federal dollars for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...

Obituaries for July 9

Obituaries for July 9

Bonifacio Nicasio “Nick” “Bozo” Balingit Bonifacio Nicasio “Nick” “Bozo” Balingit, 87, of Hilo died June 6. He was a retired linotype ad setter for the Hawaii Tribune-Herald, member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, serving as a eucharistic...

Letters to the editor: A challenge to Republicans; contribute to a food bank; voters must show themselves

Letters to the editor: A challenge to Republicans; contribute to a food bank; voters must show themselves

A challenge to Republicans I am watching Republican legislators very closely. In 2023, they passed HR2, Secure the Border Act, the first immigration legislation with real teeth (unlike all other Democratic legislation, it has a mandatory e-Verify...

Kauai vs Oʻahu: Which island is better for your Hawaii adventure?

Kauai vs Oʻahu: Which island is better for your Hawaii adventure?

A trip to the Hawaiian Islands comes with even more decisions and planning than your average destination trip. With a 12-hour trek from the East Coast (even a 6-hour trek from the West Coast), a trip to Hawaii isn’t a “quick” trip for any...

Delta Air Lines' Most Popular Airbus A330 Flights From Atlanta

Delta Air Lines' Most Popular Airbus A330 Flights From Atlanta

The summer of 2025 is picking up steam, and flight schedules are jam-packed at the nation’s busiest hubs. Delta Air Lines’ hub at Atlanta’s Jackson-Hartsfield International Airport (ATL) has been the busiest airport in the world for almost three...

These 100 Hotels Were Voted Best in the World by T+L Readers

These 100 Hotels Were Voted Best in the World by T+L Readers

Travel + Leisure readers don’t need destination dupes—they’re here for the greatest hits. Our reader-voted 100 best hotels of 2025 list boasts properties in 33 countries across five continents. From resorts that date back to the 19th century to...

11th Annual Native American Youth in Agriculture Leadership Summit

Details By Levi Rickert June 30, 2025 The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) is proud to host the 11th Annual Native Youth in Agriculture Leadership Summit. This weeklong event gathers Native American, Alaska Native, and Native...

ESPN Honolulu Launches First-Ever Hawai‘i High School Sports Photo Contest — Powered by Hele!

ESPN Honolulu Launches First-Ever Hawai‘i High School Sports Photo Contest — Powered by Hele!

Got an unforgettable shot from the 2024-25 Hawai‘i high school sports season? Now’s your chance to show it off and win big! ESPN Honolulu is excited to announce our inaugural High School Sports Photo Contest, celebrating the passion, energy, and...

Thanks to AI, it is time to draw the curtains on the animatic

Thanks to AI, it is time to draw the curtains on the animatic

While debate intensifies about the extent to which AI will impact creative production, Ipsos’s Pedr Howard is utterly certain it will bring about the end of animatic as we know it. Animatics (born c1980s) will soon be consigned to history thanks...

Salute to a legend

Salute to a legend

There was a time in the 1970s when a strength and conditioning coach was known simply as a physical trainer. That was how Juan Cutillas was called. It was his specialty to put athletes, particularly in football and basketball, in condition to...

US Senate Bill’s clean energy cuts draw backlash from labour, business

US Senate Bill’s clean energy cuts draw backlash from labour, business

Wind turbines in California in 2024. Among other things, the Senate Bill would roll back incentives for wind, solar, batteries and other clean energy technologies.PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON – The US Senate’s proposed cuts to clean energy subsidies...

Ballot Proposal Would Ban Political Spending from DTE, Consumers Energy

Ballot Proposal Would Ban Political Spending from DTE, Consumers Energy

Several statewide groups are working to ban political contributions from utility companies like DTE, Consumers Energy and corporations that hold state and local government contracts. Organizers with Voters Not Politicians and Michigan United...

2024 H-1B petitions: Approvals for employers classified under Transportation and Warehousing industry across Mobile Courant publication area

2024 H-1B petitions: Approvals for employers classified under Transportation and Warehousing industry across Mobile Courant publication area

Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (left) and Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadershipUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and...

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