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Hawaii Career Expo to feature over 100 public, private employers
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (309+ words) Sunday, April 26, 2026 72" Today's Paper JAMM AQUINO / JAN. 28 Employers and job-seekers attended the Star-Advertiser's Hawaii Career Expo in January at the Neal Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall in Honolulu. The next Career Expo is scheduled for Wednesday at the exhibition hall. The…...
Citizen'Scholar Awards program honors top public high school students
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (317+ words) Sunday, April 26, 2026 72" Today's Paper Today " Updated 10: 21 p. m. HAWAI'I LODGING AND TOURISM ASSOCIATION A stellar group of public high school seniors received Citizen-Scholar scholarships during a ceremony Wednesday at the Prince Waikiki, joined by Hawai'i Lodging & Tourism Association President and CEO Mufi…...
Column: Slice processed meat from school meals for keiki health
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (338+ words) Wednesday, April 22, 2026 74" Today's Paper Today " Updated 11: 18 p. m. The Hawaii Department of Education (DOE) deserves recognition for its recent work to include more fresh, locally grown ingredients and to better coordinate with Hawaii farmers. In addition, our state Legislature is gradually expanding…...
Inside Hawaii's Career Expo: Where Job Seekers Meet Employers Face-to-Face
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (167+ words) Tuesday, April 21, 2026 81" Today's Paper They will be able to deliver their resumes and ask important questions regarding the available jobs. This FREE Hawaii Career Expo allows job seekers to visit with many of Hawaii's best employers, who are looking for…...
Drained tank forces water restriction, school closures in Hilo
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (195+ words) Tuesday, April 21, 2026 75" Today's Paper A key Hilo storage tank ran empty overnight, prompting officials to issue a water restriction for downtown and South Hilo and forcing the temporary closure of three Hilo public schools. The Hawaii County Department of Water…...
Editorial: New partners for school buildings
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (499+ words) Tuesday, April 21, 2026 74" Today's Paper Today " Updated 7: 04 p. m. The Hawaii School Facilities Authority was created in 2020 to clear the way for more efficient and cost-effective construction of school buildings, projects long mired in bureaucratic delays within the existing state structure. Despite the…...
Off the news: Low unemployment, lower participation
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (137+ words) Honolulu Star-Advertiser Tuesday, April 21, 2026 74" Today's Paper Today " Updated 7: 08 p. m. Hawaii's unemployment rate of 2. 2% seems good, indicating few of those seeking work can't find it. However, about 39 out of 100 islanders aged 16 or older aren't working or looking, making Hawaii's "labor force participation…...
Obama and Mamdani take part in a reading event in New York City
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (62+ words) Honolulu Star-Advertiser Obama and Mamdani take part in a reading event in New York City Former President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attend a shared reading event at Learning Through Play Pre-K in New York City,…...
Sacred Hearts wins fourth straight journalism title
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (909+ words) Sunday, April 19, 2026 72" Today's Paper Sacred Hearts Academy continued its dominance in student journalism, earning Best in State honors for the fourth consecutive year at the 57th Hawai'i High School Journalism Awards Thursday at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Campus Center…...
Column: Sometimes, students need structure
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (250+ words) Sunday, April 19, 2026 72" Today's Paper Every parent knows the feeling of looking at their child and seeing talent, intelligence and potential " but for whatever reason, the traditional school setting is not working. Grades slip, motivation fades and frustration grows. It can…...