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Lydia Ko drops 3-word Hawaiian phrase following vacation with husband and friends
LPGA Tour star Lydia Ko spent some much-needed time away from the course to relax and bond with family and friends. She recently shared a picture carousel on Instagram, showing several fun moments from her vacation to Hawaii. The first slide in...

U.S. Postal Service Releases Holiday Shipping Schedule
Consumers can find more details and printable schedules at local post offices and on the USPS website. The U.S. Postal Service has released its recommended mailing and shipping deadlines for the 2025 holiday season to help ensure delivery by Dec....

Week ending Sept. 27: Honolulu County home sales
There were 137 reported residential sales in Honolulu County in the week ending Sept. 27, according to BlockShopper.com. The median sales price was $1,226,800 and the median property tax bill was $2,127 for the previous year. Property taxes based...

Trump cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election. The move comes as...

Is Dark Energy Born inside Black Holes?
Black holes are eaters of all things, even radiation. But what if their rapacious appetites had an unexpected side effect? A new study published in Physical Review Letters suggests that black holes might spew dark energy—and that they could help...

Report: Federal cuts could cost Hawaii nonprofits more than $100 million
Hawaii nonprofits are facing the potential loss of more than $100 million as a result of federal budget cuts and program changes. According to a study from the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, also known as UHERO, the loss of...

Hawaii Pacific University hosts annual “Go-Baby-Go” event for kids with disabilities
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii Pacific University hosted its annual “Go-Baby-Go” event, where students customize child-sized cars with adaptive seating. This event is put on by HPU’s Doctor of Occupational Therapy Honolulu program. The goal is...

Funding for 6 Hawaii energy projects terminated
At least $67 million in federal funding for six Hawaii energy projects appears to have been pulled by the Trump administration over qualms about worthiness. The U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday that it was terminating 321 awards...

Trump officials cut nearly $8bn in clean energy projects in Democratic states
The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6bn in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election. The move comes as Donald Trump threatens...

Hawaii community goes all in with new $17M facility to boost food security
West Oʻahu is poised to take a significant step toward greater food security as ʻElepaio Social Services prepares to break ground on a multimillion-dollar facility. A roughly $17 million community services campus will be built next to Waianae...

Trump administration slashes nearly $8B in clean energy projects in states that backed Harris
The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election. The move comes as President Donald...

U.S. Energy Department cancels $88M for grid and clean energy research in Maryland
The U.S. Department of Energy’s decision to void hundreds clean energy grants would cut funding to a dozen projects in Maryland, ranging from battery storage to fortify the power grid to inputs for hydrogen fuel cells and research into the...

Trump Cuts $8B Clean Energy Projects in Blue States
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year's presidential election. The move comes as...

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Trump Administration announces targeted energy funding terminations including California’s multi-billion dollar hydrogen hub
WASHINGTON D.C. (KEYT) – California Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff sent a letter Thursday to the Secretary of Energy opposing the selective cancellation of billions in federal funds for energy-related projects in states that President Trump...

Energy Department cancels $7.5 billion for hundreds of projects, mostly in blue states
WASHINGTON — The Energy Department said Wednesday night that it would cancel more than $7.5 billion in Biden-era awards for hundreds of energy projects, with the vast majority located in states led by Democrats. The move underscored how the Trump...

Officials in region rip federal clean-energy cuts
Area elected officials reacted swiftly Friday to the $7.56 billion in funding cuts announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Energy, including $550 million for research on clean energy and mitigating climate change in Colorado. Hardest hit in...

Inside Hawaii’s 535th Airlift Squadron: How C-17 Crews Stand Ready for the Pacific
It’s July 30, 2025, and the remote Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia has just been rattled by a massive magnitude 8.8 megathrust earthquake, the strongest quake in the region since 1952 and among the most powerful ever recorded globally. The quake...

Communities brace for fallout as DOE terminates nearly $7.6B in clean energy project funding
The U.S. Department of Energy’s termination of nearly $7.6 billion in funding for 223 clean energy projects is a setback for power grid reliability, methane reduction, building decarbonization and other initiatives, according to sources close to...

USPS, FedEx and UPS Announce 2025 Holiday Shipping Deadlines
With the holiday season approaching, shippers are warning customers not to wait until the last minute to send cards and packages. Carriers have released their 2025 cut-off dates to make sure gifts arrive in time for Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa,...