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Anna Covert to Lead 'Mission-Driven Marketing: A Digital Marketing 101 Workshop' in Honolulu on August 21st
Empowering Purpose-Driven Organizations with Practical Digital Marketing Strategies HONOLULU, HI, UNITED STATES, August 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Renowned digital marketing strategist, author, and entrepreneur Anna Covert will lead an...

Master Painter Shawn Mackey Debuts New Tropical Art Collection in Florida, California, and Hawaii Galleries
Key West, FL, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shawn Mackey, a master painter celebrated both locally and abroad, debuts a new body of work in a series of exhibitions spanning Florida, California, and Hawaii’s cultural hubs. Inspired by the...

DBEDT Releases 2024 State of Hawaii Data Book
Posted on Aug 18, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: August 18, 2025 HONOLULU—The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) today released the 2024 edition of the State of Hawaii Data Book. The Data Book is the 57th edition...

Hawaii Basketball Coach Sentenced to Over 33 Years for Child Exploitation and Harassment of 10 Victims
A Hawaii man was sentenced today to over 33 years in prison and a lifetime term of supervised release for enticement of a minor, sex trafficking of a minor, production and receipt of child pornography, and harassment offenses. “The defendant was a...

8/19/25 – GROUNDED VESSEL REMOVED FROM KEWALO BASIN
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON GROUNDED VESSEL REMOVED FROM KEWALO BASIN HONOLULU – The Discovery, a 75-foot passenger vessel that ran aground on August 9, has been removed from the Kewalo Basin seawall where it had been secured....

8/19/25 – GROUNDED VESSEL REMOVED FROM KEWALO BASIN
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON GROUNDED VESSEL REMOVED FROM KEWALO BASIN HONOLULU – The Discovery, a 75-foot passenger vessel that ran aground on August 9, has been removed from the Kewalo Basin seawall where it had been secured....

Live Aloha! Season 14 of AnimalZone® Ventures to Hawaii
SANTA BARBARA, CA, UNITED STATES, August 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- What: AnimalZone®, the award-winning series that highlights the powerful bond between people and animals, launches its 14th season with a tropical twist - on location in...

TSA News Release: TSA Launches “Families on the Fly” Campaign in Honolulu
Posted on Aug 13, 2025 in Airports News, Main, News New Initiative Enhances Checkpoint Experience for Traveling Families This Summer HONOLULU – The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) latest initiative is designed to put families first...

TSA News Release: TSA Launches “Families on the Fly” Campaign in Honolulu
Posted on Aug 13, 2025 in Airports News, Main, News New Initiative Enhances Checkpoint Experience for Traveling Families This Summer HONOLULU – The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) latest initiative is designed to put families first...

HDOT Launches New Apps to Enhance Passenger Experience at Honolulu and Lῑhuʻe Airports
Posted on Aug 12, 2025 in Airports News, Main, News HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation has launched two new free airport wayfinding apps designed to make the airport experience less stressful and more enjoyable for travelers. The...

HDOT Launches New Apps to Enhance Passenger Experience at Honolulu and Lῑhuʻe Airports
Posted on Aug 12, 2025 in Airports News, Main, News HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation has launched two new free airport wayfinding apps designed to make the airport experience less stressful and more enjoyable for travelers. The...

Papa Johns Canada Brings Hawaii Home with The Aloha Trio
EDMONTON, Alberta, Aug. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Papa Johns Canada is inviting Canadians to escape to the tropics—one slice at a time—with The Aloha Trio, a campaign celebrating three bold Hawaiian-inspired pizzas, each available for a special...

Attorney General Bonta Continues Support of Litigation Challenging Unconstitutional Immigration Stops in Southern California
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, leading a coalition of 17 attorneys general, submitted a second amicus brief in support of litigation challenging U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) and Customs and Border...

Battleship Missouri Memorial and Wreaths Across America Radio Launch New Podcast: Last Battleship – The History, Heroes, and Legacy of the USS Missouri
COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine, and HONOLULU, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In honor of the upcoming 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Battleship Missouri Memorial and Wreaths Across America Radio proudly announce the launch of a new...

CEO of Hawaii Shipbuilding Company Sentenced to 13 Years for $29M Investment Fraud Scheme, President Received Two Year Sentence
A formerly married couple was sentenced yesterday for their roles in a more than decade-long scheme to defraud hundreds of investors out of millions of dollars in connection with Semisub Inc. (Semisub), a Hawaii-based company. According to court...

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth Welcomes Kobo Wealth Conservancy, Establishing Hawaii Presence
NEW YORK, Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashton Thomas Private Wealth (“Ashton Thomas” or the “Company”), an Arax Investment Partners firm, today announced that Kobo Wealth Conservancy (“Kobo”), a Honolulu-based registered investment advisor...

Hawaii Reports No Impact After Russia Quake
(MENAFN) The Hawaiian archipelago has experienced no "wave of consequence" despite tsunami warnings issued in the aftermath of a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, according to the governor of the US state....

Hawaii governor states no 'wave of consequence' yet following strong quake in Russia's Far East
(MENAFN) Hawaii has not experienced any significant tsunami effects following the powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, Governor Josh Green announced on Wednesday. “At this point, we haven’t seen a wave of...

Hawaii Governor states Hawaii remains unaffected by tsunami
(MENAFN) Hawaii has not experienced any significant tsunami activity following the powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, Governor Josh Green said on Wednesday. “So far we have not seen a wave of consequence,” Green...

Attorney General Ford Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Imposition of Illegal Conditions on Victims of Crime Act Grants
Carson City, NV — Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced he is suing the Trump administration over the illegal imposition of conditions on congressionally authorized Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grants. The Trump administration,...