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Rosy U.S. summer travel forecast excludes Hawaii

Rosy U.S. summer travel forecast excludes Hawaii

May 18, 2024

U.S. Transportation Security Administration officials say they are preparing for the highest passenger volumes ever seen at airport security checkpoints nationwide during the peak summer travel season, which begins Memorial Day weekend and runs through Labor Day.

By Allison Schaefers Honolulu Star-Advertiser • May. 18, 2024 • Updated 12:05 am

Display at Alito’s home renews questions of Supreme Court’s impartiality

By Jodi Kantor and Abbie VanSickle NYTimes News Service • May. 18, 2024 • Updated 7:28 pm

In the aging Senate, 80-somethings seeking reelection draw little criticism

By Kayla Guo NYTimes News Service • May. 18, 2024 • Updated 7:28 pm

Trump’s lawyer and Cohen match wits in crucial cross-examination

By Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich and Maggie Haberman NYTimes News Service • May. 17, 2024

US unveils proposal to ease restrictions on marijuana

By Sarah N. Lynch Reuters • May. 17, 2024

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A Kona success story: McCann Farms

May 18, 2024

Ifirst met Mike McCann a few years ago. He was in a class I was teaching to help farmers write business plans. Mike wrote a solid plan that enabled him and his wife Chalida to acquire a Kamehameha Schools lease in 2021 for three quarters of an acre in Honaunau.

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Obituaries for May 18

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Letters to the Editor for May 18

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Tropical Gardening: Invasive insects and disease far worse than most weeds

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Volcano Watch: A fresh look at Kilauea’s 1924 explosive deposits

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Dramatic weekend at youth soccer championships

Judge maintains bail for Puna carjacking suspect

Island Life for Friday, May 17, 2024

Standoff suspect granted mental exam, freed by judge

Pair accused of stealing car that picked them up hitchhiking

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