Marisa Yamane

3 weeks ago | staradvertiser.com | Marisa Yamane

When I tell people I live in Waialua on Oahu’s North Shore, I often get a surprised look or a, “Wow, that’s far!” It’s a 45-minute drive from town without traffic. Not too bad, right? Waialua is a place rich in history. It is where some of our ancestors labored in the sugar plantation fields after arriving as contract workers. The mill closed in 1996, and the iconic smoke stack was torn down in 2023. What has not changed, though, is the small town feel.

Sep 5, 2024 | kitv.com | Marisa Yamane

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children is putting its union nurses on notice after receiving a strike notice from the the Hawaii Nurses Association (HNA). Hospital officials are threatening to lockout those nurses. "We never wanted it to come to this. And this has been a very difficult decision," said Gidget Ruscetta, Kapiolani Medical Center's chief operating officer.

Sep 4, 2024 | kitv.com | Marisa Yamane

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children is putting its union nurses on notice after receiving a strike notice from the the Hawaii Nurses Association (HNA). Hospital officials are threatening to lockout those nurses. "We never wanted it to come to this. And this has been a very difficult decision," said Gidget Ruscetta, Kapiolani Medical Center's chief operating officer.

Aug 22, 2024 | kitv.com | Marisa Yamane

HONOLULU (Island News) -- There was a passionate plea in court on Thursday from the family of a man murdered on Tantalus. They asked the judge to lock up Nainoa Damon for the rest of his life. Haaheo Kolona was only 18, a senior at Saint Louis School, when he was murdered by Damon on Round Top Drive on March 18, 2022. It was a senseless shooting that changed some young lives forever as well as the lives of their families.

Aug 4, 2024 | kitv.com | Marisa Yamane

MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii (Island News) -- Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Some wear uniforms. Others are everyday people. There were a lot of heroes on Aug. 8, 2023, who helped save lives and homes. And some are still working to help others recover and rebuild. While there are some signs of progress, Lahaina is still mostly unrecognizable one year later. The emotional scars are also still raw. "Yeah, just seeing it, it still doesn't seem real," said Lahaina resident Tamia Duldulao-Kahaialii.