Nina Wu

Honolulu

Reporter at Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Reporter @StarAdvertiser | Health and sustainability issues | Opinions are my own.

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Opihi picker banned from Pupukea after illegal collecting

1 week ago | staradvertiser.com | Nina Wu

An Ewa Beach man has been barred from entering the Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District on Oahu’s North Shore after illegally taking dozens of opihi from the area, according to state officials. On Tuesday, Environmental Court Judge Bryant Zane banned Armando Posadas, 65, of Ewa Beach, from entering Pupukea for six months as part of a sentence for illegally taking opihi from the conservation district in March.
DLNR says injury to endangered Hawaiian hawk was suspicious

2 weeks ago | staradvertiser.com | Nina Wu

State conservation officers are looking for leads on a potential case of human-caused injury to an endangered Hawaiian hawk on Hawaii island. The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said that last month, a Mountain View resident found an emaciated Hawaiian hawk, or ʻio, on her property with the upper portion of its beak missing.
No appointment necessary for new urgent care on Kuakini

2 weeks ago | staradvertiser.com | Nina Wu

Kuakini Urgent Care, the newest addition to the Kuakini Health System, is now open. The new urgent care center opened its doors at 8 a.m. today on the first floor of the Kuakini Physicians Tower at 405 N. Kuakini St., next door to Kuakini Medical Center. A blessing and opening ceremony were held Friday. The new center will be staffed with physicians and nurse practitioners that can provide fast, convenient evaluation and care for a wide range of minor injuries and illnesses.
Arts groups in Hawaii reeling from NEA funding cuts

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Nina Wu

RELATED PHOTO GALLERY Hundreds of nonprofit arts groups across the country, including those in Hawaii, received notice in May that their funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, previously granted, had now been withdrawn or terminated due to a shift in priorities. The cuts run deep, amounting to tens of millions of dollars.
Arts groups in Hawaii reeling from NEA funding cuts

2 weeks ago | staradvertiser.com | Nina Wu

Hundreds of nonprofit arts groups across the country, including those in Hawaii, received notice in May that their funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, previously granted, had now been withdrawn or terminated due to a shift in priorities. The cuts run deep, amounting to tens of millions of dollars.
Kilauea summit viewing area reopens after earthquake damage

2 weeks ago | staradvertiser.com | Nina Wu

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park has reopened a summit viewing area seven years after it was shuttered by earthquakes. The observation deck at Uekahuna — the highest point on Kilauea — had been closed since May 2018. The deck, along with the park’s historic Jaggar Museum and two buildings used by the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, were damaged by the 2018 Kilauea eruption and summit collapse that triggered thousands of smaller earthquakes over four months.
DOH: Travel-related Zika virus case confirmed on Oahu

2 weeks ago | staradvertiser.com | Nina Wu

The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed a travel-related case of Zika virus on Oahu — the first in the state in six years. An investigation of the case, along with two people who may have been exposed, is underway, according to DOH in a news release sent Tuesday evening. Vector control teams have been deployed to areas where the three individuals spent time, including neighborhoods in Waialua and Haleiwa on Oahu’s North Shore.
Grand opening for Humane Society’s dog park set for Saturday

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Nina Wu

COURTESY PHOTO The official opening of the Schuler Family Foundation and Jones Family Community Dog Park is set for Saturday. 1 /3 COURTESY PHOTO The official opening of the Schuler Family Foundation and Jones Family Community Dog Park is set for Saturday. COURTESY PHOTO The official opening of the Schuler Family Foundation and Jones Family Community Dog Park is set for Saturday.
Health Department warns of turtle food recall due to salmonella

3 weeks ago | staradvertiser.com | Nina Wu

The Hawaii Department of Health is alerting residents of a turtle food recall due to the potential spread of salmonella. Spectrum Brands Pet LLC of Missouri issued the of its Tetra ReptoMin 3-In-1 SELECT-A-FOOD reptile food product intended for aquatic turtles, which was distributed to Walmart stores in Hawaii and available for online purchase through Chewy and Amazon.
Grand opening for Humane Society’s dog park set for Saturday

3 weeks ago | staradvertiser.com | Nina Wu

After delays, the dog park at the Hawaiian Humane Society’s Ewa Beach campus is open, at last, with a blessing ceremony and grand opening celebration scheduled at noon this Saturday. The official opening of the Schuler Family Foundation and Jones Family Community Dog Park comes nearly two years after the Society’s Kosasa Family Campus at Ho‘opili opened in Leeward Oahu.