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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Victoria Budiono
As the school year concludes, families across Hawaii can access a suite of free programs aimed at keeping children fed and healthy during the summer months—when many students lose access to the meals they usually receive at school. “No child in Hawai ‘i should go hungry just because school is out, ” Deborah Zysman, executive director of Hawaii Children’s Action Network, said in a statement. “These summer meal programs help ease the burden on families while keeping our keiki healthy and nourished.
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3 weeks ago | 
staradvertiser.com | Victoria Budiono
As the school year concludes, families across Hawaii can access a suite of free programs aimed at keeping children fed and healthy during the summer months — when many students lose access to the meals they usually receive at school. “No child in Hawai‘i should go hungry just because school is out,” Deborah Zysman, executive director of Hawaii Children’s Action Network, said in a statement. “These summer meal programs help ease the burden on families while keeping our keiki healthy and nourished.
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3 weeks ago | 
staradvertiser.com | Victoria Budiono
The National Science Foundation will no longer fund the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope planned for construction atop Mauna Kea, instead choosing to back its international competitor, the Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile. The decision, revealed Friday in the NSF’s fiscal year 2026 budget request under the Trump administration, could be the death knell for the $3 billion TMT project and its future viability.
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4 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Victoria Budiono
JL Capital has officially broken ground on Amana Lofts, a new affordable housing development at 765 Amana St. that will bring 64 rental units to Hono lulu’s urban core. Located near Ala Moana Center and the planned Ala Moana rail station, the project aims to meet the growing demand for affordable housing in one of the city’s most accessible and transit-connected neighborhoods.
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4 weeks ago | 
staradvertiser.com | Victoria Budiono
JL Capital has officially broken ground on Amana Lofts, a new affordable housing development at 765 Amana St. that will bring 64 rental units to Honolulu’s urban core. Located near Ala Moana Center and the planned Ala Moana rail station, the project aims to meet the growing demand for affordable housing in one of the city’s most accessible and transit-connected neighborhoods.
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4 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Victoria Budiono
State and county officials broke ground this week on a $20 million workforce housing project aimed at providing rental units for public school employees in West Maui, many of whom continue to face housing challenges in the aftermath of the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfires. The state Department of Education is leading the 47-unit project, which will be built by Maui-based Dowling Co. on approximately 5 acres situated between Princess Nahienaena Elementary and Lahainaluna High School.
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4 weeks ago | 
staradvertiser.com | Victoria Budiono
State and county officials broke ground this week on a $20 million workforce housing project aimed at providing rental units for public school employees in West Maui, many of whom continue to face housing challenges in the aftermath of the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfires. The state Department of Education is leading the 47-unit project, which will be built by Maui-based Dowling Co. on approximately 5 acres situated between Princess Nahienaena Elementary and Lahainaluna High School.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Victoria Budiono
The state’s Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program has helped to keep hundreds of health care professionals practicing at home, but demand is exceeding available funding. Gov. Josh Green developed the $30 million loan repayment initiative, known as HELP, in partnership with the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii and the state Department of Health.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Victoria Budiono
Some 41 % of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine’s 2025 graduating class is staying in Hawaii for residency training—a 10-point increase from last year that will help chip away at Hawaii’s critical physician shortage. “Having nearly half of the Class of 2025 continuing their residency training in Hawaii proves that JABSOM continues to meet the needs of our state, ” said Dr. Sam Shomaker, JABSOM dean.
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1 month ago | 
staradvertiser.com | Victoria Budiono
Some 41% of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine’s 2025 graduating class is staying in Hawaii for residency training — a 10-point increase from last year that will help chip away at Hawaii’s critical physician shortage. “Having nearly half of the Class of 2025 continuing their residency training in Hawaii proves that JABSOM continues to meet the needs of our state,” said Dr. Sam Shomaker, JABSOM dean.
