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HONOLULU (KHON2) — Across the United States, the labor market is shifting; but in Hawai‘i, conditions improved in early 2025. This is according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Employment Situation Summary and the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Developers & Tourism Research & Economic (DBEDT) Analysis for the state’s Labor Force &…

Less than two weeks after being named President Wendy Hensel’s pick for the University of Hawai‘i’s next athletics director, Matt Elliott was officially approved for the role on Monday, becoming the 25th athletics director in program history. The University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents voted unanimously to confirm Elliott’s appointment following a deliberation that lasted…

Esther Yoo, Assistant Law Professor and Director of the Refugee & Immigration Law Clinic at the University of Hawaii Richardson School of Law joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss how the Trump administration is going after immigrants that are the easiest to find – at Immigration Court, ICE Check-ins, and children who arrived at the…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Even if you are far from a factory, the ocean can still feel its smoke. A new study led by scientists at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa shows that iron from burning coal and making steel is drifting into the North Pacific Transition Zone, just north of Hawai‘i, changing the way…

KAHIKINUI, Hawaii (KHON2) — Maui Fire Department firefighters continue efforts to contain an active brush fire in the Kahikinui area. In an 8 a.m. update on Monday, June 16, Maui County officials reported that the brush fire has been mapped at approximately 330 acres and is 80% contained. Previously — Kahikinui fire jumps to 500…