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Today, 90 Hawaii public and private schools are part of Hiki No, PBS Hawaii's student news network.

Waipahu High School Japanese language students designed and built a traditional Zen rock garden to honor their sister school in Japan.

A jacket spotted on a farmer in France was tracked back to Albert Nakama, a World War II veteran from Hawaii. Nakama was a member of 442nd Regimental Combat Team that fought in France.

Maui Ocean Center staff released four Hawaiian green sea turtles into the ocean on Thursday.

Raw video of whale stranding on Maui.

Former IBEW union boss Brian Ahakuelo and his family members were arraigned in federal court Wednesday on charges of criminal conspiracy and wire fraud. Video by Leila Fujimori / lfujimori@staradvertiser.com

The Hawaii Air National Guard is conducting Sentry Aloha, a large-scale fighter exercise, through Sept. 4.

Hawaii safety Kalen Hicks and defensive lineman Pumba Williams tackled Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate a yard short of the end zone to preserve Hawaii’s season-opening, 45-38 victory before 20,572 fans on Saturday night at Aloha Stadium. Video by Brian McInnis

In a rare double commissioning, two new 418-foot Coast Guard national security cutters — Kimball and Midgett — were ceremoniously brought to life and officially entered service in Honolulu Saturday. Video by Dennis Oda and William Cole

The Daniel K. Inouye International Airport is halfway done with $3.2 billion modernization updates.

Association of Apartment Owners Waikiki Lanais voted to take at least $40,000 out of maintenance fees to hire an attorney for the right to allow some owners to continue with short-term rentals. Others argue the board should not have approved using maintenance fees to defend an illegal practice.

American Samoa Community College can now view a live broadcast of a lecture from University of Hawaii. HoloCampus, a remote learning program, allows the transmission of 3D holograms.

Fagaitua High School singing to fans after a 29-8 loss to No. 7 Kamehameha on Friday night at Kunuiakea Stadium.

Police are asking for the public’s help in locating witnesses who may have cell phone video of an Aug. 4 brawl in front of a Waikiki bar that ultimately resulted in the death of a 31-year-old man. Police said that Leroy Calleon died Thursday from injuries sustained in the fight that occurred at about 1:08 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 4. Calleon and a 27-year-old man, Marcel Woods, were involved in the affray on the sidewalk fronting Moose McGillicuddy’s Bar. Woods was caught on surveillance video striking Calleon, causing him to fall and hit his head on the roadway. Video by Leila Fujimori

Passengers on a Hawaiian Airlines flight had to evacuate the plane from emergency slides Thursday, Aug. 22 after it landed in Honolulu due to reports of smoke in the cargo hold.

Submarines enter and exit Dry Dock 1 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, which was 1,002 feet long when it was completed in 1919.

Dogs took to the water at the Going to the Dogs Surfur ComPETition on Tuesday in Waikiki. It's one of the many events held during Duke's OceanFest. Surfers included Tulip, a dog with cancer. There was also an appearance from Daffy, a surfing Muscovy duck. Video by Dennis Oda.

A 62-year-old female driver has died after driving her Mercedes into the lagoon this afternoon in Hawaii Kai, police said. At about 12:12 p.m. today, the woman was traveling southbound on Opoi Street at Mariner’s Cove, when for unknown reasons, she failed to stop and ended up in the lagoon at Niumalu Loop. Emergency Medical Services treated and transported her to the hospital in critical condition. Police say the woman later succumbed to her injuries, and died. Video by Craig T. Kojima

The 11th annual Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Festival took place on Hawaii island last weekend. Former Hawaii-based mixologist Christina Maffei won the $10,000 first place prize for the second time.

After 50 years at 885 Queen St., the mom-and-pop grocery H. Hamada Store closed for good in 2007. The grocery store was reinvented earlier this month as a plate lunch and catering restaurant in the same location. Visit staradvertiser.com for more Hawaii news. Star-Advertiser video by Diane S. W. Lee

The online auction offers hundreds of items from the estate of the late actor best known for his TV role as Gomer Pyle.

Honolulu firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at a home in Kailua.

The state Department of Transportation is offering a new notification service for scheduled and emergency road closures, which the public can subscribe to at its website, hidot.hawaii.gov. The noti­fications can be customized by location and are available via email or text. The state’s GoAkamai app soon will expand to include roads on Maui, Kauai and the Big Island. Video by Craig T. Kojima

City officials Monday formally opened the new Downtown Satellite City Hall at the Chinatown Gateway Plaza, a location that will provide twice the space and some added services unavailable at the old site in an underground Fort Street Mall space two blocks away. The 2,905-square-foot space, at the site of a onetime Wendy’s Restaurant on the Nuuanu Avenue-Hotel Street side of the Chinatown Gateway complex, also provides improved disability access than the previous location. It is expected to serve an average of 300 customers a day in need of basic government services such as motor vehicle and moped registration, bus pass sales, dog licensing and vehicle junking services. Like other satellite city halls, it also processes disability parking placards, accepts Board of Water Supply and property tax bill payments, and offers limited driver license (no new licenses) and state ID transactions. Video by Jamm Aquino

A suspect is on the run after his attempt to shoplift a razor from a Nanakuli grocery store this morning went up in flames. At about 6:30 a.m., the male suspect started a fire in aisle 6 of Sack N Save while trying to steal a razor that was on sale for $13.79. A source said the culprit used a blow torch to try to melt the plastic packaging to the Gillette Fusion Proshield Chill razor, which was hanging on a locked merchandising hook. Video by Rob Shikina