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Ballotpedia · Jul 27, 2022

US: Hawaii man used $1.2M in fake checks to try to post bail

U.S. officials say Hawaii man used counterfeit bank checks totaling $1.2 million to try to bail three people out of jail

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

Whitmer's $9.5M cash haul boosted by celebrities, donors from every state

LANSING, Mich. — A California movie director, a Nevada politician, a Hawaii architect and a rancher from Montana provided four of the more than 90,000 contributions that resulted in a record fundraising haul for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's reelection campaign over the first seven months of 2022.

Tribune News Service · Jul 26, 2022

US launches environmental study for Thirty Meter telescope on Mauna Kea

Native Hawaiians have protested the $2.65bn project, saying it will further defile an area already harmed by other observatories

The Guardian - US · Jul 20, 2022

Big south swell could produce 10 foot waves at San Diego beaches

SAN DIEGO — A storm that originated off New Zealand and sent historically large waves to Tahiti and Hawaii will produce breakers in the 4 to 7 foot level, with sets up to 10 feet, at some San Diego County beaches through early Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2022

US environmental study launched for Thirty Meter Telescope

The National Science Foundation says it will conduct a study to evaluate the environmental effects of building one of the world’s largest optical telescopes on sites selected in Hawaii and Spain's Canary Islands

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

‘I put my trauma on display’ – Keala Settle on hating her signature song This Is Me

Her rendition of the bearded lady’s number from The Greatest Showman caused a sensation. But, as the Hawaiian-born star joins Sister Act, she reveals how the reaction may have contributed to her mini-stroke

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2022

Enormous wave crashes Hawaii wedding sending chairs and tables flying as guests scream

Parts of Hawaii were battered by strong tidal swells on Monday as the waves were seen crashing over housing complexes and rushing through car parks "like a river"

Daily Mirror · Jul 19, 2022

Watch: Historic waves crash over two-storey buildings and a wedding party in Hawaii

Hawaii experienced “historic” waves over the weekend, which crashed over two-storey buildings and flooded a wedding party.

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2022

Spend thousands on other people’s weddings? No

The seaside wedding ceremony in Hawaii which was yesterday interrupted when a crashing wave broke over the happy couple — God’s take on outdoor weddings — could be replicated all over England and Wales if the proposals from the Law Commission are finally implemented. Weddings in beaches, fields, ditches, family…

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2022