Japanese Americans returned from prison camps 80 years ago to face one of the country’s ‘greatest swindles’
Japanese Americans held in prison camps were allowed to return home. But much of what they'd left behind was gone: homes, ...
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Tracking California's Water Supplies
Get comprehensive coverage of the California issues you care about the most in one free, weekly email. Sign up for WeeklyMatters. Map of active wildfires burning across California. Explore the history ...
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Cheers: Maui Brewing Company to throw party celebrating 20 years of growth
Garrett Marrero lived in San Francisco and was among the youngest licensed investment brokers in California when he decided ...
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Two free media programs launched encouraging Native Hawaiians to tell their own stories.
To help empower Native Hawaiians with the skills and knowledge required to tell authentic cultural stories for TV, film and ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
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LA City Council to consider tenant protections, 1-year freeze on rent increase
The City Council will consider a package of tenant protections — including the possibility of enacting a one-year freeze on ...
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Where are the lithium batteries, paint and other hazardous materials from the Eaton and Palisades fires going?
Lario Park, just north of Irwindale, is one of the sites for material in the Eaton Fire and is located on federal land owned ...
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Maui’s Post-Wildfire Housing Crisis Offers a Warning for Los Angeles
After wildfires devastated the island, homelessness spiked. Advocates fear L.A. could face a similar fate without strong ...
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How a Hawaiian High School Student Inspired Nine New State Animals
What do nine Hawaiian snails have in common with the Texas longhorn, the Florida panther and the California grizzly bear?
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Fireworks blast pushes hospital capacity
The Aliamanu fireworks blast just after midnight on New Year’s, a mass casualty event, set new precedents in emergency health ...
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Lessons from Lahaina: Months of testing followed post-wildfire reopenings
Lahaina schools in Hawaii were closed for about two months for cleaning and environmental testing following August 2023 ...
The Most Overvalued U.S. Housing Markets
It wasn't that long ago that the housing market was fairly balanced, and many households could jump on that first step of the homeownership ladder. Five years ago, during the first part of ...