STAR GPS, the University of Hawaiʻi's online academic pathway tool, won an inaugural Education Experience Award from the Center for Digital Education. It builds a semester-by-semester plan to graduation and recalculates automatically when a student's plans change.
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The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation received a $40.1 million federal Port Infrastructure Development grant for the $56.1 million Port of Kahului cargo yard expansion. The state says the project will support Lahaina rebuilding and Maui's economy.
The National Weather Service has a flood watch for all Hawaiian islands through late Wednesday night as a trough brings heavy tropical moisture. The biggest flash flood threat is over Oʻahu and Maui County, with possible road closures and landslides on steep terrain.
Kauai police investigated a social media post threatening to bring a gun to a high school football game, detained one person and sent the case to prosecutors. No one was hurt; some say a fight at the game began over a disputed call, and a DOE official stressed the state needs more sports officials.
A new federal law, the Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act, signed Oct. 15 and co-introduced by Sen. Brian Schatz, sets procedures to identify where red snapper and certain tuna come from. It includes developing a field test kit to tell U.S.-caught fish from foreign catch, building on a Hawaii labeling law that took effect in July.
