A movement is taking hold to restore the original Hawaiian names of places and species.

Christopher Dawson, the founder of the Dawson family of companies, died by suicide as he faced potential criminal charges for alleged financial crimes.

While new transparency measures are proposed, some groups want more input.

Proposals are floating for either the Office of Hawaiian Affairs or a private entity to take over at the Royal Mausoleum.

The new strategy is to buy land that can more easily accommodate homes without the extra expense of installing infrastructure from scratch.

Much of the latest tranche of $72 million will be used to provide or upgrade high-speed service in rural areas of Oahu, Big Island, Maui, Kauai and Molokai.

Island trustees for Molokai, Lanai and Kauai are gaining reelection.

Most Hawaiian homesteaders have switched from Sandwich Isles to either Spectrum or Hawaiian Telcom.

On Wednesday, the Board of Trustees also plans to discuss proposals on OHA’s salary commission and burials.

A stop work order has been placed on a septic installation project in Hanalei while the State Historic Preservation Division investigates the finding of iwi kupuna on the property.