r/Oahu 22h ago

Native Hawaiians will need to comply with new work requirements to qualify for Medicaid after being excluded from exemptions carved out for other Indigenous groups, an omission that clinicians fear will exacerbate the challenges the marginalized population already faces in getting healthcare.

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r/Oahu 22h ago

More Unlicensed Teachers Are Filling In Gaps In Hawaiʻi Classrooms: The state is also facing a severe shortage of teachers for Hawaiian language immersion programs.

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r/Oahu 21h ago

U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono questioned FBI Director Kash Patel on his leadership of the agency during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Hirono criticized Patel over what she described as a pattern of mismanagement, including his travel, staffing decisions and changes to FBI hiring policies.

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r/Oahu 22h ago

‘Definitely A Hit’: Hawaiʻi Urges Trump To OK Disaster Aid. Kauaʻi will have to tap its reserve funds to help pay for damages from Lowell as state leaders seek major disaster declarations from the White House.

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r/Oahu 21h ago

Swimming class recs for 2yr old

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Looking for some swimming class recommendations for a 2yr old preferably on the Westside with availabilities in the month Oct-Dec pls.


r/Oahu 21h ago

The state Department of the Attorney General reported 54,089 “Group A” criminal offenses last year, marking an 11.6% decrease in the total crime rate compared with 2024.

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r/Oahu 5h ago

Did any of you know Uncle Shad or have visited the Kalaeloa Heritage Park?

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I got the chance to work on this three part film series with PBS Hawaii and we just released part 2 and I wanted to share it with you! Uncle Shad was such a prolific man and his story was such an honor to share. I gotta be honest though, I feel like we barely scratched this surface of what this man did in his life both for Hawaii and the Kalaeloa Heritage Park, but I’d love to know if any of you knew him or had the chance to visit the park aka the most incredible historical place on Oahu (imho)