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Our Legislators often seem very far away. Even though they are in the heart of Honolulu, what they do each day feels like a mystery.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — In light of the recent mass shooting at the elementary Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, many are wondering what Hawaii’s schools are doing to prevent and prepare for an active shooter situation. Both legislatures and schools are taking action. An active shooter breaching a school campus, taking innocent lives, is every parent, […]

HONOLULU (AP) — In Hawaii, there’s a common question posed in the pidgin language of the islands: “Where you went grad?”

'Where you went grad?' is a common question posed in Hawaiian pidgin to find out which high school someone graduated from.

Many Native Hawaiians disdain President McKinley for his role in the annexation of the Hawaiian Kingdom to the United States. Now a proposal to change the name of Honolulu's McKinley High School has sharply divided graduates, often along generational lines.

HONOLULU (AP) — In Hawaii, theres a common question posed in the pidgin language of...

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HONOLULU (AP) -- In Hawaii, there's a common question posed in the pidgin language of the islands: "Where you went grad?" Knowing where someone went to

HONOLULU (AP) — In Hawaii, there's a common question posed in the pidgin language of the islands: “Where you went grad?”

“Where you went grad,” is a common question posed in Hawaii Pidgin to find out which high school someone graduated from