The couple featured on the HGTV series “Renovation Aloha” owes $40,000 in unpaid city fines tied to illegal short-term rentals on Oʻahu, Honolulu officials said, adding to a series of housing and permitting violations involving their property ventures.
Filipino Community Center hosts rally demanding Sound Transit deliver on light rail promises
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Tasveer to spotlight South Asian storytelling at Cannes
Seattle-based Tasveer is set to take one of the world’s most prominent film festival stages this month, becoming the only South Asian organization to host an official panel at the 2026 Marché du Film in Cannes.
Some Japanese snack packages are turning black-and-white as Iran war depletes ink supply
The packaging on some snacks in Japan is turning a somber black-and-white, as the war in Iran disrupts the supply of an ingredient used in colored ink.
Southern California mayor resigns, will plead guilty to acting as agent for Chinese government
A Southern California mayor has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, and has resigned from her city position, officials said Monday.
Ex-Huskies defensive lineman Tunuufi killed in Utah crash
Former University of Washington defensive lineman Voi Tunuufi died on Monday, May 4 following a three-car crash in West Jordan, Utah. He was 23 years old.
Trump-Xi summit comes with high stakes for Taiwan, the island democracy that China claims as its own
President Donald Trump, in his return to the White House, has demonstrated greater ambivalence toward Taiwan, an approach that’s raising questions ahead of this week’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping about whether the U.S. leader could be open to dialing back support for the island democracy that Beijing views as its breakaway province.
