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TODAY'S BIG Q: Should Hawaii opt in on the federal tax credit school voucher program? Vote below then comment in our online poll (subscribers only): 808ne.ws/3UufZYK #staradvertiserpoll #BigQ #808

OPINION: "U.S. citizens can speak up on the absurdity of cutting programs that serve the nation’s poorest, contacting federal officials and calling for their restoration. Make your opinion known, and vote accordingly." Read more in an editorial: 808ne.ws/4lM7ODj

OPINION: "The media is not the enemy — we are partners in crisis communication. Reopening scanner access would restore a vital tool that helps ensure community safety and promote public trust." Read more in a letter: 808ne.ws/450wJvB

OPINION: "Fair policy should treat all workers with equal respect — not single out some for special treatment." Read more in a letter: 808ne.ws/45kpnEs

OPINION: "Wouldn’t it be much more sensible to use the funds to assist the Scottish group that has been trying to save this magnificent monument to Hawaii’s history, which of course is also part of Scotland’s history?" Read more in a letter: 808ne.ws/3Uuk6nC

Shark warning signs have been posted at Waimea Bay after a sighting this afternoon, according to city officials. More: 808ne.ws/4maUh7U

Jordon Twohig, who has more than 20 years of college baseball coaching experience, was named assistant coach at the University of Hawaii, coach Rich Hill announced on Wednesday. More: 808ne.ws/3IJwMVi #StarAdvertiser #HawaiiBSB

Four seasons after transferring from Nebraska to UH, where his father was a linebacker, the 2021 Mililani High graduate is moving to another familiar spot. More: 808ne.ws/44NcfI0 #StarAdvertiser #HawaiiFB

Starlink is experiencing a network outage, Elon Musk’s SpaceX-owned satellite internet company said today, with Downdetector showing that the service was down for thousands of users. More: 808ne.ws/45jRkMO

American two-time Grammy-winning jazz flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione, best known for his 1970s crossover hit “Feels So Good,” died this week at age 84 at his home in Rochester, New York. More: 808ne.ws/4f6WS0x

Maui Council members displayed a mix of support & unease for a bill to prohibit short-term vacation rental use in about 6,100 Valley Isle condominiums in an effort to provide housing for residents nearly two years after the Lahaina wildfires. More: 808ne.ws/46njIPb

Honolulu firefighters extinguished a fire at a few portable homes in #Nanakuli early this morning, which sent one woman to the hospital. More: 808ne.ws/3UrrlwG #HInews #StarAdvertiser

A male hiker was airlifted from the #Laie Falls Trail on Wednesday afternoon after falling while following a stream and becoming disoriented, according to the Honolulu Fire Department. Read more: 808ne.ws/44YgZJC #HInews #StarAdvertiser

More than 16,000 applications for gun permits were issued in Hawaii last year, the state Department of the Attorney General said in its firearm registration report released Wednesday. More: 808ne.ws/4747URY 📷: Star-Advertiser

Hawaiian Airlines, purchased 10 months ago by Alaska Air Group, sees its first profit since the COVID-19 pandemic. More: 808ne.ws/4lDYrW9 📷: Star-Advertiser

Hulk Hogan, the American sports and entertainment star who made professional wrestling a global phenomenon and loudly supported Donald Trump for president, has died at the age of 71, World Wrestling Entertainment said today. Read more: 808ne.ws/46W2loH

The U.S. Department of Justice said it was forming a strike force to assess recent claims made by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard about "alleged weaponization of the U.S. intelligence community." Photos: 808ne.ws/41ciu5J Story: 808ne.ws/3H05FVe

Police have not released the identity of the victims, who will be autopsied this week, but Todd said he was told they were “houseless people who may be sheltering there.” Details: 808ne.ws/3INmfbv

Hawaii-born “American Idol” winner Iam Tongi takes another step forward Friday when tickets go on sale for his first national tour as a concert headliner. More: 808ne.ws/4kYaRXV #StarAdvertiser

The Pearl City Little League Seniors 16U team came within a win of a berth in the Senior Division Little League World Series before falling to Southern California 2-1 on Tuesday in Oakland. More: 808ne.ws/3Uu4wZc #StarAdvertiser