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Market Movers
Gold
3,540.20
▲ 0.8%
Dollar (DXY)
98.42
▼ 0.3%
S&P 500
6,420.15
▲ 0.5%
USD / JPY
148.20
▲ 0.4%
Nikkei 225
42,110
▲ 0.6%
S. Korea (EWY)
72.15
▼ 0.2%
CSI 300
3,980
▲ 0.2%
Hang Seng
25,300
▼ 0.4%
As of Fri, Sep 4 · week’s move
01
Community
Kaka‘ako’s Latest Affordable-Housing Wave Takes Shape
A cluster of new towers is putting workforce and reserved units at the center of the district’s next chapter.
Also: Kaka‘ako Unlocking Future Power Capacity
A four-phase Hawaiian Electric rebuild could delay planned projects.
02
Domestic
Colleges Courting Students with Unsolicited Letters of Acceptance
Inside “direct admissions” — what’s driving it, and how it works.
03
International
Norway’s $2.3T Sovereign Wealth Fund Looks to Add U.S. Mortgage Bonds
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is eyeing the same mortgage bonds that price your loan.
04
Innovation
Japan’s Newest 110kW Power Plant Runs on Salt
Fukuoka switched on the world’s second osmotic plant — clean power pulled from where briny water meets fresh.
05
Storefront
O‘ahu’s Homegrown Roaster Reopens with Two New Locations
Ali‘i Coffee Company opens on Monsarrat Avenue and at Ala Moana.
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Weather
80°
Light rain · winds 8 mph
Sat
87°
Sun
85°
Mon
86°
Tue
89°
Wed
90°
5
Hurricane Lowell
Category 5 · Central Pacific
Cat 1     2     3     4     5
As of 5:00 PM HST · Fri, Sep 4 · Advisory 36
Winds
160 mph
Moving
W · 7 mph
From Honolulu
~600 mi SSW
Pressure
922 mb
O‘ahu — no coastal watches or warnings yet. Watches may be issued for the westernmost isles Saturday. Forecast to slow, then turn sharply north or north-northeast Sunday.
Surf Life-threatening surf and rip currents likely for several days.
Rain 1–2 in for O‘ahu, with up to 4 in possible; watch steep terrain.
Next advisory 11:00 PM HST · Central Pacific Hurricane Center
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