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The Hill
3 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Trump favorability falls in survey of AAPI adults
President Trump's favorability has fallen among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people in the United States, according to a new poll from AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. In the poll, Trump was seen as 'very favorable' or 'somewhat favorable' by 26 percent of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people in the U.S., down from 37 percent in December. Trump was also seen in a 'very' or 'somewhat' negative light by 71 percent of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people in the U.S., up from 60 percent in December. As the president passes the six-month mark for his second term, his polling overall does not appear to be faring well, with his disapproval rating sitting at 53 percent in a Decision Desk HQ average of polls. Trump is also facing rough headwinds at the moment due to controversy surrounding his administration's handling of information about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump's governing partner, Vice President Vance, was seen as 'very unfavorable' or 'somewhat unfavorable' by 61 percent of respondents, while 26 percent said the opposite. The AAPI Data and AP-NORC poll took place from June 3 and 11, featuring 1,130 people and a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.7 percentage points.
New York Post
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Lilo and Stitch' 2025 is now streaming — Here's how to watch at home
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Exactly two months after premiering in theaters, 'Lilo & Stitch' (2025) is now available to stream on demand. Inspired by the 2002 Disney movie of the same name, 'Lilo & Stitch' is a live-action-animation hybrid remake featuring human actors and animated characters. 'Lilo & Stitch' follows an orphaned Hawaiian girl, Lilo, as she discovers a genetically engineered alien, renames him Stitch, and 'adopts' him as her dog. The film explores family through the Hawaiian concept of 'ohana, as Stitch tries to dodge recapture by an intergalactic federation. 'Lilo and Stitch' (2025) streaming release date 'Lilo & Stitch' is streaming on-demand on platforms like Prime Video now! 'Lilo and Stitch' was released on digital, July 22. How to watch 'Lilo and Stitch' (2025) on Prime Video 'Lilo & Stitch' is available for digital purchase on Prime Video. The film costs $29.99 to buy or $24.99 to rent — still significantly less than it may cost for a family to go out to the movies to watch it. While you won't have to be a paid Amazon Prime member to buy 'Lilo & Stitch,' you will need at least a free Amazon account; that way, you can return to watch 'Lilo & Stitch' whenever you want to. Video-on-demand rentals are good for 30 days, but expire 48 hours after you first hit play on a rented title. 'Lilo and Stitch' (2025) cast guide Maia Kealoha as Lilo Pelekai, an orphaned six-year-old Native Hawaiian girl 'who loves hula, surfing, and wildlife, with a special affinity for all things 'gross'.' Chris Sanders as the voice of Stitch, a blue koala-like illegal alien genetic experiment known as Experiment 626, who is adopted by Lilo as a 'dog'. Sanders reprises his role from the original animated movie. Sydney Elizebeth Agudong as Nani Pelekai, the older sister of Lilo and her legal guardian. Zach Galifianakis as the voice of Dr. Jumba Jookiba, the mad scientist who created Stitch. Galifianakis also physically portrays Marcus, Jumba's human disguise based on a hotel employee with that name. Billy Magnussen as the voice of Agent Wendell Pleakley, a deputized agent of the United Galactic Federation and their 'expert' on Earth, sent to prevent Jumba from harming any humans while hunting Stitch. Magnussen also portrays Pleakley's human disguise. Courtney B. Vance as Cobra Bubbles, a CIA agent sent to capture Stitch. Amy Hill as Tūtū, a Native Hawaiian in her 70s who is the long-time neighbor of the Pelekais and the grandmother of David Kawena. Tia Carrere as Mrs. Kekoa, a social worker who is 'a practical, by-the-book kind and patient woman who checks in regularly with Nani', but is nevertheless aware of Nani's struggles to keep up with her duties. Kaipo Dudoit as David Kawena, a fire performer and lifeguard who is a loyal friend and neighbor to Lilo and Nani. Hannah Waddingham as the voice of the Grand Councilwoman, the grey alien leader of the United Galactic Federation and its council who orders Jumba and Pleakley to capture Stitch after his escape. Jason Scott Lee is the manager for the Lū'au Nani and David works at. Emery Hookano-Briel as Mertle Edmonds, Lilo's hula classmate and bully. David Hekili Kenui Bell as the 'Big Hawaiian Dude' 'Lilo and Stitch' (2025) Blu-ray and DVD release date While you can stream 'Lilo & Stitch' at home now, some may prefer a physical alternative to owning movies digitally, where there's always the chance that rights may be revoked and you'll lose that digital access. Physical discs are tangible proof that, as long as you have a player to play it, you'll be able to watch the movie you own. The limited-edition 4K UHD steelbook, Blu-ray, and DVD copies of 'Lilo & Stitch' will be released on August 26. Check out the trailer for 'Lilo and Stitch' (2025) Why Trust Post Wanted by the New York Post This article was written by Angela Tricarico, Commerce Writer/Reporter for Post Wanted Shopping and New York Post's streaming property, Decider. Angela keeps readers up to date with cord-cutter-friendly deals, and information on how to watch your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and movies on every streaming service. Not only does Angela test and compare the streaming services she writes about to ensure readers are getting the best prices, but she's also a superfan specializing in the intersection of shopping, tech, sports, and pop culture. Prior to joining Decider and The New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews
New York Post
2 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
Mark Zuckerberg expands $300M Hawaii compound by nearly 1,000 acres — stoking more controversy with locals: report
Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly expanded his sprawling $300 million compound in Hawaii by nearly 1,000 acres — stoking yet more controversy with locals on the idyllic Pacific island chain, according to a report. The latest expansion on the Meta CEO's massive estate on the Hawaiian island of Kauai includes 962 acres of ranch land purchased earlier this year under an LLC, according to the tech news site WIRED. A person close to the sale estimated the purchase price at more than $65 million. The acquisition brings Zuckerberg's total holdings on Kauai to more than 2,300 acres. Property records place the land's market value at around $75 million. 5 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly expanded his massive estate on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. MEGA Inside the existing compound, Zuckerberg has constructed two mansions with a combined floor area comparable to a football field, a gym, a tennis court, several guest houses, ranch buildings, saucer-shaped treehouses, a water system and a tunnel leading to an underground bomb shelter about the size of an NBA basketball court, outfitted with blast-resistant doors and an escape hatch. Recent planning documents released through public records show plans for three more large buildings, ranging from 7,820 to 11,152 square feet — nearly 10 times the size of the average home in Hawaii. Two of them include 16 bedrooms and 16 bathrooms between them, arranged in a motel-style layout, with a shared lanai measuring more than 1,300 square feet. Each building features cameras, keypad locks and motion detection devices. Hoffine Barr described the buildings as short-term guest housing for family, friends and staff. 5 Zuckerberg's expansion reportedly includes land containing a Native Hawaiian burial site. MNStudio – Satellite images show dozens of buildings on the property that have not yet appeared in public records. Based on bedroom counts in the documents WIRED reviewed, the compound could eventually accommodate more than 100 people. The seller was the Mary Lucas Trust Estate, whose lands were previously leased to sugar plantations and later restored for cattle grazing. Zuckerberg's spokesperson Brandi Hoffine Barr confirmed the purchase to WIRED but did not comment on the size or price. 'Mark and Priscilla continue to make a home for their family and grow their ranching, farming, and conservation efforts at Koʻolau Ranch,' said Hoffine Barr. 'The vast majority of the land is dedicated to agriculture — including cattle ranching, organic ginger, macadamia nut, and turmeric farming, native plant restoration, and endangered species protection. After purchasing the ranch, they canceled the previous owner's plans for 80 luxury homes.' The couple's investment now exceeds the $311 million fiscal year 2024 operating budget for the island of Kauai. 5 The latest expansion includes 962 acres of ranchland purchased earlier this year under a Hawaiian-sounding LLC, according to a report. MEGA A local islander who fished in the area contacted Zuckerberg's representatives around 10 years ago to inform them that part of the compound housed the remains of his great-grandmother and her brother, according to the report. Julian Ako negotiated with Zuckerberg's team for months before finally being able to gain access to the burial site and register the graves with Hawaii's Department of Land and Natural Resources. According to WIRED, Ako tried unsuccessfully to locate the remains of other ancestor that may be buried on Zuckerberg's property. Hawaiian officials told WIRED that they confirmed 'the probability (based on oral testimony) of additional burial sites.' The burial site, first identified in 2015, was 'fenced off and maintained' after being discovered, Hoffine Barr told the publication. 5 Locals on the Hawaiian island of Kauai have expressed concern about Zuckerberg's aggressive purchase of land. MEGA She added that workers are 'bound by regulations that require reporting of inadvertent discoveries of iwi' — or Hawaiian ancestral bones. But because workers on the project are bound by strict nondisclosure agreements, local residents fear that any future discovery of iwi could be concealed. 'If all of the workers have signed these nondisclosure agreements, then basically they're sworn to silence,' Ako told WIRED. 'If they uncover iwi — or bones — it's going to be a challenge for that to ever become public knowledge, because they're putting their jobs in jeopardy.' Zuckerberg began buying land on Kauai in 2014, acquiring 700 acres near the town of Kilauea for roughly $100 million. The purchase included parcels where hundreds of local residents held kuleana rights — traditional Hawaiian legal entitlements whereby descendants of original Native Hawaiian landowners can claim ancestral lands. 5 Zuckerberg is said to be constructing a massive compound at an estimated cost that exceeds $300 million. shanemyersphoto – In 2016, Zuckerberg filed 'quiet title and partition' lawsuits against those residents to clarify ownership. He later dropped the suits after public backlash, but the legal process continued under kuleana descendant Carlos Andrade, who eventually won sole ownership of the land at auction. In a 2017 op-ed, Zuckerberg wrote that Andrade, who died in 2022, could 'continue his quiet title action and pass down the kuleana rights because he had lived on and cared for these lands for more than 40 years.' By spring 2021, Zuckerberg added more than 560 acres of ranchland, some of it abutting Larsen's Beach. Later that year, he purchased another 110 acres, including the Kaloko Dam, an earthen reservoir that collapsed in 2006, killing seven people. Zuckerberg's presence on the island has drawn both support and skepticism. He has donated millions to local nonprofits, including a charter school and an affordable housing organization near the compound. His projects have also created well-paying jobs. But many locals remain uneasy about the influence of billionaires on the island's future. 'If our island has any hope of remaining Hawaii, this kind of activity has got to stop,' Puali'i Rossi, a professor of Native Hawaiian studies at Kauai Community College, told WIRED. 'Eventually Hawaii isn't going to look like Hawaii anymore — it's going to be a resort community. Are we really thinking about 100 years from now, what this island is going to look like?' The Post has sought comment from Zuckerberg, Ako and the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Hype Malaysia
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hype Malaysia
(Video) Apple TV+ Unveils Trailer For New Historical Drama 'Chief Of War' Starring Jason Momoa
After teasing fans back in May, the first official trailer has finally been released. Recently, Apple TV+ has unveiled the first trailer for its upcoming historical drama 'Chief of War', starring, written by and executive produced by Jason Momoa. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Hawaiian islands, the nine-episode series—based on true events—follows warrior Ka'iana, portrayed by Momoa, as he fights to unify the islands ahead of Western colonisation in the late 18th century. Chief of War will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes dropping on Friday, 1st August 2025, followed by new episodes every Friday through to 19th September. Told from an Indigenous perspective, Chief of War is a passion project for creators Momoa and Thomas Pa'a Sibbett, who both share Native Hawaiian heritage. The series features a predominantly Polynesian cast, led by Momoa alongside Luciane Buchanan, Temuera Morrison, Te Ao o Hinepehinga, Cliff Curtis, newcomer Kaina Makua, Moses Goods, Siua Ikale'o, Brandon Finn, James Udom, Mainei Kinimaka, Te Kohe Tuhaka and Benjamin Hoetjes. The series is produced for Apple TV+ by FIFTH SEASON and Chernin Entertainment. Momoa directs the season finale and serves as executive producer, with Doug Jung acting as showrunner and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Thomas Pa'a Sibbett, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Tracey Cook and Brian Andrew Mendoza. Justin Chon directs the first two episodes and also serves as executive producer. Other executive producers include Anders Engström, Jim Rowe, Molly Allen, Francis Lawrence and Tim Van Patten. The original score for the series was composed by Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer, who wrote the theme music and co-produced the score for all nine episodes alongside composer James Everingham. The score was created during Zimmer's tenure with Bleeding Fingers Music, the Emmy Award-winning and BAFTA-nominated composer collective he co-founded in 2013.
Los Angeles Times
12-07-2025
- General
- Los Angeles Times
Could this Hawaii community be the next Lahaina? Some residents fear a similar wildfire fate
WAIANAE, Hawaii — When there's enough rain, the mountain-framed expanse of vacant land behind Calvin Endo's house looks like the lush and verdant landscape that makes tropical Hawaii famous. But in the summer, when the jungle of eyeball-high invasive grasses and spindly tree branches fade to brown, he fears it could become a fiery hellscape. This isn't Maui, where most of Lahaina burned down during a massive wildfire in August 2023. Endo's duplex is in Waianae on the west side of Oahu. But Waianae and Lahaina have a lot in common. They're both situated on parched western island coasts, with road access pinched by topography, and are bastions of Native Hawaiian culture. Both have sections crisscrossed by overhead power lines atop aging wooden poles, like those that fell in high winds and caused the Lahaina fire. There's even a Lahaina Street through the heart of Makaha, Endo's neighborhood along the Waianae coast. 'It can happen to us,' said Endo, who moved to the Makaha Meadows subdivision in 1980, soon after it was built. 'We can have a repeat of Lahaina if somebody doesn't do anything about the brush in the back.' In recent days, two wildfires a few miles away, including a July 6 blaze that left a 94-year-old woman dead, proved his worst fears could become reality. It's been nearly two years since Lahaina provided a worst-case scenario of the destruction from wind-whipped flames fueled by overgrown brush. With 102 deaths, it's the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century. In the months afterward, the number of Hawaii communities participating in the Firewise network, a nationally recognized program that helps communities with resources for safeguarding homes, more than doubled to 35 — but none in western Oahu. Even though Waianae residents have long known about their wildfire risks, only now is one of its neighborhoods close to gaining Firewise status. Communities become Firewise by organizing a committee, creating a hazard assessment, developing an action plan and volunteering hours toward reducing risk, such as removing overgrown brush. Firewise tracks a community's progress, connects residents with experts, and provides ideas and funding for mitigation, workshops and training. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service considers Lahaina and Waianae to be at much higher risk than other U.S. communities for a wildland fire, noted Honolulu Fire Department Battalion Chief Keith Ito. 'The weather, the winds, they're pretty much identical,' he said. 'With all that being said, I think that the high-risk wildfire potential is a state-wide problem, not really specific to Waianae or Lahaina.' Nani Barretto, co-director of the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, struggles to understand why fire-prone communities like Waianae have yet to join the Firewise movement. There are also no Firewise communities on the island of Kauai. 'Just because we are proactive in getting the word out, it doesn't mean the right people are getting the information,' she said. 'For Maui, it took a very devastating event for them to join.' Organizing a community can be challenging because it requires residents to put in time and step up as leaders, she said. Endo, who is a longtime member of the Waianae Coast Neighborhood Board, had never even heard of Firewise until recently. A development called Sea Country, near the neighborhood that was recently ordered to evacuate during a wildfire, is close to becoming the fist Firewise community in Waianae, said Andria Tupola, a resident who also represents the coast on the Honolulu City Council. The process got underway around 2018 but picked up momentum after Lahaina, she said. Sea Country recently completed a hazard assessment and has planned some mitigation events, including a park cleanup in August, said Ashley Bare, the Firewise support specialist for Oahu. Lahaina also provided the spark for opening an emergency access route in Waianae, Tupola said. Farrington Highway, the main artery along the coast, can get clogged with just an accident. Military officials who control a mountain pass above Waianae started talking about letting civilians access the route after Lahaina, she said. During the July 6 fire, state and military officials were ready to open the road as a way out of the coast and into central Oahu, said state Rep. Darius Kila, who represents the area. A Hawaiian homestead community in Waianae's Nanakuli Valley is also trying to achieve Firewise status, said Diamond Badajos, spokesperson for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Home to the largest concentration of Native Hawaiians, Waianae is rich in Hawaiian culture and history. But much of the coast also struggles with poverty and homelessness. Residents have grown accustomed to wildfires in the dry summer months, said Republican state Rep. Chris Muraoka: 'It's almost like if it doesn't burn, something's not right.' However, Muraoka said he thinks communities along the coast would benefit more from fire-prevention and safety education in schools rather than organizing to be Firewise. Muraoka, who lives in Makaha, said communities in Waianae have unique needs that being Firewise might not address, including sections with neighborhoods that are more spread out than in Lahaina and blazes that are often started by arsonists or kids playing with fire. Some residents already do what they can, especially with the dry season underway. Endo often tries to clear brush on private property behind his home himself, to create a firebreak. Some properties in Waianae Valley use sheep to eat the overgrown vegetation. Retired firefighter Shermaih 'Bulla' Iaea recalls fighting blazes in the brush near Endo's home and Makaha Elementary School. In 2018, his farm burned down during high winds from a passing hurricane. He was using a herd of sheep on his property until wild dogs killed them in April. Neighborhoods banding together to become Firewise is another tool that will help, he said. 'There's a 100 percent chance that will happen here,' he said. 'I thought it would never happen to me. Now I'm trying to ring the bells. I'm trying to sound the alarm.' Being one of the poorest communities in the state is a major factor preventing Waianae from becoming Firewise, said Kila, who lives near where the July 6 fire happened. Before the summer, the Democratic lawmaker sent a letter to Hawaiian Electric and telecom companies urging 'immediate and coordinated action' to address dangerous, sagging utility lines on aging wooden poles along the coast. It's not clear why Makaha ended up with a long street named Lahaina, which can mean 'relentless sun' in Hawaiian. But like the west Maui town, it fits the sunny west Oahu neighborhood, which is home to the world-famous Makaha surfing beach. Some neighborhoods above Lahaina Street are newer and have underground utilities, like Endo's. But toward the ocean, older neighborhoods are laced by overhead power lines. That worries Glen Kila, a Hawaiian cultural practitioner in Waianae, who is not related to Darius Kila. Power lines are blamed for sparking the Lahaina blaze. 'If that happens to Waianae,' he said, 'we're done.' Kelleher writes for the Associated Press.
