Easement conserves land in Ka’u

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Hawaii News

Easement conserves 2,300 acres in Ka‘u

Dec. 18, 2019

NAALEHU The Kau community has worked for decades to protect their 80-mile coast to honor their kupuna and empower future generations to perpetuate their lifestyle.

Suspect in Glenwood incident declines remainder of preliminary hearing

Dec. 18, 2019

A 21-year-old Mountain View man police say was the driver of a Honda Civic that an officer fired a shot at on Nov. 19 in Glenwood has waived his right to the remainder of a preliminary hearing that started last week.

Big Island police arrest 30 motorists for DUI

Dec. 18, 2019

During the week of Dec. 9-15, Hawaii Island police arrested 30 motorists for DUI. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents. One was younger than 21.

Am I having an RMS relapse? Here are 5 signs of a relapse.

Dec. 04, 2019

By Sanofi Genzyme — See these signs that you may be having a relapse.

UH-Hilo study finds active duty suicides have increased since ‘endless wars’ began

Dec. 17, 2019 • Updated 7:55 p.m.

A new study recently published by researchers from the University of Hawaii at Hilo is challenging the belief that combat increases suicide rates in active duty U.S. Army forces.

Instrument on Maunakea observatory will help track shooting stars

Dec. 18, 2019

An instrument on a Maunakea observatory intended to track shooting stars is finally operational after more than a year of delays.

Bill aims to prevent repeat of Hawaii false missile alert

Dec. 18, 2019

HONOLULU — A defense bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday seeks to prevent local government agencies from mistakenly warning residents of a ballistic missile attack the way Hawaii did nearly two years ago.

Energy code changes pass committee

Dec. 18, 2019

A bill that would make 46 changes to the county’s energy conservation code passed a County Council committee meeting Tuesday and will go before the full council.

‘A legacy of visual truth’: Retired Tribune-Herald photog William Ing dies at 75

Dec. 18, 2019 • Updated 3:11 a.m.

William “Will” Ing, the retired Hawaii Tribune-Herald photographer who took the newspaper’s images from the darkroom to the digital age, died Monday of lung cancer at his home in Hot Springs, S.D. He was 75.

State briefs for December 18

Dec. 18, 2019

A brief look at other news from throughout the state.

Medical examiner: Toddler’s death accidental

Dec. 17, 2019

Police say the medical examiner has rendered his findings in the autopsy performed on a 4-year-old girl who died following an incident at a home in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision in Pahoa on Nov. 27.

Fire damages Hilo home

Dec. 17, 2019

A Sunday night fire heavily damaged a home on Kehaulani Street in Hilo near the Hilo Municipal Golf Course.

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Attempted murder charge dropped against Kona man

Dec. 17, 2019 •

• Updated 7:47 p.m.

KAILUA-KONA Attempted murder and other charges were dropped against a Kailua-Kona man accused of assaulting a Big Island police officer earlier this year in what prosecutors called a racially motivated attack.