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Top Story: Trade winds will return today as a “lingering swath of moisture moves from west to east” over the state.
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Trades return, largest swell of season arriving in isles late Monday
HONOLULU Cloudy skies are expected over Hawaii island this afternoon as a lingering swath of moisture moves from west to east, according to weather forecasters.
Remains of 6 people found after Hawaii tour helicopter crash
HONOLULU The remains of six people have been found after a helicopter on a tour of one of the most rugged and remote coastlines in Hawaii crashed at the top of a mountain on the island of Kauai, authorities said.
Pre-holiday fireworks prompt complaints, warning from fire chief
HILO There have been numerous complaints from the public about the illegal use of fireworks well before the permitted hours on New Years Eve.
Maunakea traffic enforcement nets 78 arrests, more than 8,000 citations
HILO The four-month-long stepped-up traffic enforcement on Daniel K. Inouye Highway by officers assigned to the Thirty Meter Telescope blockade and encampment on Maunakea Access Road netted a 8,234 citations and 78 people arrested for 143 offenses, the Hawaii Police Department said Friday.
Sex assault re-offender pleads guilty
KAILUA-KONA A 36-year-old Kau man indicted by a Kona grand jury for a 2017 sexual assault of a minor while serving an intermittent prison sentence for similar charges back to 2011 pleaded guilty Tuesday in Circuit Court.
Inaba to run for County Council
HILO A contender for the County Council District 8 seat being vacated by Karen Eoff is poised to announce his candidacy.
Maunakea enforcement ending with 8K citations
Police assigned to be in place for the Thirty Meter Telescope protester blockade and encampment on Maunakea Access Road have concluded the stepped up traffic enforcement phase on Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Route 200) which began on Aug. 15.
Alii Drive reopened in Kailua Village
KAILUA-KONA Alii Drive has reopened to both lanes of travel between Hualalai and Walua roads Friday after Hawaii County crews assessed a sinkhole that developed Tuesday fronting Coconut Grove Marketplace in Kailua Village.
Recent Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard deaths spur review of military base security
HONOLULU The Navy and Marine Corps are conducting a broad review of security measures in the face of insider threats, following three violent incidents at Navy bases since Thanksgiving, including the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard fatal shootings on Dec. 4.
Protesters, Kim reach agreement to reopen Maunakea Access Road
Parks closing early New Year’s Eve
On Tuesday, the DLNR State Parks Division will be closing Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area, Kiholo State Park Reserve and Kekaha Kai State Park (Mahaiula and Kua Bay sections) early at 5 p.m.
County considering Naalehu Theater gift
HILO Its a gift Hawaii County isnt sure quite what to do with.
South Kona man faces prison for fatal crash in Ohio
KAILUA-KONA A South Kona man whose flight from police resulted in a traffic crash that killed a 22-year-old woman in Ohio faces prison time when sentenced next week.
Kim: ‘No attempt to deliver construction equipment to the Maunakea site anytime soon’
The following letter was written today by Mayor Harry Kim to Dr. Noe Noe Wong-Wilson, Mauna Kupuna, regarding the Maunakea Access Road standoff.
Kawehi Inaba, founder of Mokulele Airlines, shares story, lessons from 25 years of entrepreneurship
KAILUA-KONA In 1986, Kawehi Inaba was working as a ticket agent at Aloha Airlines. Shortly after boarding passengers onto a Boeing 737 bound for Oahu, she had an intuitive thought – I want to fly that, I want to become a pilot.
Tree-cycling underway
Search for missing boy suspended
The active ground search for missing child Benjamin Benny Rapoza has been suspended following notification to the family, the Hawaii Police Department said on Tuesday.
Ex-Hawaii governor calls for Gabbard to resign from Congress
HONOLULU A former Hawaii governor on Monday called for long-shot presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard to resign from Congress after she voted present on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
Both sides downplay likelihood of confrontation on Maunakea Access Road
Assistant chief: Increased police presence on Daniel K. Inouye Highway put department $3M over budget