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Top Story: Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim will meet with the governor and TMT officials in an attempt to resolve the standoff along the Mauna Kea Access Road.
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Kim to meet with governor, TMT officials this week
Although the protesters at Maunakea Access Road have physically changed their position, their philosophical position remains the same as in July.
Councilwoman seeks affordable housing fund
The Big Islands shortage of affordable housing is reaching the crisis stage, says a County Council member sponsoring a nonbinding resolution pushing for the creation of an affordable housing fund.
Herbicide ban not a sure thing yet
A ban on the countys use of herbicides isnt a sure thing quite yet.
Maui Police to tow vehicles operated by arrested DUI drivers
WAILUKU, Maui (AP) Hawaii authorities will start towing vehicles operated by people in Maui arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Hundreds of acres of Ka‘u land now protected
A recently announced conservation easement will protect hundreds of acres of agricultural and culturally significant lands in Kau in perpetuity.
Two men sought in robbery probe
Police are seeking the publics help to find two Puna men wanted for questioning in a robbery investigation.
HTH article helps solve dog tag mystery
The family of a Hilo soldier, whose long-lost World War II dog tag was found on a French battlefield, has been located.
Kawaihae Harbor’s north end closed due to high surf damage
KAWAIHAE Kawaihae Harbor-North is closed indefinitely following damage caused by high surf that battered west-facing shores over the New Years holiday.
South Kona man gets 7 years in Ohio fatality
KAILUA-KONA A South Kona man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after his flight from police earlier this year resulted in a traffic crash that killed a 22-year-old woman in Ohio.
Trial set in 6-year-old’s death
KAILUA-KONA Proceedings have resumed in the case of two Puna women accused of murder in the 2018 death of a 6-year-old boy at a Kealakehe apartment complex.
State orders updated traffic assessment for Pepeekeo power plant
Honua Ola Bioenergy will have to update a traffic assessment submitted for the project in March 2011 before the power plant under construction in Pepeekeo can deliver logs to its facility.
New Year’s Day crash claims life of Waimea woman
KAILUA-KONA A prelimary hearing is set later this month for a 34-year-old man facing a negligent homicide charge stemming from a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash on New Years Day in South Kohala.
Io no longer threatened or endangered species
The io, or Hawaiian hawk, will soon be removed from the list of threatened and endangered species following publication of a final rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Changes to Pana‘ewa complex miff equestrians
Extensive accessibility renovations are scheduled for the Panaewa Recreational Complex this year, but several users of the attached Panaewa Equestrian Center are pushing back against some of the proposed changes.
HELCO seeks new power agreement with PGV
Hawaii Electric Light Co. is seeking approval of an amended power purchase agreement with Puna Geothermal Venture, according to documents filed Tuesday with the state Public Utilities Commission.
Investigators plan to move Hawaii helicopter crash wreckage
HONOLULU U.S. investigators said Thursday they were waiting for weather to clear so they may send a recovery team to retrieve the wreckage of a tour helicopter that crashed last week into a remote mountain ridge on the Hawaii island of Kauai and killed seven people.
Pedestrian is first traffic fatality of 2020
Police have charged a 34-year-old Honokaa man with second-degree negligent homicide in the first traffic fatality of 2020.
Family of World War II veteran from Hilo sought
The finder of a dog tag, lost on a French battlefield during World War II, is searching now for the family of the Hilo man it once belonged to.
New Hilo facility for homeless off to a good start, according to nonprofit
More than two months after accepting its first clients, Keolahou an emergency homeless shelter established at the old Hilo Memorial Hospital is a refuge for the Big Islands homeless men.
State suspends Hawaiian Affairs audit over records access
HONOLULU (AP) The Hawaii state auditor suspended an audit of limited liability companies owned by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs after the board of trustees denied full access to the minutes of its meetings.
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