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Paddlers say homeless ruining bays
KAILUA-KONA Graffiti, drug use, defecation and other illegal activities have reached a point where the Big Islands paddling community is pushing back.
Homes burn after shooter kills 2 Honolulu officers
HONOLULU A man shot and killed two police officers Sunday as they responded to a home in a leafy neighborhood beneath the rim of a famed volcanic crater near Waikiki Beach, authorities said.
Aloha, Southwest! Airline opens interisland service to Hilo
More than 100 passengers were greeted with cheers and songs Sunday morning after disembarking Southwest Airlines first flight from Honolulu to Hilo.
Officials keeping eye on Hawaiian monk seal RA20 as pupping season nears
KAILUA-KONA Hawaiian monk seal RA20 has been making her presence in Big Island waters known as of recent, hauling out at a variety of spots in West Hawaii, including in the heart of Kailua Village.
Geologists share lava composition findings from 2018 eruption
A chemical analysis of lava samples taken during the 2018 Kilauea eruption confirmed theories that the eruption drew from magma deeper than previous eruptions.
Bus system ‘meltdown’ leaves schoolchildren, working poor stranded
The working poor and schoolchildren are left stranded. Bus schedules are inconsistent and would-be riders waiting at bus stops often dont know when a route has been canceled.
Law nets no new lease extensions — so far
A pilot program that awards lease extensions to business owners in Hilos Kanoelehua Industrial Area has not yet awarded a single extension as it enters its third year.
Volcano teen embarks on career as a knife-maker
Nolan Odachi is forging his own way in the world.
State briefs for January 19
Waikiki
experiences transformation
State agencies, school sued for kidnapping
KAILUA-KONA A West Hawaii mother whose daughter was removed from school and flown to Kauai to live with her father is suing several state agencies and the schools principal for kidnapping.
State: Tax collections up
Total state tax collections were up almost 5% in Fiscal Year 2019, which ended June 30.
Judge hands down maximum sentence to Waiki accomplice Malia Lajala
KAILUA-KONA A fifth accomplice was sentenced Friday to six years in jail for her role in assisting Justin Waiki after the July 2018 murder of Hawaii County Police Officer Bronson Kaliloa.
Demand high for final phase of Hilo senior housing project
The third and final phase of the Mohouli Heights Senior Neighborhood in Hilo is nearly finished, months ahead of schedule.
State briefs for January 18
Navy to name aircraft carrier for Pearl Harbor hero Miller
Bakken Estate gifts $100K to West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery
KAILUA-KONA The West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery Association received a generous donation from the estate of Dr. Earl Bakken earlier this month.
HVNP closes Holei Sea Arch overlook
The Holei Sea Arch overlook in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was closed Wednesday afternoon until further notice because of new cracks and instability observed on the coastal cliffs.
Hawaiian Telcom back online in South Kona, Ka‘u
A landline, cellular phone and internet outage affecting Hawaiian Telcom customers in South Kona and Kau was repaired at 2:20 p.m. Thursday, according to company spokeswoman Ann Nishida Fry.
County fast-track land buy raises questions
HILO A fast-tracked bill to buy land owned by a distant relative of Puna Councilwoman Ashley Kierkiewicz is raising questions after her relationship was disclosed when the County Council was asked to approve a $1.45 million appropriation for the purchase and construction of a bus depot there.
Parts of Kona coffee belt received most rain since ’93
Although East Hawaii is known for its prodigious rainfall, 2019 will be remembered as a year in which rain reigned in West Hawaii, especially in the Kona coffee belt.
Rough Sunday for victims of alleged robbers
A Canadian couple left Kehena Beach Sunday with a Pahoa man theyd just met.