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Top Story: Hawaii Governor David Ige has ordered U.S. and Hawaiian flags to fly at half-staff until sunset Friday to honor fallen officers.
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Flags at half-staff to honor fallen officers
Gov. David Ige ordered Monday that the U.S. and Hawaii state flags be flown at half-staff at the state capitol, all state offices and agencies and by the Hawaii National Guard immediately until sunset on Friday, Jan. 24.
Labor of love: Volunteers give back at Puu Waawaa Forest Reserve on Day of Service
PUU WAAWAA Nene wandered, honked and flew around the 55-acre enclosure at Puu Waawaa Forest Reserve as volunteers planted, watered, weeded, collected native seeds and created trails at the dryland forest for Mondays Kaiser Permanentes annual Day of Service.
WikiFRESH closing at end of month
WikiFRESH Tropical Fusion Restaurants last day of operation will be Jan. 31, according to a Friday post on the restaurants Facebook page.
Suspect in Hawaii officers’ deaths described as unhinged
HONOLULU A Hawaii handyman with a history of run-ins with police and neighbors faced eviction when he stabbed a woman and killed two officers before the house he and two women were believed to be inside burned, authorities and neighbors said.
Real estate outlook: Slow and steady in ‘20?
The Big Islands real estate market ended 2019 not far from where it ended 2018, but that doesnt mean nothing has changed.
Ruderman: State lacks commitment to ag industry
The vice chairman of the state Senate Committee on Agriculture and Environment said Monday the state is lacking in a genuine commitment in supporting agriculture.
Volunteers clear Maunakea protest site
About 15 volunteers gathered at the Maunakea Access Road last weekend to clean detritus left behind from the temporarily halted anti-Thirty Meter Telescope demonstrations.
Donkey Mill Art Center exhibit honors Kamehameha’s legacy
The Donkey Mill Art Center is honored to present NIUHI-SHARK: Honoring Kamehameha The Great in Paint &Prose, featuring original paintings created by Carl F. K. Pao paired with selections from the book Kamehameha – The Rise of a King, by Kawika Eyre with illustrations by Brook Parker.
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
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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.
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