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County working on new deal for state reimbursement for TMT-related costs
More than a month after the Hawaii County Council rejected a $10 million deal with the state to reimburse police costs related to the standoff at Maunakea Access Road, a new agreement has still not been finalized.
County wants to seize, sell site of former homeless camp
The former site of a homeless camp in downtown Hilo may be sold off to pay for fines the owners owe the county.
Feedback sought on hazard mitigation plan
A small group of individuals turned out Wednesday to learn more about the pending update to the countys multi-hazard mitigation plan.
Van Pernis confirmed to Leeward Planning Commission
Mark Van Pernis endured a second round of grilling Wednesday before being confirmed to the Leeward Planning Commission by a 6-3 vote.
South Kona homeowner facing fine for illegal vacation rental in conservation district
SOUTH KONA A South Kona homeowner is facing thousands in fines for reportedly operating an illegal vacation rental a stones throw from Pebble Beach.
Police report 2 traffic fatalities
A pedestrian was killed late Wednesday night in what police are describing as a hit-and-run incident and a motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning.
Bus depot land buy paused
The County Council put the brakes Wednesday on a fast-tracked land buy for a bus depot, for at least two more weeks while more information is gathered.
County set to put limit on one load of refuse a day
KEAAU – The county will soon limit the amount of waste residents can dispose at county transfer stations in a single day.
Hawaii lawmakers urge news outlets to use ‘no-notoriety’ approach
State Sen. Maile Shimabukuro of Oahu has introduced a pair of resolutions encouraging the media, law enforcement, and information officers to adopt a no-notoriety approach to reporting on mass shooters and the perpetrators of other mass crimes.
DOH urges vigilance, not panic as deadly coronavirus spreads
State health officials are urging Hawaii residents to be vigilant but not to panic after a deadly new virus from China reached the U.S. West Coast in recent days.
HELCO seeks OK to rebuild transmission lines to PGV
A public hearing regarding Hawaii Electric Light Co.s application to construct portions of overhead transmission lines that will reconnect Puna Geothermal Venture to the HELCO grid will be held next week in Pahoa.
Police arrest 28 for DUI
During the week of Jan. 13-19, Hawaii Island police arrested 28 motorists for DUI. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident and two were younger than 21.
State eyes closing gun loopholes, bolstering mental health
HONOLULU Hawaii already has some of the nations strictest gun laws, but the fatal shooting of two Honolulu police officers by a man his lawyer and neighbors believe had psychiatric problems has added new urgency to efforts to close gun control loopholes and bolster mental health care treatment.
Report: TMT partner says project should move to alternate site
One of the six partners involved in the Thirty Meter Telescope project no longer wants the telescope to be built on Maunakea, according to news reports.
Police seek to ID HPP burglary suspect
Police are seeking the publics assistance to identify a suspect in a residential burglary Sunday in Hawaiian Paradise Park.
Man accused of sexually assaulting minor
CORRECTION 1/21/2020 11 a.m.: Previous version of story had an incorrect bail amount, citing information gathered from state Judiciary website.
Plea deal reached in fatal 2018 crash
KAILUA-KONA A 23-year-old Kailua-Kona man faces up to a decade behind bars when sentenced in March in connection with the 2018 traffic death of a 41-year-old mother of two.
Neighbor wanted cop killing suspect evicted years ago
HONOLULU A next-door neighbor of a man accused of stabbing a woman and fatally shooting two Hawaii police officers said he was assaulted by the suspect years ago and wanted him evicted from their upscale neighborhood near Waikiki Beach.
Testifiers at public hearing urge recycling
The Solid Waste Advisory Committee, convened every 10 years, took the 10,000-foot view of the islands trash issues. But many of the two dozen or so people attending a public hearing in Hilo Tuesday evening had very specific concerns.
Former Keaau woman and her canine, Pele, battle to win ‘America’s Top Dog’
Aformer Keaau resident and her canine partner are competing to be Americas Top Dog.