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Top Story: Police found a missing 15-year-old girl Friday in Hilo. Chasslyn Heu-Pacheco was found in good health.
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Police: Missing teen found
According to police, missing teen Chasslyn Heu-Pacheco was found in good health Friday in Hilo.
TMT protesters rally at UC regents’ meeting
Dozens of protesters opposed to the Thirty Meter Telescope gathered at a meeting of the University of Californias Board of Regents on Thursday to demand that the UC system end its partnership with the project, according to the Daily Californian, UC Berkeleys student newspaper.
Kaiwiki shooting suspect asks to be freed without bail
A 41-year-old Hilo man accused of shooting his estranged wife at close range in their upper Kaiwiki Road home last March testified Friday he is receiving inadequate care in the medical unit at Halawa Correctional Facility on Oahu.
Bill would allow counties to charge developers for law enforcement costs
A bill introduced in the state Legislature would give counties the authority to charge a developer for up to half of law enforcement costs related to a project.
State senators propose legalized gambling
A pair of state Senate bills hope to legalize gambling in Hawaii in order to provide funding for necessary programs statewide.
Officials identify remains found in burnt-out Hawaii home
HONOLULU (AP) The Honolulu Medical Examiners Office has identified the remains of two people found in a burnt-out home where a man allegedly shot and killed two Honolulu police officers and attacked a neighbor before setting the house ablaze last weekend.
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.