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Parolee faces drug-firearms charges

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Russ Roberts

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Parolee faces drug, firearms charges

Jan. 31, 2020

A 43-year-old Hilo man was charged with a slew of drug- and firearms-related charges after police allegedly found him slumped over the steering wheel of a car, apparently asleep, in the left-turn lane on Kanoelehua Avenue onto Kekuanaoa Street toward Hilo International Airport on Jan. 22.

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State briefs: Senate committee passes bill to assist home buyers

Jan. 31, 2020

HONOLULU — A Hawaii state Senate committee has approved a bill that would provide up to $50,000 for down payments for first-time home buyers.

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Police discipline detailed: Five officers terminated in 2019 in unrelated cases

Jan. 31, 2020

Five Hawaii Police Department officers were terminated in 2019 and seven were suspended for disciplinary reasons, a department official said Thursday.

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Kung Hee Fat Choy! Kohala’s Tong Wo Society opens Sunday for Chinese New Year

Jan. 31, 2020

Once a year, the 136-year-old Tong Wo Society in North Kohala opens its doors to the public, and on Sunday the community is invited to tour the historic building and celebrate Chinese New Year.

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‘It’s not just a Kona problem:’ Another year, another fight over coffee-labeling law

Jan. 31, 2020

The latest effort to change labeling requirements for Hawaiian-grown coffee blends is making its way through the state Legislature.

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Prosecutor: Beating victim’s escape prevented possible death

Jan. 30, 2020 • Updated 10:18 a.m.

A 22-year-old woman reportedly beaten by her boyfriend with a claw hammer and dull knife and locked in a room in their Ainaloa home Saturday night told police she kicked out a window screen and ran to a neighbor’s house for help, according to a court document.

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Hawaiian Home Lands to buy $8M in property for development

Jan. 30, 2020

HONOLULU — The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has approved the purchase of nearly $8 million in property for future housing development.

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Testifiers voice strong opposition to Young Brothers’ rate request

Jan. 30, 2020

The air was polite, but testimony before the state Public Utilities Commission Tuesday night in Hilo was overwhelmingly opposed to Young Brothers’ request to raise interisland ocean freight rates by 34%.

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Ethics Board to take on Maunakea road block

Jan. 30, 2020

The fences blocking Maunakea Access Road came down more than a month ago. But the debate over whether the government applied the law discriminately by not removing protesters and reopening the road is as robust as ever.

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Lawmakers seek to boost minimum wage

Jan. 30, 2020 • Updated 9:43 a.m.

Lawmakers have once again proposed an increase to the state’s minimum wage this year, after a similar proposal died in committee last year.

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Proposal would give BOE taxing authority

Jan. 30, 2020

Proposed legislation introduced by state House Speaker Scott Saiki would allow residents to vote on an amendment to Hawaii’s constitution that would give the state Board of Education “concurrent real property tax authority” to help fund teacher compensation.

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Charter school focuses on future after inundation, alleged embezzlement

Jan. 30, 2020 • Updated 3:50 p.m.

The founder and director of Kua O Ka La Public Charter School said Wednesday the school’s administration and governing board can’t comment on a federal embezzlement complaint against the school’s former financial officer “as it is still pending court action.”

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Endangered Maui birds to be moved in effort to save species

Jan. 29, 2020

HONOLULU (AP) — Scientists will decide whether to establish a captive breeding program on the U.S. mainland in an attempt to prevent the extinction of a bird species only found on Maui, officials said.

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Swimmer rescued at Green Sands Beach

Jan. 29, 2020

Good Samaritans rescued an unresponsive swimmer from the water at Papakolea Beach, aka Green Sands Beach, early Monday afternoon. According to a Hawaii Fire Department statement, eight units, including both county helicopters responded to the 1:33 p.m. alarm with the first unit arriving on scene at 1:59 p.m. By the time they arrived, the 40-year-old woman was sitting on the beach, conscious but unable to make her way up the trail from the secluded Ka‘u beach.

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CDC working to solve coronavirus mystery

Jan. 29, 2020

Rumors and conspiracy theories have been swirling around the recent outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus that has claimed the lives of more than 100 people and infected more than 6,000.

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Big Isle hospitals take action following China outbreak

Jan. 29, 2020

As the United States and the world continues to monitor the outbreak of a new respiratory virus, Big Island hospitals are at the ready for any potential cases.

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Thurston Lava Tube could reopen soon in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Jan. 29, 2020

The long-closed Thurston Lava Tube in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park could reopen within a month if a final repair project goes smoothly.

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Police arrest 25 for DUI

Jan. 29, 2020

During the week of Jan. 20-26, Hawaii Island police arrested 25 motorists for DUI. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None were younger than 21.

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Civil Defense to conduct siren testing Thursday

Jan. 29, 2020

The state Emergency Management Agency and county Civil Defense will conduct siren testing between 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday at Carvalho Park in Hilo, Naalehu and Makuu Drive and 6th Avenue in Hawaiian Paradise Park.

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Dozens of new bills aim to shore up biosecurity in Hawaii

Jan. 29, 2020

A host of bills addressing invasive species and the state’s biosecurity are a part of this year’s legislative session, following a list of recommendations by the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

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