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Trial continued for crime spree suspect

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Russ Roberts

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Top Story:  The trial of a Kailua-Kona man accused of an islandwide crime spree has been extended until July.

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Trial continued for crime spree suspect

Mar. 01, 2020

Trial scheduled for next month for a Kailua-Kona man accused of an islandwide crime spree in August has been continued until July.

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‘Keliipio Ohana Day’ will honor family’s role as caretakers of Coconut Island

Mar. 01, 2020

It was a bustling Thursday morning at Mokuola.

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Kim asks for 6.9% increase in $625.9 million budget

Mar. 01, 2020

Mayor Harry Kim on Friday released a $625.9 million operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year, a 6.9% increase over the current year.

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Judge rejects Papa‘ikou Mill Beach condemnation suit

Mar. 01, 2020

A judge has ruled in favor of the landowners in a condemnation lawsuit filed three years ago by the county that was aimed at acquiring a trail over private property that is the only existing land access to Papa‘ikou Mill Beach.

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Maui County considering ban on short-term vacation rentals

Mar. 01, 2020

WAILUKU, Maui (AP) — County officials in Maui are considering a ban on all short-term vacation rentals to combat illegal rental operations on the island.

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Bill to remove hunting permit need for feral pigs in Guam

Mar. 01, 2020

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — License requirements and fees to hunt feral pigs in Guam are expected to be removed under a bill that would reclassify the animals as an unprotected species.

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Ocean View care home ordered to shut down

Feb. 29, 2020

The owner and operator of an illegal adult residential care home in Ocean View in Ka‘u has been issued a notice of violation and order.

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Coffee blend bill stalls

Feb. 29, 2020

A bill strengthening labeling requirements for Hawaii-grown coffee blends was deferred Wednesday by the House Judiciary Committee.

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Kahele rec area closed Tuesday

Feb. 29, 2020

The county announces the Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area, formerly the Maunakea Recreation Area, will be closed Tuesday between 4:30 a.m. and noon for vector control operations.

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Kim issues coronavirus proclamation

Feb. 29, 2020

Mayor Harry Kim issued an emergency proclamation Friday to increase preparedness for the possible arrival of coronavirus in Hawaii.

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In-state virus testing begins

Feb. 29, 2020

The state Department of Health now has the capability to test for COVID-19 — and has already put that test to use.

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Ethics Board seeks outside legal help over Maunakea Access Road

Feb. 29, 2020

Jurisdictional issues over Maunakea Access Road and who has authority to police it were at the forefront Friday, during several hours of testimony to the county Board of Ethics.

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State is seeking information about those who provided support to TMT protesters

Feb. 29, 2020

Lawyers for opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope filed a petition Friday seeking to reverse a January court decision that would allow the state attorney general to subpoena the financial records of a nonprofit providing funding for TMT protesters.

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Prosecutors: Kauai man led meth ring while councilman

Feb. 29, 2020

HONOLULU — A Hawaii councilman pleaded not guilty Friday to charges accusing him of leading a drug-trafficking organization, supplying guns, conspiring with a gang leader, requesting sexual favors as payment for drugs and assaulting a law enforcement officer in a case that highlights the hold methamphetamine has on some people in the state.

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Police: Body ID’d as missing woman

Feb. 28, 2020

Police have identified a body found below the Wainaku Scenic Lookout just north of Hilo Feb. 15 as Megan May Funderburk of Hilo.

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Police seek leads on missing teen

Feb. 28, 2020

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in finding a 17-year-old girl who was last seen in the Pahoa area on Feb. 22.

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Rescued sea lions at Oahu aquatic park

Feb. 28, 2020

HONOLULU — Two sea lions rescued off the coast of California are making their debut at a new home in a Hawaii aquatic park.

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State briefs for Feb. 28

Feb. 28, 2020

Kauai official charged in federal meth probe

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Parts of island under wind advisory

Feb. 27, 2020 • Updated 10:48 p.m.

A wind advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. for portions of the Big Island, including Hilo, South Point, Pahala, Volcano, Honokaa, Waimea, Waikoloa and the Daniel K. Inouye Highway above 5,000 feet.

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Report finds failures in county’s lava response

Feb. 28, 2020

Hawaii County has released a report largely critical of its own response to the monthslong eruption of Kilauea volcano in 2018 — in which Halema‘uma‘u crater threw ash 30,000 feet into the air, lava destroyed a 716 homes and structures in lower Puna, and hundreds of residents were displaced.

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