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Feds reviewing comments for Saddle Road extension

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Russ Roberts

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Feds reviewing Section 106 comments for Daniel K. Inouye Highway extension

Mar. 05, 2020

The Daniel K. Inouye Highway extension is making moves on two fronts.

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Cruise ship with virus cases being observed

Mar. 05, 2020

State health officials said Wednesday they are monitoring a situation regarding a cruise ship that recently made stops in Hawaii and might have had passengers previously exposed to COVID-19, the recently identified coronavirus that has infected nearly 100,000 people worldwide since it was discovered in late December.

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No bail for Kauai councilman accused of leading meth ring

Mar. 05, 2020

HONOLULU — A Kauai councilman accused of leading a methamphetamine ring must be held without bail, a U.S. judge ruled Wednesday.

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Preliminary hearing set for accused purse thief

Mar. 05, 2020

A preliminary hearing has been set for a 34-year-old Waimea man accused of stealing a woman’s purse and fraudulently using her credit cards.

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‘We will not allow it to be built’

Mar. 05, 2020

Members of a small Kurtistown community are fighting for their health and homes against the planned construction of a nearly 200-foot-tall cellphone tower.

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Still no resolution for man killed at Mountain View post office

Mar. 05, 2020

After decades of marriage, Andrea and Jerry Decker were still very much in love. In fact, the couple would’ve celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Feb. 6.

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$103M bond issue would build roads

Mar. 05, 2020

A move to leverage the county general excise tax by floating bonds to expedite road projects could mean the payments stretch out past the 2030 expiration of the GET.

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Schatz: Hawaii to get at least $4.5M from emergency package

Mar. 04, 2020

HONOLULU — U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz said Wednesday Hawaii would receive at least $4.5 million in federal money to help it respond to the new coronavirus.

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Mom of 2 missing kids to be sent to Idaho to face charges

Mar. 04, 2020 • Updated 3:05 p.m.

HONOLULU — A woman was expected to be sent from Kauai to Idaho on Wednesday to face charges in the disappearance of her young son and teenage daughter.

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Japan suspends annual funding for Thirty Meter Telescope project

Mar. 04, 2020 • Updated 9:35 p.m.

HONOLULU — Japan suspended its yearly funding for the Thirty Meter Telescope, citing an ongoing stalemate over its construction.

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West Hawaii hospital CEO on leave

Mar. 04, 2020 • Updated 7:14 a.m.

After only two months on the job, the CEO of Kona Community and Kohala hospitals is on leave.

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State House moves to create committee on COVID-19

Mar. 04, 2020

The state House of Representatives approved a resolution Tuesday to create a committee on COVID-19, the coronavirus that in the midst of a global outbreak.

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The show will go on

Mar. 04, 2020

The Merrie Monarch Festival, Hilo’s biggest event of the year, will go on as scheduled next month, according to festival organizers.

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Ethics Board weighs in on attorney compensation

Mar. 04, 2020 • Updated 7:35 a.m.

Hawaii County is suing an attorney representing former Council Chairman Dominic Yagong and former County Clerk Jamae Kawauchi in a 2012 defamation lawsuit filed by Elections Administrator Pat Nakamoto, saying the money Yagong and Kawauchi paid him rightfully belongs to the county.

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South Kona man charged with continuous sexual assault of a minor deemed unfit for trial

Mar. 04, 2020 • Updated 7:36 a.m.

A man accused of sexually assaulting a minor on the grounds of a South Kona public school has been deemed unfit to stand trial.

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Hawaii school building agency could be exempted from laws

Mar. 03, 2020 • Updated 10:35 p.m.

HONOLULU — A proposal to create a new Hawaii state agency to build and renovate public schools is moving forward despite concerns the agency would be exempt from many legal safeguards.

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Hawaii able to test 250 samples weekly for coronavirus

Mar. 03, 2020 • Updated 5:17 p.m.

PEARL CITY, Oahu — Hawaii officials said Tuesday they are capable of testing 250 samples for the new coronavirus each week.

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Maui County bill would end short-term rentals on Molokai

Mar. 03, 2020

HONOLULU — Molokai could become the first island in Hawaii where new short-term vacation rentals are banned and old ones are phased out.

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Purse purloining perp popped

Mar. 03, 2020

A 34-year-old Waimea man is slated to make his initial court appearance Wednesday morning for allegedly stealing a woman’s purse and fraudulently using her credit cards.

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Dozen Kona drivers arrested for suspected DUI last week

Mar. 03, 2020

Twenty-nine Big Island motorists were arrested for suspected drunken driving between Feb. 24 and Sunday. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash.

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