Hawaii hospitals could begin vaccination program as early as next week.
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Hawaii Island hospitals expect to receive first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine next week
Police seek leads on missing teens
Police are seeking leads from the public on a pair of missing teenage boys reported as runaways.
Police seek lead on missing Waimea man
Police are requesting the public’s assistance in finding a 33-year-old Waimea man who has been missing for almost two months.
Uptick in COVID cases follows Thanksgiving holiday
State Senate president talks upcoming legislative session, COVID mitigation efforts at Capitol, budget and economy
Spike in auto thefts, burglaries during pandemic
Hilo courthouse employee tests positive for COVID-19
An employee at the state courthouse in Hilo has tested positive for COVID-19, the Hawaii State Judiciary said today.
Wildlife officials euthanize sea turtle hit by boat
No tsunami triggered by magnitude-4.2 quake
No tsunami was triggered by a magnitude-4.2 earthquake that struck Monday morning on Maunakea’s northern flank.
Body discovered in Kahauale‘a Natural Area Reserve
Hunters discovered a body Saturday afternoon on a remote trail in the Kahauale‘a Natural Area Reserve in Volcano, according to police.
New mayor meets with business leaders, HICC
After taking office last week, newly inaugurated Mayor Mitch Roth has plans to improve the county’s COVID-19 protocols.
Virtual cheer: Groups move holiday shows, performances online
Hilo holiday programs set their sights to online streaming to bring music, dancing and holiday cheer to households during the COVID-19 pandemic.
County spent 80% of $80 million CARES funds
With just a month remaining to spend it or send it back, Hawaii County government had used about 80% of the $80 million in federal coronavirus relief funds it received in March, according to the November update the county sent to the state Thursday.
State schools preparing for furloughs
Hawaii’s educators are among state employees facing monthly furloughs in the new year as the state continues to grapple with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Woman sentenced to 20 years in death of child
One of two women charged in the 2018 Halloween killing of 6-year-old Mazen Kaniela Nihipali-Moniz was sentenced Friday in Kona Circuit Court.
Salvation Army seeks community donations
The Salvation Army in Hilo is asking the public for more help with its holiday programs as Christmas nears.
‘It’s been a very rough ride’: Economic research group issues latest forecast
Although the anticipated rollouts of COVID-19 vaccines should improve the prospects for economic growth in Hawaii in the second half of 2021, the University of Hawaii’s Economic Research Organization says that making it to the point when the virus no longer poses a threat will be “painful and costly.”
For many, pandemic is a perfect excuse to spread some extra holiday cheer by decorating
With most of the year being dominated by COVID-19 and its statewide quarantines, gathering restrictions and mask mandates, many people have decided to use their time at home to bring extra holiday cheer to their neighborhoods.
State briefs for December 13
Virus outbreak at prison infects 89 inmates, staff
Hawaii county that had no virus cases reports first
HONOLULU — Kalawao County on Molokai, believed to be the last county in the U.S. without any coronavirus infection cases, has reported its first resident who tested positive.
