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UH-Hilo budget cut

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Russ Roberts

Governor Ige’s state budget includes a $5.7M reduction for UH-Hilo.

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Last Waiki accomplice reaches plea agreement with state

Dec. 31, 2020

The last of the seven defendants accused of aiding Justin Waiki following the fatal shooting of Hawaii Police Department Officer Bronson Kaliloa in July 2018 recently reached a plea agreement with the state.

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Ige’s budget includes $5.7M reduction for UH-Hilo

Dec. 31, 2020

The University of Hawaii is facing budget cuts totaling more than $78 million as part of Gov. David Ige’s proposed biennium budget, which was unveiled Dec. 21.

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UH provides $12M in grants to students

Dec. 31, 2020

University of Hawaii’s 10 campuses have provided $12 million in emergency financial aid grants to more than 20,000 students.

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Police seek info on illegal aerial fireworks

Dec. 31, 2020 • Updated 6:57 p.m.

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in reporting information about the location of aerial fireworks, as well as the identity of people in possession of them.

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‘Pretty typical weather’ expected for holiday weekend

Dec. 31, 2020

The weather patterns that have marked this week should continue through New Year’s weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

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Nine significant non-COVID stories that happened in 2020

Dec. 31, 2020

In addition to the coronavirus pandemic that continues to dominate the news, there were other significant stories on Hawaii Island in 2020, including the following nine stories chosen by the Tribune-Herald staff.

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Good riddance, 2020: A look back at the year of COVID-19

Dec. 31, 2020
When the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, few knew what the first year of the new decade would bring.
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BYU-Hawaii to begin weekly virus testing for those on campus

Dec. 31, 2020
HONOLULU — While classes will be largely online because of the coronavirus pandemic, Brigham Young University-Hawaii said it will test all staff and students who are on campus every week when the semester starts Jan. 6.
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Some hotel officials expect tourism to recover slowly

Dec. 31, 2020
HONOLULU — Some hotel executives don’t expect a quick recovery for Hawaii’s tourism industry.
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Police seek missing Puna man

Dec. 31, 2020

police are seeking the public’s assistance to find a 34-year-old Puna man reported missing by his father.

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Seven new COVID-19 cases reported on Big Island

Dec. 30, 2020 • Updated 12:25 p.m.

Seven new COVID-19 cases have been reported today on the Big Island, according to Hawaii County Civil Defense.

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Kilauea lava lake expands as eruption continues

Dec. 30, 2020 • Updated 10:07 a.m.

The lava lake inside Halemaʻumaʻu continues to expand as lava erupts from vents on the northwest side of the crater, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

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Council approves Kailua-Kona development

Dec. 30, 2020
An agreement worked out by two council members negotiating with developers of a Kailua-Kona project was approved by the County Council last week and then sent to the mayor, despite three council members’ assurances that the public would have one more opportunity to comment at a council forum.
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Ige delays furloughs until ‘at least July 1’

Dec. 30, 2020
Gov. David Ige said Tuesday that he is delaying the implementation of furloughs for state employees through at least July 1, 2021.
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Hawaii Island COVID-19 case count reaches 1,871

Dec. 29, 2020 • Updated 7:32 p.m.

Seven new COVID-19 cases were reported Tuesday on Hawaii Island, bringing the island’s total case count to 1,871.

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COVID-19 exposure notification app now available to residents of Hawaii County

Dec. 30, 2020
AlohaSafe Alert, the state of Hawaii’s official COVID-19 exposure notification app, is now available to Hawaii County residents and is expected to launch statewide next week.
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McConaughey buys new home in Kona gated community

Dec. 30, 2020

Matthew McConaughey has new luxury digs in West Hawaii, Pacific Business News reported Tuesday.

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West Hawaii golf subsidy program returns

Dec. 30, 2020 • Updated 7:34 p.m.

Hawaii County’s subsidized golf program returns Friday at two West Hawaii locations.

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Police find driver of pickup sought as potential murder witness

Dec. 30, 2020

Police said Tuesday that they found the driver of a white Nissan Frontier they wanted to interview as a potential witness in the Dec. 18 fatal shooting of 41-year-old Benjamin Craig Davidson in the parking lot of the Puainako Town Center in Hilo.

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Injured hiker rescued on Maunakea

Dec. 30, 2020

Pohakuloa Training Area fire personnel and county fire rescuers on Monday extricated a woman hiker from a trail on Maunakea.

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