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Sewer plan questioned

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Russ Roberts

The New Environmental Management Director balks at Alii Drive Sewer Plan.

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New Environmental Management director balks at Alii Drive sewer plan

Jan. 13, 2021 • Updated 10:01 p.m.

Hawaii County residents who have expressed concern that Mayor Mitch Roth would push a pro-development agenda when he took office may have been reassured last week when his Environmental Management director — who still awaits council confirmation — delayed what seemed a formality accepting a sewer line because he thinks it could be a public health hazard.

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Police seek leads on missing Hilo woman

Jan. 13, 2021

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 31-year-old Danielle Alexa Jean of Hilo. She hasn’t been seen since mid-December and family on the mainland are concerned for her welfare.

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Police arrest 26 for DUI

Jan. 13, 2021

During the week of Jan. 4-10, Hawaii Island police arrested 26 motorists for DUI. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident. None was younger than 21. The numbers of arrests by district were: Kona, 14; South Hilo, six; Puna, four; Ka‘u and South Kohala, one each.

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Police arrest one man, seek another in brutal assault, car theft

Jan. 13, 2021

A 28-year-old Pahoa man and another man beat a 52-year-old Hawaiian Beaches man unconscious and stole the man’s car from his carport in the early morning hours of Jan. 5, according to court documents filed by police.

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ACLU urges vaccines for sick, elderly inmates

Jan. 13, 2021

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Hawaii is urging state officials to vaccinate sick and elderly incarcerated jail and prison inmates for COVID-19 on the same timetable they would individuals in the same risk groups who aren’t incarcerated.

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No ‘twindemic’ as cases of flu remain scarce

Jan. 13, 2021

Fears of a “twindemic” — an annual flu season combined with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic — have not been realized.

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Hawaii agency seeks $10M to avoid halt to Aloha Stadium work

Jan. 13, 2021

HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii development organization will seek $10 million in funding to hire a private company and do other work necessary for the redevelopment of Aloha Stadium, a move that sidesteps what could have been a costly halt to the project.

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Roth remains hospitalized after heart attack

Jan. 12, 2021

Mayor Mitch Roth remained hospitalized Monday at Hilo Medical Center after suffering a heart attack Saturday evening in South Kohala.

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Kern seeks ethics opinion: Planning director to address Board of Ethics on Wednesday

Jan. 12, 2021

Planning Director Zendo Kern is seeking guidance from the Board of Ethics on potential conflicts of interest in his duties directing the operations of the Planning Department.

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UH-Hilo chancellor responds to criticism from Faculty Congress

Jan. 11, 2021

The University of Hawaii at Hilo Faculty Congress has criticized Chancellor Bonnie Irwin’s tentative budget cut plans as the university faces a potential $5.7 million reduction.

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New Penn gym could be open by August

Jan. 12, 2021

Construction to convert the old Hilo Lanes bowling alley property into a commercial center continues, despite the coronavirus pandemic.

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Green: Hawaii ‘doing OK’ despite recent COVID-19 surge

Jan. 12, 2021

Although the number of COVID-19 cases statewide is still in triple-digit territory amid a post-holiday surge, case counts seem to be on the decline.

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Roth recovering at HMC and in ‘good spirits’

Jan. 11, 2021 • Updated 4:01 p.m.

Mayor Mitch Roth remains at Hilo Medical Center where he is recovering and in good spirits after suffering a heart attack on Saturday evening in South Kohala, according to a statement this afternoon from the mayor’s office.

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DOH reports 172 new COVID-19 cases statewide, 20 on Big Island

Jan. 11, 2021 • Updated 1:23 p.m.

The state Department of Health today reported 172 new cases of COVID-19 in Hawaii, including 20 on the Big Island.

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Big Island’s first traffic fatality of year in HPP

Jan. 11, 2021 • Updated 9:17 a.m.

An unidentified man died after his Jeep crossed the centerline, ran off the road and hit a utility pole Saturday on Makuu Drive in Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision.

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Mayor Mitch Roth hospitalized with chest pain

Jan. 10, 2021 • Updated 12:27 a.m.

Mayor Mitch Roth was being evaluated by doctors and Managing Director Lee Lord has taken over as acting mayor after Roth had a stent implanted after suffering chest pain Saturday evening, according to a news release Sunday morning.

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Trump backers in Kailua-Kona ‘support freedom’

Jan. 11, 2021

About 20 supporters of President Donald Trump took to the streets again Saturday following Wednesday’s events at the U.S. Capitol, displaying flags and waving to passing motorists at the corner of Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Palani Road in Kailua-Kona.

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‘Singing Bridge’ repairs pau, both lanes open

Jan. 10, 2021

The state Department of Transportation said Friday emergency repairs to the Wailuku Bridge, aka the “Singing Bridge” located on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) between Waianuenue Avenue and Pukihae Street in Hilo, are complete.

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Lava recovery programs see some progress, but also delays

Jan. 10, 2021

In 2021, the third year since the eruption of Kilauea in lower Puna, some recovery programs are seeing progress while others remain in limbo.

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HMC begins second round of COVID-19 vaccinations

Jan. 10, 2021

Hilo Medical Center has started distributing the second round of COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines to health care professionals who have received their first shot.

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