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Ige: No DOE vaccination requirement for fall
State Department of Education schools will not require students to be vaccinated from COVID-19 until at least the end of 2021, Gov. David Ige said Monday.
Kishimoto: Back to ‘normalcy’ in the fall
Public schools in Hawaii will fully open for daily in-person learning when the 2021-22 school year begins on Aug. 3, state Superintendent Christina Kishimoto announced Monday.
Waimea man sentenced to 5 years for fatal crash
A 26-year-old Waimea man was sentenced Monday to serve a half-decade behind bars for a 2019 crash that claimed the life of a mother of four and injured three girls.
UH to require vaccinations
University of Hawaii students must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to return to campuses in the fall, it was announced Monday.
Feds: Mountain View man received large shipments of meth via mail
A 35-year-old Mountain View man is in custody at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu after a search warrant executed on an Ala Loop home last week turned up more than a half-pound of methamphetamine, 91 marijuana plants and more than $100,000 in cash, according to federal court documents.
Hilo airport records five record-tying heat days this month
It’s been a warm May, and Monday’s high of 88 degrees registered shortly before noon at Hilo International Airport tied the record high temperature for May 17, which was set last year.
Contingency plans: Council members seek to increase discretionary funding
County Council members are once again casting around to find money for their individual contingency accounts that were zeroed out in the mayor’s budget.
Drug-related deaths in Honolulu hit a 5-year high in 2020
HONOLULU (AP) — Authorities in Hawaii have reported about 200 drug-related deaths last year in Honolulu, a five-year high fueled by methamphetamine overdoses.
UH to require COVID-19 vaccines for on-campus students
The University of Hawaii this fall will require students on campus to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the university announced today.
Washington man dies following two-vehicle collision
A Washington man has died following a two-vehicle collision that occurred on Saturday, .1 mile south of the 88-mile marker on Highway 11, according to police.
Partners for Peace: CLA students overcome challenges to help Afghanistan school
Agroup of high school students in Keaau has helped provide a library to education-starved students in Afghanistan.
HCC students celebrate graduation with drive-thru event
About 100 Hawaii Community College students and their supporters celebrated graduation Friday morning during a drive-thru ceremony.
Man could face 20-year sentence for beating of elderly woman at Hilo bar
A 37-year old Volcano man indicted Wednesday by a Hilo grand jury could be sentenced to 20 years in prison if convicted of the brutal beating of a 75-year-old woman April 10 outside a Waiakea Villas bar in Hilo.
County plans to reopen all of Highway 137; work set for 2022
Work to reopen all parts of Highway 137 that were covered by lava in 2018 will begin next year.
More money for lawyers: Council to vote on $200K more for landfill contract renegotiations
Two years into negotiations with garbage giant Waste Management Inc., county attorneys say they’re running out of money for outside legal counsel, and they’re coming to the County Council to ask for more.
No temporary night closure of Kailua Pier, yet
A temporary night-time closure of the Kailua Pier will not go into effect this weekend.
Hilo man fined more than $600K for illegal fishing
The state Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday fined a 54-year-old Hilo man $633,840 for allegedly pouring ant poison into Paheehee Stream in North Hilo, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 6,250 Tahitian prawns.
UH: Some work on TMT project did begin in 2019
Construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope has begun — technically.
Cases for five men charged in child sex sting move to Circuit Court
A Hilo grand jury on Wednesday indicted three men who were arrested earlier this month in a sex sting operation dubbed “Operation Keiki Shield” by law enforcement.
Honoring the fallen
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hilo Post 3875 took Thursday morning to begin cleaning thousands of headstones inside the two veterans cemeteries in Hilo as a way to honor their fallen brothers and sisters.
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