Hawaii police find more than three pounds of methamphetamine and other drugs at a Hilo home.
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Bust turns up pounds of meth, other drugs
A Hilo man is facing an array of drug offenses after police reportedly turned up a litany of illicit drugs, including more than three pounds of methamphetamine and lesser amounts of fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana during the execution of a search warrant last week at a Hilo home.
Pahoa crash claims life
A man was killed Saturday night in a single-vehicle crash near Kaluahine Street on Highway 130 in Pahoa.
Resolution calls for schools to teach financial literacy
Hawaii students are not learning enough about money, according to a Hawaii County Council resolution to be introduced this week.
Police towing fewer cars under ‘Aliyah’s Law’: Author of 2012 ordinance questions implementation; mayor wants law ‘applied more’ for DUIs
The author of Aliyah’s Law, a Hawaii County ordinance enacted in 2012 that allows police to order a vehicle towed at the driver’s expense, is questioning the implementation of the law named after Aliyah Braden, a 17-month-old toddler killed in fatal 2009 drunken driving crash.
Advocates: Virus restrictions might violate inmates’ rights
Hawaii Community Correctional Center is in its fourth month of a COVID-19 lockdown which includes a halt to transportation of inmates for court hearings.
COVID-19 infection model predicts additional surge in cases
All signs are pointing toward a worsening COVID-19 surge in Hawaii, according to statistical models.
Big Island COVID cases top 8,000
The Big Island’s COVID-19 case surpassed 8,000 Saturday with 128 new coronavirus cases reported on the state’s southernmost island.
Fill ‘er up: Police and Costco help The Food Basket restock
The Hawaii Police Department’s Community Policing Unit was called to Costco Friday, not for a crime but to collect non-perishable food for The Food Basket, Hawaii Island’s lone food bank.
First hydrogen vehicle lands on the Big Island
The first hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle has landed on the Big Island, and officials hope many more will follow.
Officer sues Kauai police chief for racial discrimination
HONOLULU — A police captain on the Hawaii island of Kauai has filed a lawsuit alleging his police chief discriminated against him for being Japanese American, including an episode when the chief squinted his eyes, bowed repeatedly and said he couldn’t trust Japanese people.
Officials urge residents not to violate gathering restrictions over Labor Day weekend
The Hawaii Police Department will ramp up enforcement over Labor Day weekend in an effort to clamp down on illegal gatherings that could further the spread of COVID-19.
Lawmakers to DHHL: Don’t clear protesters
Although the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands had planned a sweep of individuals who continue to occupy the area around the Maunakea Access Road, three Hawaii lawmakers have formally asked the department chair to explore possibilities that would permit the protesters to remain on the mountain.
Drive sober: Sign waving event urges residents to be safe over holiday weekend
Police, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and family members who have lost loved ones to drunken drivers spread the message to drive sober this holiday weekend during a Friday afternoon sign waving event on Kuakini Highway.
Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old parasite drug to treat COVID-19, warning that it can cause harmful side effects and that there’s little evidence it helps.
Kona man facing robbery, assault charges
A 21-year-old man will stand trial on charges of assault, robbery and theft stemming from a pair of incidents in late August near Hale Halawai in Kailua Village.
2 Hawaiians appointed to positions in powerful US agency
HONOLULU — President Joe Biden’s appointment of two Native Hawaiians to the U.S. Department of the Interior could influence federal policy for Hawaii’s Indigenous people and other Pacific Islanders.
Police seek whereabouts of Hilo teen
Hawaii Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Keolamauloa Heanu of Hilo, who was reported as a runaway.
Kona man, 55, reported missing
Hawaii Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 55-year-old Winic Pierce.
Big Island reports 131 new COVID cases, 1 additional coronavirus-related death
The Big Island’s COVID-19 case tally neared 8,000 Friday with 131 new coronavirus cases reported on the state’s southernmost island.
DOH: 1,068 new COVID-19 infections statewide, 169 on Big Island
The Delta variant now accounts for nearly all COVID-19 cases in Hawaii, according to a new variant report issued by the state Department of Health.