Governor Ige considers change to Safe Travel Rules: “Fully vaccinated” would require booster shot.
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Ige mulls change to Safe Travels: To be deemed ‘fully vaccinated,’ booster shot would be needed
Gov. David Ige said Monday he is considering changes to the state’s Safe Travels program to take into account users’ booster status.
Police seeking two missing Hilo residents
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating two missing individuals in different incidents.
Hydrologist: A wet December closed out 2021
After the first two months of the wet season — October and November — got off to a slow start, December “appears to have made up for lost ground,” according to Kevin Kodama, senior hydrologist for the National Weather Service in Honolulu.
Fire destroys vacant, unpermitted HPP house
A structure fire Sunday night destroyed an unpermitted single-family dwelling in Hawaiian Paradise Park.
New Island Naturals store still in works
A planned new flagship location for the Island Naturals grocery chain in Hilo is progressing slowly but surely.
High surf warning remains in effect for West Hawaii
Warning-level surf is forecast to continue pounding west-facing shores of the Big Island through this evening.
Higa sentencing delayed: Defense attorney cites pandemic travel reluctance to postpone hearing
Former County Councilman and Na Leo TV CEO Stacy Higa is getting a reprieve from sentencing and possible incarceration for embezzling federal money and bribing a co-conspirator.
2 stay held in robbery-killings during year-end Vegas events
LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas judge characterized two California men as criminal predators as she denied them the chance for release from jail while they face murder and other charges in a series of robberies and shootings that left two people dead during the New Year’s weekend.
Preliminary hearing set for Kona man busted with meth, fentanyl
A 47-year-old Kona man accused of possession and attempted distribution of pounds of methamphetamine and a host of other felony offenses is due back in court today.
VIDEO: Hollywood star Jason Momoa featured in Malama Hawaii PSA
Actor Jason Momoa has recorded a public service announcement for the State of Hawaii urging people to “malama the ‘aina.”
Police: Homeless man exposed himself at school
Police have charged 45-year-old Nicholas Taylor, of no permanent address, in connection with an incident that took place at a Volcano area school on Friday morning.
More than 1,100 new cases on Big Island since Saturday
There have been 1,120 new COVID cases on the Big Island since Saturday.
Pedestrian killed in South Kohala traffic crash
Police say a 40-year-old Kailua-Kona woman died after being struck by a pickup truck Sunday evening while trying to cross Queen Kaahumanu Highway in South Kohala.
Waikoloa bus drivers to get a break(room), Pahoa bus hub could get a public library
For years, Hele-On bus drivers taking the cross-island trek to deliver passengers to Waikoloa resorts have had to wait in their buses for up to seven hours before making the return trip.
Hele-On riders offered free Bikeshare use
Following Hawaii County Mass Transit Agency’s recent push for a fare-free bus system, passengers can now add HIBIKE Bikeshare to their passes at no cost.
Aloha Theatre suffers break-in
The Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu was the victim of a Christmas Eve break-in.
Increased home sales expected to continue in 2022
After a strong year for Big Island real estate, agents expect 2022 will be almost as robust.
‘A better experience’: Hilo Medical Center undergoes renovations, improvements
Hilo Medical Center is making progress on its long-awaited outpatient pharmacy and lobby renovation project.
Miscovich: State needs more COVID testing
Hawaii is dangerously underestimating the omicron variant, a health care executive said Friday.
Commission stymied on sewer charge: Property owner seeks reimbursement of 23 years of past bills
The question of whether a storage shed with restroom and laundry facilities should be billed for sewer service is apparently more complicated than first envisioned, at least for the Environmental Management Commission.
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