The first cruise ship passengers have arrived in Hilo since March 2020.
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A Grand return to Hilo: Passengers, vendors excited to have cruise ships back; some on social media critical
The first cruise ship passengers have arrived in Hilo since March 2020.
Schools get new COVID-19 guidance from DOH
Students will be permitted to return to school more quickly after being sick with COVID-19, according to the state Department of Health.
The great gate debate: Lawsuits follow barrier plan on West Hawaii road
Property owners along a private Holualoa road are embroiled in litigation over a gate some owners are building to try to make the area safer at night.
U.S. Renal Care to open new dialysis clinics in Hilo, Kona
The Big Island is slated to get new kidney dialysis clinics in Hilo and Kailua-Kona.
‘Not just another store’: Island Naturals gearing up to open in new location
Island Naturals Market and Deli is gearing up to open its new location next Tuesday in the Kona Commons shopping center in Kailua-Kona.
Preliminary hearing delayed in drug case
A preliminary hearing for a 47-year-old Kona man accused of possession and attempted distribution of pounds of methamphetamine and a host of other felony offenses has been delayed.
Navy to drain tank system blamed for tainted water
HONOLULU — After initially resisting, the U.S. Navy will comply with Hawaii’s order to remove fuel from a massive underground storage tank facility near Pearl Harbor blamed for contaminating drinking water, officials said Tuesday.
DOH issues interim COVID guidance for K-12 schools; isolation and quarantine times reduced
The state Department of Health has updated interim COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidance for K-12 schools.
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
UPDATE Police say Juan Carlos Gonzales was found in Hilo in good health.
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.
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