The project list includes waterlines, wells for areas impacted by 2018 eruption.
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8 projects ID’d for Puna: List includes waterlines, wells aimed at helping region recover from 2018 eruption
The few remaining homes in Kapoho might get their water restored after all.
Hospitals tighten visitor restrictions: Surge of COVID patients crowding HMC, others
Hilo Medical Center is limiting visitors again in response to the influx of COVID-19 patients entering the hospital.
Voter registration database questioned
Investigating errors and possible fraud in the state’s voter registration database is the responsibility of the county elections clerks and not the state, Chief Elections Officer Scott Nago told the state Elections Commission on Wednesday.
No Pohoiki Boat Ramp until 2024 at the earliest
The Pohoiki Boat Ramp is now not expected to reopen until late 2024.
Volcano man accused of burglary, sex assault
A 36-year-old Volcano man is facing numerous felony charges in connection with an incident Sunday in Mountain View.
Parker Ranch donating Pukalani Stables
The historic Pukalani Stables in Waimea will be donated to the Paniolo Preservation Society, Parker Ranch announced recently.
Kilauea Visitor Center to close for termite treatment
Kilauea Visitor Center at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will be closed for termite treatment Jan. 19-20.
Mountain View man charged with firearms, drug offenses
Police arrested and charged 28-year-old Alden Pauline III of Mountain View for firearm and drug offenses.
3 arrested over payout to convicted former top cop
HONOLULU — Three former Honolulu officials were arrested Wednesday for allegedly conspiring to hide the source of public funds used to get a police chief to retire amid a corruption investigation that ultimately put him and his former prosecutor wife in federal prison.
Oahu tenants sue landlord over tainted Navy water
HONOLULU — Residents of a Hawaii housing complex are asking a judge to stop their landlord from charging them rent until their tap water is safe from contamination.
Hospitalizations rise as omicron spreads
HONOLULU— Hawaii recorded an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations Wednesday as the omicron variant continued to spread throughout the islands.
Police partially closing Mamalahoa, Queen Kaahumanu Highways Thursday for traffic investigations
Police say there will be partial highway closures Thursday on segments of Mamalahoa Highway and Queen Kaahumanu Highway in South Kohala, while personnel from the Kona Traffic Enforcement Unit investigate of two recent traffic collisions.
Nearly 300 new cases on Big Island today; test positivity rate at 20%
Nearly 300 new COVID cases were reported today on the Big Island.
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.
High surf warning remains posted for west-facing shores
A high surf warning remains in effect for west-facing shores of the Big Island through this afternoon
‘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.