A coalition of Oahu and Hawaii Island residents forms to contest new legislative maps created by the state Reapportionment Commission.
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Coalition formed to sue over legislative maps
A coalition of Oahu and Big Island residents has formed a nonprofit corporation and hired an attorney to challenge the new legislative district maps created by the state Reapportionment Commission.
Hilo doctor files suit against HMSA
A Hilo obstetrician-gynecologist is suing the state’s largest medical insurance provider, accusing it of intentionally failing to cover certain medications and procedures he considered necessary for his patients.
AARP eyes retirement measures
The state of Hawaii could help more than 200,000 residents begin planning for their retirements under a proposed program in the state Legislature.
Spending bill has $403M for leaky Oahu fuel tank facility
HONOLULU — Hawaii members of Congress said Monday a spending bill that must pass to avoid a government shutdown includes $403 million to address the crisis caused by the leaking of petroleum from a Navy fuel storage tank facility into Pearl Harbor drinking water.
Germany to return ancestral remains to Hawaii from museums
BERLIN — The body overseeing Berlin’s museums will hand over Hawaiian ancestral remains collected by a German naturalist in the 19th century to authorities in Hawaii.
Former Honolulu mayor stands behind 3 indicted ex-officials
HONOLULU — Former Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said he is confident in the innocence of three former city officials who have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to hide the source of public funds used to get a police chief to retire during a corruption investigation.
Group sue over Maui resort lights that disorient seabirds
HONOLULU — Bright lights at a luxury Hawaii resort are killing endangered seabirds, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by conservation groups that say hotel officials need to do more to protect the species.
Longtime search-and-rescue K9 retires
A Hawaii Police Department investigator retired from the force Friday in order to spend more time getting belly-rubs and playing fetch.
‘How long will it take?’: Effort to secure new hospital for Kona renewed
A bill in the state House to provide funding for a site assessment to find a viable location for a new hospital site in North Kona passed its first committee hearing Thursday.
COVID testing contracts examined: County Council to get update Tuesday on testing and spending
TrueCare24 Inc., the company that last month lost more than 400 coronavirus test samples, was the lowest bidder of four vendors selected by the county and the least compliant with bidding requirements, according to an analysis of bid documents and purchase agreements West Hawaii Today received from the county in response to a public records request.
RAWR! ‘Imiloa hosts interactive dinosaur exhibit through March 27
Dinosaurs have invaded the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo.
US military faces crisis in Hawaii after leak poisons water
HONOLULU — A giant U.S. government fuel storage installation hidden inside a mountain ridge overlooking Pearl Harbor has provided fuel to military ships and planes crisscrossing the Pacific Ocean since World War II.
Man killed in North Hilo crash
A man is dead following a Saturday morning crash on Highway 19 in Papaaloa.
EPA to inspect Navy fuel tanks after Oahu water tainted
HONOLULU — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it planned to inspect a Navy fuel storage facility on Oahu after it spilled petroleum that contaminated Pearl Harbor drinking water late last year.
High court: Honua Ola’s appeal ‘particularly outlandish’
The Hawaii Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Honua Ola Bioenergy to delay evidentiary hearings that will be conducted by the state Public Utilities Commission.
Bill aims to speed up lease extension approvals in Kanoelehua Industrial Area
With some Hilo business owners having a hard time getting their leases of state land extended, a bill in the state Legislature seeks to cut the Board of Land and Natural Resources out of the process entirely.
Moving away from eradication
Game animals in Hawaii should be treated with more consideration, according to a series of bills introduced in the state Legislature.
Home sweet home: Hooked Hawaiian monk seal gets green light for release
An endangered Hawaiian monk seal who had ingested fishing gear is back home on Oahu after receiving treatment at The Marine Mammal Center hospital Ke Kai Ola in Kailua-Kona.
Exoplanet transformations: Puffy planets lose atmospheres, become super-Earths
Astronomers have identified two different cases of “mini-Neptune” planets that are losing their puffy atmospheres and likely transforming into super-Earths.
Pay raise to $205K recommended for new Maui police chief
WAILUKU — Maui’s new police chief, who recently arrived from Las Vegas, could receive a pay raise to $205,000 a year.
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