Acting Human Resources Director Waylen Leopoldi named to permanent post.
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Acting HR Director Leopoldi named to permanent post
Acting Human Resources Director Waylen Leopoldi was awarded the permanent position on Friday, eight months after he assumed the acting role when the former director retired.
Hulihe‘e Palace opens for annual fundraising event following 2-year hiatus
Hulihe‘e Palace came alive Saturday celebrating one of the palace’s most beloved royal residents on her 196th birthday, Princess Ruth Ke‘elikolani.
Isle transition to electric vehicles slow
The Big Island has a long way to go before all its vehicles are fully electric.
Electric, zero-emission vehicle bills in Legislature
Several bills have been introduced in the state Legislature this year to stimulate the adoption of electric and zero-emission vehicles and the development of electric and zero-emission vehicle infrastructure.
Gambling measure moves forward: HB 1962 would fund revenue, health study on possible DHHL casino
A bill that would require the Department of Hawaiian Homelands to study potential revenue generation as well as public health and safety concerns arising from “limited casino gaming” on DHHL lands is moving through the state Legislature.
High-tech helping hands: HMC offers minimally-invasive procedures thanks to surgical robot
Hilo Medical Center recently acquired new high-tech surgery equipment and a specialist who knows how to use it.
Roth proposes charging tourists to visit beach parks, zoo
Charging tourists to visit county beach parks and the zoo is being considered as a potential way to help pay for facilities, Mayor Mitch Roth said.
‘The fireworks problem is a multifaceted problem’: State measures include increased fines, permit costs
Five of seven fireworks bills introduced by the state House of Representatives this session cleared their initial committee hurdle, with amendments, while two were shelved.
US aims to counter China by opening Solomon Islands embassy
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The U.S. says it will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands, laying out in unusually blunt terms a plan to increase its influence in the South Pacific nation before China becomes “strongly embedded.”
US, Japan, South Korea meet in Hawaii to discuss North Korea
HONOLULU — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts were meeting Saturday in Hawaii to discuss the threat posed by nuclear-armed North Korea after Pyongyang began the year with a series of missile tests.
Hilo man indicted for sexual assault of minor
A 25-year-old Hilo man is accused of sexually assaulting an underage girl last year.
Hawaii congressmen back bill to shut down Navy fuel tanks
HONOLULU — Hawaii’s U.S. Reps Ed Case and Kaiali‘i Kahele said Friday they have introduced legislation to permanently shut down the U.S. Navy’s fuel storage facility near Pearl Harbor.
Council Planning Committee postpones Waikoloa timeshare project
Supportive testimony by a wide swath of individuals from resort operators to labor unions and tourism promoters to front-line workers who sleep in their cars because of a lack of housing wasn’t enough to win approval Tuesday from a County Council panel on a plan to convert half of a Waikoloa Beach Resort golf course to timeshare units.
Flights delayed due to security breach at Kona International Airport
A man spotted on security cameras scaling a wall at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport, breaching a “sterile area,” Wednesday evening prompted more than 1,000 passengers to be re-screened.
3 major Democrats run for Hawaii governor, 4th mulls race
HONOLULU — Hawaii’s race for governor has three major Democratic Party candidates to date, while a fourth is considering a run.
HCCC reports 17 positive inmate test results
The state Department of Public Safety said Thursday two Hawaii Island correctional facilities reported positive COVID-19 test results.
Police seek leads on two missing teens
Hawaii Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance to locate two teenage girls missing in separate incidents.
Hawaii woman gets 90 days in jail in embassy documents case
HONOLULU — A Honolulu woman who pleaded guilty to taking classified documents while working at the U.S. Embassy in Manila was sentenced Thursday to 90 days in jail.
It’s official: Josh Green is running for governor
Lt. Gov. Josh Green made his candidacy for governor of Hawaii official today with an emailed announcement.
Homeless earmark bill advances
Most of an extra tax property owners already pay on their multimillion-dollar residential homes would be earmarked for homeless projects, under a bill advanced Wednesday by the County Council Finance Committee.
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