Hawaii police are looking for a missing 14-year-old Pahoa girl who was reported as a runaway.
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Judge rules gate lawsuit to continue
When is a delay a denial?
Police seek leads on missing Pahoa teen
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in finding a 14-year-old Pahoa girl who was reported as a runaway.
Hilo woman accused of two prior burglaries charged with a third
A 44-year-old Hilo woman who was free on court-supervised release without monetary bail for two prior burglaries was arrested Friday for a third burglary.
Lease extension granted for KIA property
After months of delays and complaints, the Board of Land and Natural Resources has authorized a tentative agreement for a 30-year extension for a lease in the Kanoelehua Industrial Area.
Bill would require emotional support animal suppliers to issue disclaimer
A bill is advancing in the state Senate that would require sellers or providers of “emotional support animals” to issue a written disclaimer that an emotional support animal isn’t a service animal under the law.
Police: Kohala man went missing in 2014
Police are renewing their request for information about a Kohala man who was reported missing in 2014.
Green: Safe Travels program could end in March
The state will be able to drop its Safe Travels program in March, with mask mandates to follow, Lt. Gov. Josh Green said Monday.
Bill would give four schools AC to help with vog
A bill to provide air conditioning at four West Hawaii schools has passed its first committee hearing and is awaiting a second.
Brewing Aloha: 30,000-square-foot brewery officially opens in Kailua-Kona
Kona Brewing Co. marked the official opening of its new, state-of-the-art brewery Monday in Kailua-Kona.
DOH OKs water in one Pearl Harbor neighborhood after leak
HONOLULU — The state Department of Health on Monday declared tap water in one Pearl Harbor neighborhood safe to drink more than two months after petroleum leaked from a Navy fuel storage facility, contaminated the drinking water supply and sickened thousands.
Acting HR Director Leopoldino named to permanent post
Acting Human Resources Director Waylen Leopoldino 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.