Candidate Filing Period For 2022 Elections Opens Next Week

People seeking office this year can make their intentions paperwork official beginning next week.
Feb 23, 2022 07:30 am
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3 Big Island Men Face Federal Charges in Separate Indictments

Hawai‘i County Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen announced Tuesday, Feb. 22, the separate federal indictments of three Big Island men.
Feb 23, 2022 06:30 am
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1.2M Visitors Flock to Volcanoes National Park in ’21

In 2021, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park ranked among the top 100 most-visited national parks in the U.S., the park announced on Tuesday. The popular destination came in at No. 63, thanks to 1.2 million visitors who passed through the gates.
Feb 22, 2022 06:15 pm
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4 Killed in Helicopter Crash at Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kaua‘i

Four people were killed in a helicopter crash Tuesday morning, Feb. 22, at a military installation on Kaua‘i.
Feb 22, 2022 05:17 pm
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Health, Community Leaders Discuss Rise in Fentanyl During Awareness Summit

Health experts and community leaders are engaging the Hawaiʻi Island residents on the growing dangers of the synthetic opioid, fentanyl.
Feb 22, 2022 04:51 pm
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Former Nā Leo TV CEO, Politician Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Prison

Stacy Higa was sentenced in federal court Tuesday, Feb. 22, to 46 months in prison for embezzling federal funds and for offering a bribe in return for grants under the pandemic-relief CARES Act.
Feb 22, 2022 03:16 pm
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