Waipio Valley residents are “grateful” for a county proclamation closing Waipio Valley Access Road to nonlocal traffic.
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Residents react to closure of Waipio Valley road to outside traffic
Waipio Valley residents are grateful for a county emergency proclamation closing the Waipio Valley Access Road to nonlocal traffic.
Volcano Golf Course slated to reopen March 31
After nearly two years of closure, the Volcano Golf Course will reopen next month.
Green light for hula festival
With COVID-19 case counts on the decline, the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival will return to its customary schedule starting on Easter Sunday.
‘This is a win’: Pounds of fentanyl, meth off the streets; feds pick up criminal case
Over a kilogram of fentanyl and pounds of methamphetamine are off the streets of West Hawaii thanks to an investigation by the Hawaii Police Department Area II vice unit working in concert with federal officials.
Testimony mostly positive as retirement bill passes committees
A bill that would help state residents plan for their retirements has passed its committees in the State Senate with broad support.
High surf warning in effect
A high surf warning remains in effect through 6 p.m. Saturday for west-facing shores of the Big Island, according to the National Weather Service.
Police nabbed 37 for DUI last week
Big Island police arrested 37 motorists for suspected drunken driving between Feb. 14 and Sunday. Six of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash; four were younger than age 21.
San Diego man victim of apparent drowning in waters off Kona
Big Island police are investigating a possible drowning in Kona.
Man killed in South Kona crash
A 58-year-old Honaunau man died following a two-vehicle collision on Thursday on an unnamed side road off of the mauka side of Mamalahoa Highway, just south of the 106 mile marker in South Kona.
Sharing is caring: Feed-A-Thon resumes after 2-year hiatus
Tommy “Kahikina” Ching has been making his way around the Big Island’s KTA Super Stores collecting food and money for his 21st annual Feed-A-Thon to benefit the Hawaii Food Basket.
Moving forward: Coffee labeling bill clears House committees
A bill that would set tighter limits on using Hawaii location names to sell coffee cleared its last state House committee Wednesday, sending it back for a vote on the full house floor before crossing over to the Senate for further consideration.
Supreme Court issues injunction temporarily stopping candidate filing after petition filed to declare legislative maps invalid
The Hawaii Supreme Court late Thursday issued an injunction temporarily stopping candidate filing that was to start Tuesday until it can consider a petition filed by 11 residents from three islands questioning the process by which the state Reapportionment Commission drew legislative boundary maps.
County scales back COVID testing sites
Beginning next week, the county will scale back its COVID testing sites as new daily case totals continue to decline.
EPA to eye Oahu fuel tank operations after water tainted
HONOLULU — The top official at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday an upcoming inspection of a Navy fuel tank facility that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor’s tap water will look at whether the tank farm was properly operated.
Feds indict 3 Big Island men for drug trafficking
Federal prosecutors have taken over the cases of three Big Island men accused of distributing drugs.
Council members question funding requests for waste management equipment
Requests for hundreds of thousands of dollars for equipment for the county Department of Environmental Management led to frustration at Wednesday’s County Council meeting.
US Navy contractor names 4 killed in Kauai helicopter crash
HONOLULU — A civilian contractor working for the U.S. Navy on Wednesday disclosed the names of four employees killed when their helicopter crashed on Kauai.
Honolulu council member seeks Republican nod for governor
HONOLULU — Honolulu City Council member Heidi Tsuneyoshi said she will run for Hawaii governor.
Ex-defense contractors plead not guilty to illegal donations
HONOLULU — Three former executives of a Hawaii-based defense contractor pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of funneling more than $200,000 in illegal donations to aid the reelection campaign of Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.
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