Two virtual currency bills successfully passed final committee hearings last week.
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Two virtual currency bills pass final committee hearings
A pair of bills that would provide state regulatory support for “virtual currencies” successfully passed their final committee hearings in their respective chambers last week.
Community comes together to give Harold H. Higashihara Park a facelift
Over 100 volunteers came together Saturday to give Harold H. Higashihara Park a facelift.
Sexual abuse suits against former Big Island priest settled
The Roman Catholic Church in the State of Hawaii has settled four civil lawsuits alleging a defrocked Big Island priest sexually molested teenage boys decades ago, according to court records.
Police arrest 37 for DUI
During the week of Feb. 14-20, Hawaii Island police arrested 37 motorists for DUI. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Four were younger than 21.
Waipio Valley residents react to closure of 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 on March 31
After nearly two years of closure, the Volcano Golf Course will reopen next month.
‘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.
Green light for hula fest: Merrie Monarch competition set to return to pre-COVID glory
With COVID-19 case counts on the decline, the 59th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival will return to its customary schedule starting on Easter Sunday.
Work begins on HCCC expansion
Construction began last month on a long-planned and controversial new housing module at the Hilo jail.
Obituaries for February 27
Chiyono Kobayashi, 100, of Kealakekua died Feb. 8. Born in Hilo, she was the retired owner of the former Yamada Furniture Store in Kona, a member of Kainaliu Makai Kumi, former state Health Commissioner, former president of the Kona Business &Professional Women’s Club and a registered Republican. Drive-thru celebration of life 1-3 p.m. Sunday, March 27, at Club Rehab Mauka Clinic, 79-7422 Mamalahoa Hwy., site of the former Yamada Furniture Store. Private inurnment services will follow. Survived by son, Grant T. (Ryoko) Kobayashi of Kealakekua; daughters, Glenna (Charles) Bell of Kealakekua and Charlotte (Daniel) Graham of Honolulu; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Fire destroys Papaikou home
Fire destroyed a Government Road home in Papaikou late Thursday night.
Kona man killed in towing accident
A 58-year-old Honaunau man died after a two-vehicle collision Thursday on an unnamed side road off of the mauka side of Mamalahoa Highway, 0.1 mile south of the 106-mile marker in South Kona.
Petition filed in state Supreme Court 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.
Coffee labeling bill moves forward
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.
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.
Police investigate likely drowning in Kona
Police are investigating the possible drowning of a 64-year-old California man in Kona.
County scales back COVID-19 testing
Beginning next week, the county will scale back its COVID testing sites as new daily case totals continue to decline.
Council advances homeless funding bill
Hilo Councilman Aaron Chung, jogging Wednesday morning prior to the County Council meeting, came upon a large “Aloha, Welcome to Kona” sign.
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.
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.
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