“Clean Sweep” for Kauai hula halau at the Merrie Monarch Festival.
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Clean sweep at Merrie Monarch for Kauai halau
Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala, under the direction of kumu hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin, made it a clean sweep Saturday night at the 59th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival.
Hilo housing facility looks to break ground by September
A long-awaited senior center in Hilo will begin construction before the fall.
Police investigating possible drowning of visitor
Police are investigating the possible drowning in Kona of a 31-year-old Washington state man.
Satellite-dish array proposed for Ka‘u: Project would be used to search for fast radio bursts from space
A Taiwanese research institute has plans to build a small satellite receiver array in Ka‘u to search for elusive signals from space.
‘Great big party house’ irks neighbors: Illegal short-term vacation rentals pop up in residential neighborhoods
A group of Kailua-Kona homeowners says a loophole in the county vacation rental law is allowing illegal short-term rentals to flourish in what once were quiet neighborhoods.
Resolution seeks to make Filipino course mandatory for high school students
A required course in Filipino history, culture and identity could be coming to all Hawaii public high schools, according to a resolution passed earlier this month by the state Legislature.
US military drops appeal of Hawaii order to drain fuel tanks
HONOLULU — The U.S. government on Friday dropped its appeals of a Hawaii order requiring it to remove fuel from a massive military fuel storage facility that leaked petroleum into the Navy’s water system at Pearl Harbor last year.
Police seize 20 pounds of meth, arrest Hilo man
Police say they seized more than 20 pounds of methamphetamine Thursday during the execution of a narcotics search warrant at a Keaukaha Hawaiian Homes subdivision residence in Hilo.
Kahiko night photos from Merrie Monarch Festival
On Friday night, 18 hula halau presented 24 performances of hula kahiko, or ancient hula — 17 by wahine groups and seven by kane groups.
Kahiko night at Merrie Monarch Festival
On Friday night, 18 hula halau presented 24 performances of hula kahiko, or ancient hula — 17 by wahine groups and seven by kane groups.
State briefs for April 23
Man pleads not guilty in death of lover found in Hawaii tub
Miss Aloha Hula 2022
After a night of competition Thursday, Piʻikea Kekīhenelehuawewehiikekauʻōnohi Lopes from halau Ka Lā ʻOnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe was named as Miss Aloha Hula at the 2022 Merrie Monarch Festival.
Oahu wahine wins Miss Aloha Hula 2022
After a night of competition Thursday, Piʻikea Kekihenelehuawewehiikekauʻonohi Lopes from halau Ka La ʻOnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe on Oahu was named as Miss Aloha Hula at the 2022 Merrie Monarch Festival.
A century of wisdom: Holocaust survivor celebrates 100th birthday
A Kailua-Kona woman, who as a young Jew fled Nazi Germany, recounted her life on the occasion of her 100th birthday Saturday afternoon.
Plans for bridge work unveiled: Weight limit on Kolekole could be lifted in June
Kolekole Bridge is on track to reopen to heavy truck traffic by June, state officials said Thursday.
BOE OKs requests to reduce class time: More than 200 noninstructional days authorized statewide
The state Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to approve more than 200 requests from schools for noninstructional days, decreasing the number of hours students will spend in the classroom for the 2022-2023 school year.
Gas tax cut stalls at council
The final measure of a tax-trimming trifecta — a move to cut the gas tax by 10 cents a gallon — stalled Wednesday in the County Council.
Funds sought for demolition of Uncle Billy’s
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources Land Division is seeking money from the Legislature to demolish the former Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel building.
Merrie Monarch craft fair makes a triumphant return
Community, crafts and the aloha spirit made a comeback at Wednesday’s in-person debut of the 59th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival’s Hawaiian Arts and Crafts Fair at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo.
North Hawaii hospital nurses hold informational picket
Nurses at Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea held an informational picket Wednesday morning in a stand for equal pay.