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THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023
Parents are suing Boy Scouts of America of their son was shot and killed in a shooting accident while camping last year in Hāmākua.
The 32nd State Legislature opened with optimism and celebration of Hawaiian culture.
The search continues for the missing fisherman in South Kona waters. While the outlook for his rescue seem bleak, friends are holding out hope.
In recent weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard has continued to monitor a Russian vessel, believed to be an intelligence gathering ship, off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands.
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Parents of Hilo boy killed by assault rifle sue Boy Scouts of America
Manuel “Manny” Carvalho was an avid tennis player and a longtime Cub Scout. At age 11, the Hilo resident had just begun 6th grade at Waiakea Intermediate School on the Big Island.
Now he was old enough to attend Boy Scouts of America events. His first was at Camp Honokāia near Honoka‘a on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2022. It also was his last.
32nd State Legislature session opens with celebration of Hawaiian culture, optimism By Nathan Christophel
HONOLULU — At the Hawaiʻi State Capitol, busloads of people arrived more than an hour before the start of the 32nd State Legislature. For nearly three years, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the House and Senate to operate solemnly online, but Wednesday the public was back and the mood was festive.
And, there was no mistaking this was the State Legislature of the Aloha State. There was Hawaiian music, hula, poi making, chanting, a multitude of aloha wear and the occasional bellow from a conch shell. Some legislatorsʻ faces could barely be seen with all the lei around their necks.
Search continues for missing Big Island fisherman; friends hold out hope
An extensive 72-hour search for Captain Cook fisherman Mark Knittle, who fell overboard in waters off Hōnaunau Bay early Sunday, will continue through the night and into Thursday.
As of Wednesday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard and Hawaiʻi Fire Department conducted 20 searches over the course of 65 hours, covering 515 miles, but with no signs of the 63-year-old. Coast Guard officials said Wednesday night they will reassess the situation on Thursday.
VIDEO: U.S. Coast Guard tracking Russian ship off coast of Hawaiian Islands
In recent weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard has continued to monitor a Russian vessel, believed to be an intelligence gathering ship, off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands.
While foreign military vessels may transit freely through the U.S. economic exclusive zone (EEZ), as per customary international laws, foreign-flagged military vessels have often been observed operating and loitering within Coast Guard District Fourteen’s area of response.
4 Hawaiʻi Island correctional officers sentenced for beating an inmate, covering it up
Four former correctional officers at the Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center in Hilo have been sentenced for their roles in the assault of an inmate and participation in a multi-year conspiracy to cover up the beating, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Jordan DeMattos, 30, the youngest of the four officers involved, previously accepted responsibility for his crimes by pleading guilty, and testified against his co-defendants at a trial last summer. He was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison.
State Legislature opens session with return of public and Hawaiian culture
For nearly three years, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Hawaiʻi State House and Senate to operate solemnly online, but Wednesday the public was back and the mood was festive.
Kumu Hula Kamaka Kukona celebrates 20 years in Ka Huakaʻihele “The Journey”
Grammy nominee and multi Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winner, Kumu Hula Kamaka Kukona has reached a milestone in his hula career – 20 years of teaching hula.
Kauai Weather Forecast for January 19, 2023
A series of upper level disturbances passing north of the islands will lead to a more unstable airmass for the next few days, especially over the western…
Kauai Surf Forecast for January 19, 2023
A northwest swell will maintain moderate surf along north facing shores today. A larger northwest swell should bring advisory level surf to north and west…
