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Hawaii airports ready for record summer travel rush
The Transportation Security Administration and state Department of Transportation are preparing for a record number of travelers to Hawaii this summer, which is expected to surpass 2019 pre-pandemic travel volumes.
Hawaii Gas workers strike raises concerns about statewide service
Hawaii Gas says it has about 70, 000 customers and is the state’s only franchised gas utility and its largest propane distribution business.
DHHL buying land to speed up new homesteads in Hawaii
The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands might use around one-third of a historic $600 million legislative appropriation by the end of June, which marks one full fiscal year out of three given to deploy all the money helping beneficiaries.
Mayor Roth holds town hall in Captain Cook
Mayor Mitch Roth held a Town Hall meeting Tuesday at Yano Hall, featuring several county department heads.
Hokule‘a to embark on four-year Pacific voyage from Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — Hokule‘a, the voyaging canoe that revived the lost art of Polynesian voyaging and navigation and helped spark a cultural renaissance in Hawaii, is preparing to embark on a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific.
STRIKE! Hawaii Gas employees picket all island locations
Hawaii Gas employees began their strike after weeks of negotiations failed between the company and Hawaii Teamsters and Allied Workers, Local 996, which represents 217 maintenance, clerical, plant workers and drivers, just after midnight Thursday.
Ho found unfit for trial
A Kailua-Kona judge has ruled that a Hilo man accused of stabbing his maternal grandparents to death in January is unfit to stand trial.
Authorities recover bodies of 2 sisters after vessel found submerged in Alaska; 2 still missing
JUNEAU, Alaska — Authorities have recovered the bodies of two sisters onboard a fishing charter boat that was found partially submerged off southeast Alaska amid rough seas. Two others remain missing from the charter, which was taken by two vacationing couples.
Police ID bicyclist killed in Kona crash
Police have identified the elderly Kailua-Kona man who died following a single bicycle crash on May 21 on Hina Lani Street in Kailua-Kona, as 82-year-old Stuart S. Dunn.
Nahale-a appointed to UH Board of Regents
Gov. Josh Green named three new interim appointees for the University of Hawaii’s Board of Regents, with Alapaki Nahale-a selected for Hawaii County.
Setbacks for ramp, seawall: Funding pulled for Laupahoehoe project
Shifting funding priorities and the harrows of nature have pushed repairs for the Laupahoehoe Boat Ramp and seawall further into the future.
Custodial interference suspect to receive mental exam
A 34-year-old Pahoa woman allegedly involved in a brief armed standoff with police last week in a custodial interference case will receive a court-ordered mental examination.
DLNR: 50 to 60 coral colonies damaged by cinder blocks used for canoe regatta
KAILUA-KONA — Sixty-pound cinder blocks placed in the ocean for a Hawaii Island canoe regatta last weekend caused damage to approximately 50 to 60 coral colonies in Kailua Bay, according to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Obituaries for June 1
Roy T. Ige, 84, of Keaau died May 24 at home. Born in Los Angeles, he owned The Palm Connection. No services. No known survivors. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Family: Oahu man found dead, partner among missing boaters in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — Two vacationing couples — including sisters — and a fishing boat captain were on a charter boat found partially submerged off southeast Alaska over the weekend amid rough seas, family members said Wednesday.
Man pleads guilty to picking up Yellowstone bison calf that was rejected by herd, euthanized
MAMMOTH, Wyo. (AP) — A man from Hawaii pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge alleging he picked up a bison calf in Yellowstone National Park, causing the animal’s herd to reject it and leading park officials to kill it rather than allow it to be a hazard to visitors.
Filipino American chefs come into their own with multiple James Beard award nods
Like a lot of chefs, Aaron Verzosa has been hustling the past three years to get Archipelago, his Filipino restaurant in Seattle, through the pandemic and its ripple effects. Getting a James Beard Award nomination was a validating moment.
Summer Reading Challenge kicks off today
The 2023 Summer Reading Challenge hosted by the Hawaii State Library starts today for all ages.
Two men hospitalized after head-on crash in South Kohala
A 46-year-old Waimea man suffered severe injuries following a two-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon on Kawaihae Road near the 63-mile marker in South Kohala.