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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.
New AI reef conservation tool monitors, measures from space
A new coral reef conservation tool has been developed by University of Hawai‘i at Manoa researchers using cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology. By developing novel deep learning algorithms, coral ecologists in the UH Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) are now able to identify and measure reef halos from space. The study was published recently in Remote Sensing of Environment.
Family’s Alaska fishing trip becomes nightmare with 3 dead and search over for 2 more
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when disaster struck one of the two boats they chartered over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving three people dead and two more missing despite a desperate search over hundreds of square miles of ocean.
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.
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.
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 today. Workers are pictured picketing at the Hawaii Gas Kaiwi Street location in Kona early this morning.
HPA Graduates class of 2023
By Laura Ruminski
Man identified in fatal Kailua bicycle crash
Police have identified the elderly Kailua-Kona man who died following a single bicycle crash on Sunday, May 21, 2023, on Hinalani Street in North Kona, as 82-year-old Stuart S. Dunn.
Announcements for Friday, June 2, 2023
Thelma Parker Memorial Public Library Saturday Community Art class registration begins June 1
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.
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.
Setbacks for ramp, seawall
Shifting funding priorities and the harrows of nature have pushed repairs for the Laupahoehoe Boat Ramp and seawall further into the future.
Kealekehe 2023 Graduation
Kealakehe High School held their 20th Commencement Ceremony Saturday.
Announcements for Thursday, June 1, 2023
Waimea Town Meeting set for tonight
Pahoa woman arrested, charged after police try to retrieve 9-year-old girl
Police have arrested and charged 34-year-old Calla Renata Grace Mae Weddington of Pahoa with various offenses following a violent incident that occurred last week at a residence on Lehua Drive in Pahoa.
Community comes to aid of family displaced by fire
A single mother of three lost her residence and her business workshop in a fire on May 24 in Hawaiian Paradise Park.
Some unhappy with pace of ordnance removal
A project to scan for and remove unexploded military ordnance around Waimea is wrapping up, but perhaps too slowly for some residents.
Dog attack victim still in ICU,Canine’s owner faces tougher penalties after recent changes to Hawaii County Code
A 32-year-old Puna woman police say was mauled by a neighbor’s dog Saturday remained in the intensive care unit Tuesday at Hilo Medical Center with substantial injuries.
Come fly away: UH-Hilo graduates first students in pilot-training program
The University of Hawaii at Hilo’s new Aeronautical Science Program celebrated its first two graduates this year.