KAILUA-KONA Young people afraid for their futures protested around the globe Friday to implore leaders to tackle climate change, turning out by the hundreds of thousands to insist that the warming world cant wait any longer.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will reopen one of its most popular trails Sunday, the one-year anniversary of the parks reopening after the 2018 Kilauea eruption.
It was mostly business as 28 protesters of the Thirty Meter Telescope project, mostly kupuna, or elders, made their initial court appearances today in Hilo District Court on obstruction charges for blocking construction trucks and workers from scaling Maunakea to start construction on July 17.
KAILUA-KONA Finance Committee members on Tuesday gave favorable recommendation to Mass Transit Administrator Brenda Carreiras request to fast-track approval for a multi-year contract for Hele-On bus service with no financial information attached.
Three trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs met with protesters at Maunakea Access Road Thursday in support of their opposition to the Thirty Meter Telescope.
Tropical Storm Kiko appears as though it will remain a tropical storm throughout the weekend, according to forecasters from the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Officers assigned to the Thirty Meter Telescope protester blockade and encampment on Maunakea Access Road issued 547 traffic citations and arrested 11 suspects in the week between Sept. 12-18, police said Thursday.
Members of the Hawaii County Council met with a representative of an electric bus manufacturer Tuesday to discuss the possibility of converting the countys bus fleet to electric vehicles.
Starting Monday, Hawaii County Civil Defense is switching its messages and alerts service provider to a new vendor, the county said in a statement Wednesday.
The county Department of Public Works announces that Kahawailiilii Gulch Bridge on Kalopa Road, formerly Old Mamalahoa Highway near Honokaa, will be closed Friday, Sept. 27, to conduct a routine bridge inspection. Work will be conducted between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., weather permitting.
The state Emergency Management Agency and Hawaii County Civil Defense will conduct siren testing between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Friday at Hilo Hillsides Estates and MacKenzie State Recreation Area in Pahoa.
HONOLULU — A plan to minimize the effects of strobe lights on endangered seabirds will allow at least three Friday night football games on Kauai this fall.
KAILUA-KONA A bill that would fix county law to permit the Department of Environmental Management to remove abandoned vehicles from state and federal property is moving forward.
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KAILUA-KONA Kealakehe Intermediate School is currently investigating a physical dispute that happened on the schools campus Thursday after school hours.
HILO It was mostly business as 28 protesters of the Thirty Meter Telescope project, mostly kupuna, or elders, made their initial court appearances Friday in Hilo District Court on obstruction charges for blocking construction trucks and workers from scaling Maunakea to start construction on July 17.
KAILUA-KONA Young people afraid for their futures protested around the globe Friday to implore leaders to tackle climate change, turning out by the hundreds of thousands to insist the warming world cant wait any longer.
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Hawaii Island Police have arrested and charged multiple individuals in connection with several business burglaries that occurred in the South Kohala District.
MAUNAKEA The state Attorney Generals Office has slapped a subpoena on the state Office of Hawaiian Affairs demanding detailed information about support that OHA has provided to the Thirty Meter Telescope opponents who are blocking Maunakea Access Road, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.
HILO Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim confirmed Thursday that his long-awaited blueprint for the future of Maunakea will include a plan to build the Thirty Meter Telescope near the summit, but the TMT opponents said that is still unacceptable to them.
HILO The Office of Hawaiian Affairs says the state attorney generals office is demanding information about how the agency is supporting protesters blocking construction of a giant telescope.
MAUNAKEA Three trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs met with protesters at Maunakea Access Road Thursday in support of their opposition to the Thirty Meter Telescope.
HILO Tropical Storm Kiko appears as though it will remain a tropical storm throughout the weekend, according to forecasters from the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
HILO Members of the Hawaii County Council met with a representative of an electric bus manufacturer Tuesday to discuss the possibility of converting the countys bus fleet to electric vehicles.
KAILUA-KONA The trial for a 21-year-old man accused of manslaughter and negligent homicide in the death of a Hawaii Fire Department captain has been pushed back once again.
KAILUA-KONA Finance Committee members on Tuesday gave favorable recommendation to Mass Transit Administrator Brenda Carreiras request to fast-track approval for a multi-year contract for Hele-On bus service with no financial information attached.
KAILUA-KONA A 100-yard buffer zone will be in effect for persons and vessels during Ironman World Championship-related events this October, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Thursday.
HONOLULU A judge is postponing sentencing for a retired Honolulu police chief and his wife convicted of conspiracy in Hawaiis largest corruption case.
KAILUA-KONA Hawaii Island police have charged a 51-year-old Hilo man for property crime offenses stemming from a theft at a local candy shop Monday in Hilo.
HONOLULU A plan to minimize the effects of strobe lights on endangered seabirds will allow at least three Friday night football games on Kauai this fall, a report said.
HILO An interim strategy to guide the countys recovery from the 2018 Kilauea eruption was formally adopted at Wednesdays meeting of the Hawaii County Council.
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Haze blown by monsoon winds from fires in Indonesia has begun affecting some areas of the Philippines and raised concerns about aviation safety and possible health risks, an official said Friday. Read more
An accord to sell the resort could be announced as part of a larger transaction involving the company’s real estate portfolio, which also includes the Bellagio and the flagship MGM Grand. Read more
South Korea said Friday that it is investigating two more suspected cases of African swine fever from farms near its border with North Korea, as fears grow over the spread of the illness that has decimated pig herds across Asia. Read more
The former chief makeup artist at Rose’s interview show is suing him and saying the disgraced television journalist ran a “toxic work environment” for women. Read more
He declared today that the complaint was made by a “partisan whistleblower,” though he later said he did not know the identity of the person. Read more
Since the 1970s, the federal government has given California permission to set its own rules because it has the most cars on the road of any state and struggles to meet air quality standards. Read more
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South Korea said Friday that it is investigating two more suspected cases of African swine fever from farms near its border with North Korea, as fears grow over the spread of the illness that has decimated pig herds across Asia. Read more
The former chief makeup artist at Rose’s interview show is suing him and saying the disgraced television journalist ran a “toxic work environment” for women. Read more
He declared today that the complaint was made by a “partisan whistleblower,” though he later said he did not know the identity of the person. Read more
Since the 1970s, the federal government has given California permission to set its own rules because it has the most cars on the road of any state and struggles to meet air quality standards. Read more
The nation’s largest retailer, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, said that it will complete its exit from e-cigarettes after selling through its current inventory. Read more
The “Global Climate Strike” events ranged from a gathering of about two dozen activists in Seoul using LED flashlights to send Morse code messages calling for action to rescue the earth to demonstrations around Australia that organizers estimated were the country’s largest protests since the Iraq War in 2003. Read more
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KAILUA-KONA Finance Committee members on Tuesday gave favorable recommendation to Mass Transit Administrator Brenda Carreiras request to fast-track approval for a multi-year contract for Hele-On bus service with no financial information attached.
Three trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs met with protesters at Maunakea Access Road Thursday in support of their opposition to the Thirty Meter Telescope.
Tropical Storm Kiko appears as though it will remain a tropical storm throughout the weekend, according to forecasters from the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Officers assigned to the Thirty Meter Telescope protester blockade and encampment on Maunakea Access Road issued 547 traffic citations and arrested 11 suspects in the week between Sept. 12-18, police said Thursday.
Members of the Hawaii County Council met with a representative of an electric bus manufacturer Tuesday to discuss the possibility of converting the countys bus fleet to electric vehicles.
Starting Monday, Hawaii County Civil Defense is switching its messages and alerts service provider to a new vendor, the county said in a statement Wednesday.
The county Department of Public Works announces that Kahawailiilii Gulch Bridge on Kalopa Road, formerly Old Mamalahoa Highway near Honokaa, will be closed Friday, Sept. 27, to conduct a routine bridge inspection. Work will be conducted between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., weather permitting.
The state Emergency Management Agency and Hawaii County Civil Defense will conduct siren testing between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Friday at Hilo Hillsides Estates and MacKenzie State Recreation Area in Pahoa.
HONOLULU — A plan to minimize the effects of strobe lights on endangered seabirds will allow at least three Friday night football games on Kauai this fall.
KAILUA-KONA A bill that would fix county law to permit the Department of Environmental Management to remove abandoned vehicles from state and federal property is moving forward.
An interim strategy to guide the county’s recovery from the 2018 Kilauea eruption was formally adopted during Wednesday’s meeting of the Hawaii County Council.
The Big Islands elected prosecutor is stepping aside, at least for now, from prosecuting criminal cases arising from protests of the planned construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Maunakea.
KAILUA-KONA A hearing to consider a mental evaluation for a woman accused of second-degree murder was continued Monday after the defendant was not brought to court by the state Department of Public Safety.
During the week of Sept. 9-15, Hawaii Island police arrested 28 motorists for DUI. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents. One was younger than 21.
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