Month: January 2019
2 New Ambulances Proposed
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers will consider legislation that would fund putting two more ambulances into service on the...
April 2018 Rainfall Breaks National Record
HONOLULU (AP) — The National Weather Service says the torrential downpours that flooded the Hawaiian island of Kauai last year...
Hawaii: Today in History 1/31
1-31-1835 William Charles Lunalilo, Monarch of Hawaii (d. 1874) Lunalilo, born William Charles Lunalilo (January 31, 1835 – February 3,...
Hawaii Police Statement
The Hawaiʻi Police Department wants football fans and people participating in celebrations this coming Superbowl weekend to remember to keep...
World Wetlands Day
In honor of World Wetlands Day, the DLNR Division of State Parks and the Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund are holding an...
UPCOMING Events
On Thursday (Jan. 31), Ryan Perroy, director of the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization Laboratory,...
Hawai’i County News Briefs
A wastewater force main that ruptured in 2017, sending sewage into Kailua Bay, will soon be replaced if the County...
Additional Ambulances for the Big Island
The push is on for ambulances for Hawaii Island. Two more ambulances are needed for the island to meet calls...
Ceasing Slaughter of Small Animals Concerns Some Ranchers
A second animal handling violation for one of the only slaughterhouses on the Big Island has some ranchers worried about...
Cemetery Invites Public To Funeral For Veteran Who Died Alone. Boy, Did They Show Up (photos)
Cemetery Invites Public To Funeral For Veteran Who Died Alone. Boy, Did They Show Up Thousands of people attended the...
Tulsi Gabbard’s presidential campaign in trouble just days after launch: report
U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s 2020 presidential campaign is already in trouble, just days after the Hawaii Democrat formally announced her White House bid, according...
Hawaii: Today in History 1/30
1-30-1965 Julie McCullough, playmate (Feb 86)/actress (Growing Pains), born in Honolulu, Hawaii Julie Michelle McCullough (born January 30, 1965) is...
Take Your Dog Out to Eat in Hawaii?
Hawaiian pet owners who really love dining with their canine best friends may be in luck: Legislation has been introduced...
Kids traveling from Washington develop measles in Hawaii
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two confirmed cases of measles in Hawaii were in unvaccinated children who traveled to Hawaii from...
Telescope foes travel to California to appeal to key funder
HONOLULU (AP) — Leaders of a fight against building a giant telescope on a Hawaii mountain are in California trying...
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Up & Running
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park returned to normal operations Monday after more than a month of partial closures during the shutdown...
Lab to fill LFA Vacancy
As little fire ants continue to swarm West Hawaii, the state inches closer to fortifying permanent reinforcements to combat the...
Woman charged with stealing car, cop’s gun
A 26-year-old Keaau woman accused of stealing a gun from a Hawaii Police Department officer and a vehicle from another...
