Management, employees differ on solid waste division staffing
A county employee says abrupt transfer station closures like those experienced last week could pop up again in the future...
Month: April 2019
Charter Commission to consider special election
The Charter Commission will consider holding a special election later this year, rather than adding charter amendments to a 2020...
Move would rename park after Kahele
The state Land Board will consider Friday renaming Mauna Kea Recreation area after the late-Sen. Gil Kahele. The park, which...
Officer ID bill advancing
Public disclosure of the names of officers discharged or suspended from a county police department could come as early as...
Especially dry March felt by most of East Hawaii
El Nino has made his presence known on the Big Island, with March rainfall totals reaching less than half of...
Revitalizing Banyan: Bill to create agency on its way to final vote
A bill creating a new redevelopment district for the Waiakea Peninsula is headed for its final vote in the state...
Young Woman With Down Syndrome Fulfills Dream Of Being A Flight Attendant
Young Woman With Down Syndrome Fulfills Dream Of Being A Flight Attendant A young woman with Down Syndrome has always...
Hawaiian Airlines debuts first nonstop Boston-Honolulu flight
New Englanders were eager to board the first direct flight to Hawaii from Logan International Airport early Friday morning, as...
Preliminary injunction issued over handling of Hawaiian burials Meeting planned for next week to mull specifics for Maui Lani project
Calling it the culmination of years of hard work by many people, the plaintiff in a complaint over a Maui...
Unemployment down in February
Unemployment was down in February across the state’s four counties, according to the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations....
Eyewitnesses recount Painted Church Road shooting
KEALAKEKUA — As she drove him to the hospital for a gunshot wound, a woman testified Friday, the defendant in...
Lemonade Alley teaches entrepreneurship to Waimea students
Students of Waimea Elementary School bustled from table to table Friday as teams of fifth-graders served up one cup of...
Lawsuit filed in toddler death
The parents of a 3-year-old who died in 2017 while in foster care are suing the state, Catholic Charities, the...
Kaupulehu Marine Reserve bouncing back to life under ‘Try Wait’
Two years into a 10-year rest period at the Kaupulehu Marine Reserve on the North Kona coast of Hawaii Island,...
Small homes in works for Pahoa
Affordable housing units are being planned for Pahoa. Hope Services CEO Brandee Menino said 12 small modular homes will be...
National Park Service seeking leads on HVNP theft (photo)
The National Park Service is investigating a theft of government property that occurred within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park about a...
HAWAII ISLAND LANE CLOSURESFOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 6 – APRIL 12
HAWAII ISLAND LANE CLOSURES FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 6 – APRIL 12 PLEASE NOTE: Lane closure schedules may change...
2 Police officers indicted
Two Honolulu Police Department officers were arrested today by federal authorities after being indicted with two counts of civil rights...
Partial lane closure of Hawai‘i Belt Road in Pa‘auilo
Partial lane closure of Hawai‘i Belt Road in Pa‘auilo Crews to replace two transmission poles HILO, Apr. 5, 2019 –...
