Planet Nine SHOCK: Telescopes in Hawaii are hunting down mystery planet larger than Earth
ASTRONOMERS hunting down the mysterious Planet Nine on the fringes of the solar system are using powerful telescopes in Hawaii...
Month: April 2019
Kentucky Toddler Beats Stage 4 Cancer
Kentucky Toddler Beats Stage 4 Cancer A 21-month-old girl in Kentucky has won the battle against stage four cancer after...
Two kayakers are rescued at sea
A man and woman were brought to shore after they were found clinging to overturned kayaks in choppy ocean conditions...
81-year-old Hawaii woman gets probation in stabbing case
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — An 81-year-old Hawaii woman was given a sentence of four years’ probation for wounding another woman...
(photos)How seals took to the seas(photos)
Oceans today are home to a variety of seals, ranging from leopard seals darting through Antarctic surfs in pursuit of...
Kohala Obituary 3/5/2019
Harriet Leilani Willis, 77, of Hilo, died March 5, 2019, at Hilo Medical Center. Born Jan. 4, 1942, in Kohala,...
Potential HVO move to Oahu raises concerns
HILO — Hawaii County Civil Defense Administrator Talmadge Magno is among those concerned about a potential move of the Hawaiian...
Testimony points to robbery, assault prior shooting
KEALAKEKUA — A late piece of admitted evidence connects the Painted Church Road shooting victim to a reported theft and...
House committee kills flavored e-cigarette ban By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press
HONOLULU — Hawaii lawmakers on Thursday killed a proposal that would have banned flavored electronic smoking devices and e-liquids, saying...
Five Big Island teams head to Oahu for Science Olympiad
Although it’s been almost two months since the Hawaii Island Regional Science Olympiad competition, the five teams that qualified for...
BIIF: Kamehameha softball clips Kohala 9-3 to remain undefeated
Brooke Baptiste pitched a one-hitter with seven strikeouts in Kapaau and Leiloa Bustamante collected three hits as Kamehameha beat Kohala...
HTA board OKs $2.5M to boost tourism on island
KAILUA-KONA — The Hawaii Tourism Authority’s board of directors last week OK’d reallocating $2.5 million to support new marketing efforts...
Guam legalizes recreational use of marijuana
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — The governor of Guam has signed into law recreational use of marijuana on the U.S. island...
Farmers market’s SMA permit revoked
Long-abandoned plans to build a three-story building at the Hilo Farmers Market have been formally scrapped. The Windward Planning Commission...
Preliminary hearing continued in Walter Gomes case
KEALAKEKUA — A scheduled preliminary hearing for a Kailua-Kona man charged in connection to a shooting last month was continued...
DUI ARRESTS
During the week of March 25, 2019, through April 3, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested twenty-one, (21), motorists for driving...
VEHICLE HEIGHT LIMITER TO BE INSTALLED FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT HILO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PARKING LOT
VEHICLE HEIGHT LIMITER TO BE INSTALLED FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT HILO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PARKING LOT Any vehicles taller than 9’-6”...
Family sues airline after daughter dies on flight from Hawaii By Kaley Johnson Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Brittany Oswell was 25 years old and returning from her honeymoon in Honolulu in 2016. She and her new husband,...
Bill to allow solar farms on prime agricultural land fails By Sophie Cocke
The state Senate on Wednesday killed a bill that would have allowed solar farms on prime agricultural land. The bill...
