Another delay for building permits
New software that is supposed to expedite the building permit process ran into some glitches, and won’t be ready until...
Month: April 2019
(Video)After 10 months, Kapoho residents can drive into their isolated neighborhood surrounded by lava By Mindy Pennybacker(Video)
KAPOHO >> Across the pitch-black volcanic landscape, studded with skeletal trees, stretches a hardened lava river approximately 150 yards wide....
DIVISION OF CONSERVATION & RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT CONFISCATES ILLEGAL LAY NETS
DIVISION OF CONSERVATION & RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT CONFISCATES ILLEGAL LAY NETS (Honolulu) – Nearly one thousand feet of suspected illegal lay...
Keeping dolls dressed Local style
Keeping dolls dressed Local style Maui Toy Works sales associate Perlina Cacal shows off some of the dolls that have...
Canadian Man Has Heart Attack While Jogging In Florida. He’s Saved By A Stranger – From His Hometown
Canadian Man Has Heart Attack While Jogging In Florida. He's Saved By A Stranger - From His Hometown A Canadian...
Hawaii jobless rate climbs to 2.8% By Dave Segal
Hawaii’s unemployment rate, reflecting slowing growth in the state economy, resumed its upward trend in March and climbed to a...
(Oahu)Battle lines take shape as 2 vacation rental bills advance By Gordon Y.K. Pang
When it comes to the thorny issue of vacation rental homes on Oahu, it seems the clearer the issue gets,...
Kona Earth and Ocean Day set for Saturday
KAILUA-KONA — The world is waking up. That’s one of the slogans for Kona Earth and Ocean Day scheduled for...
Oliveira named president of tsunami museum board
Former Hawaii County Civil Defense head Darryl Oliveira has been named president of the Pacific Tsunami Museum’s board of directors....
What caused—or did not cause—the 2018 Kīlauea eruption?
What caused—or did not cause—the 2018 Kīlauea eruption? Earthquakes (red dots) track the progression of the magmatic intrusion from Kīlauea...
Bedridden Hilo man indicted in shooting
A Hilo grand jury indicted a 41-year-old Hilo man accused of shooting his estranged wife at close range in their...
County cleans out more homeless camps
KAILUA-KONA — Hawaii County Highways Divisions crews, Hawaii Island police officers and Hope Services Hawaii employees worked to clear more...
DOH: Latest dairy discharge was 3.5 million gallons
Another 3.5 million gallons of stormwater mixed with wastewater were discharged from Big Island Dairy between Monday and Wednesday, confirmed...
Council members criticize Civil Defense for lack of communication during disasters
Civil Defense Administrator Talmadge Magno found himself in the hot seat Thursday as County Council members grilled him about communication...
HAWAII ISLAND LANE CLOSURESFOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 20 – APRIL 26
HAWAII ISLAND LANE CLOSURES FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 20 – APRIL 26 --- MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY (ROUTE 11/190) --- 1)...
(photos) `UA`U NIGHTS: LISTENING TO SEABIRDS AND NAVIGATORS, HELPING ONE ANOTHER TRAVEL THE OCEANS (photos)
UAU NIGHTS: LISTENING TO SEABIRDS AND NAVIGATORS, HELPING ONE ANOTHER TRAVEL THE OCEANS (Makawao, Maui) - Seabirds have helped traditional...
Big Island leads the state in population gains
Hawaii County population growth, based on estimates provided by the U.S. Census Bureau Hawaii state population growth, based on estimates...
4-18-19 Puna man arrested for numerous offenses
On Monday (April 15), Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested a 28-year old Kalapana Black Sands man for an array of offenses....
Gov. David Ige urges Hawaii Legislature to resurrect water rights bill opposed by environmentalists By Sophie Cocke
Gov. David Ige is prodding state lawmakers to resurrect a controversial bill that would give public water users, including Alexander...
Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakane brings ‘Unusual Places’ to Hawaii By John Berger
Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakane doesn’t see hula as something that should be performed only in traditional settings. In the 33...
