APPLY NOW FOR WILDLAND FIRE MITIGATION AND LANDSCAPE SCALE RESTORATION FUNDING
(Honolulu) – The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) is issuing a Request for Interest (RFI) seeking partners and...
Month: July 2019
TMT opponents file new lawsuit
Opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to halt the project on the grounds that the...
Annual cap on tax credits for film, digital media industry to increase after Gov. Ige backs off on veto By Sophie Cocke
Gov. David Ige allowed two bills that he initially intended to veto to become law today without his signature. One...
Bill letting patients transport pot to other isles is vetoed By Kristen Consillio
Earlier this year Aja Alverio was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport for trying...
Test of stratospheric flying wing planned for Lanai By William Cole
A new venture on Lanai will test high-altitude, solar-powered drones meant to deliver expanded cellphone coverage from the skies. A...
Animal Balance sterilizes more than 1,000 cats By Jessica Else The Garden Island
LIHUE — Animal Balance’s Spay Pod has done more than 1,000 cat sterilization surgeries in less than a year. And...
Feds: 2 skydivers joined doomed flight at last minute
HONOLULU (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board says two skydivers made a last-minute decision to board the Hawaii plane...
Governor Ige vetoes vacation rental tax collection bill…AP NEWS
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Tuesday said he would veto a bill that would require websites like...
Police: Woman, 90, dies after assault during home burglary
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — A 90-year-old Hawaii woman has died following an assault during a burglary, police said. Police said...
DUI Stats Week July 9
During the week of July 1, 2019, through July 7, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested twenty-one (21) motorists for driving...
Hawaii decriminalized marijuana today
Hawaii decriminalized marijuana on Tuesday, becoming the 26th state in the nation to legalize or decriminalize the drug. Hawaii's Democrat-controlled...
Two UH astronomers part of international team that agrees on a natural origin for ʻOumuamua
A team of international asteroid and comet experts now agree that ʻOumuamua, the first recorded interstellar visitor, has natural origins, despite...
Grateful Mom Donates 120 Dresses To High School For Senior Ball
Grateful Mom Donates 120 Dresses To High School For Senior Ball A grateful mother in New Zealand has donated 120...
Makani Kai Air to offer Kahului-Kona flights
Makani Kai Air will begin flying between Kahului and Kailua-Kona on Aug. 1. The airline said Monday it will offer...
Ige funds study of state’s high liver cancer rate By Kristen Consillio
After six months of chemotherapy and ongoing radiation treatments, Michael Higgins is hoping for clues as to why he and...
State to explain water study results
LIHUE — The Department of Health is making a trip to Kauai to explain their recent findings regarding the water...
2019 Merrie Monarch Miss Aloha Hula awarded Hawaiian Heirloom bracelet
2019 Merrie Monarch Miss Aloha Hula Taizha Keakealani Hughes-Kaluhiokalani admires her new Hawaiian Heirloom bracelet. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 2019...
Plea deal in child starvation case?
The father of a 9-year-old Hilo girl police say was starved to death more than three years ago appears to...
Firm helps boost applications to UH-Hilo
The University of Hawaii at Hilo has seen an increase in the number of student applicants — and acceptances —...
Residents push to preserve 70-acre parcel but landowner still plans to develop off Lako St.
KAILUA-KONA — In response to a proposal that would have the county buy nearly 70 acres of land between Lako...
