Month: July 2019
Humpback songs recorded between Hawaii and Mexico further research By Timothy Hurley
Scientists from Hawaii have reported what’s believed to be the first humpback whale calls ever recorded in the middle of...
Hilo park to use herd of weed munchers By Leila Fujimori
Hawaii County’s Parks and Recreation director has given the green light to a herd of hungry goats to clear a...
5am Hurricane Barbara Update: No longer a cyclone
500 AM HST Sat Jul 06 2019 The combination of cold sea surface temperatures and strong westerly shear has taken...
Maunakea Observatories suprises Waipahu High senior with scholarship
On Wednesday, Waipahu High School senior Jean Claude (JC) Dumaslan became the second recipient of the $10,000 Hokuala Scholarship Award....
Hawaii Island Humane Society hires new CEO
The Hawaii Island Humane Society has hired a new CEO. Charles Brown starts in early August, according to a Friday...
Two Big Island detailers chosen to help restore historic Air Force One
Two vehicle detailers from the Big Island will be at Seattle’s Museum of Flight for a week starting Monday. Their...
June rainfall sets records at both ends of spectrum
June was a mixed bag, weather-wise, for the Big Island, with three gauges in windward North Hawaii posting their lowest...
3D mammography services coming to Hilo in August
Big Island women will have better access to superior cancer-detecting technology in August after Hawaii Radiologic Associates begins offering 3D...
NHCH nurses, Queen’s reach tentative agreement
KAILUA-KONA — A tentative agreement has been reached between the union representing dozens of nurses at North Hawaii Community Hospital...
Council committee to get Maunakea update
Puna Councilman Matt Kanealii-Kleinfelder wants to know what’s going on atop Maunakea. Specifically, he’s asking for an update at a...
Man fined, conviction expunged in gambling case
A 39-year-old former Honokaa man pleaded no contest Monday to a gambling charge related to a sweep of seven establishments...
Vandals overturn headstones at historic Honolulu cemetery
HONOLULU (AP) — Officials say vandals knocked down more than two dozen headstones at a historic church cemetery in downtown...
Hawaii: Today in History 7/6
7-6-1898 US Senate agrees to annex Hawaii America's annexation of Hawaii in 1898 extended U.S. territory into the Pacific and...
HAWAII ISLAND LANE CLOSURES FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 6 – JULY 12
HAWAII ISLAND LANE CLOSURES FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 6 – JULY 12 --- MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY (ROUTE 11/190) --- 1)...
7-05-19 Mountain View man charged with various drug and weapon offenses
etectives have charged a 63-year old Mountain View man for various drug and weapon offenses stemming from a traffic stop...
University of Hawaii linebacker Scheyenne Sanitoa dies at age 21 By Stephen Tsai
University of Hawaii linebacker Scheyenne Sanitoa died Thursday, school officials confirmed today. No cause of death was announced, but people...
Genki Sushi reopens today
KAILUA-KONA — Genki Sushi at Kona Commons reopens at 4 p.m. today, more than a month after state health officials...
Wailoa State Recreation Area expansion
Wailoa State Recreation Area in Hilo is unique among Hawaii state parks given it’s one of a few parks in...
Man Plants ‘Guerrilla Garden’ On Public Property Without Permission, Gets Amazing Response
Man Plants 'Guerrilla Garden' On Public Property Without Permission, Gets Amazing Response A man decided to plant a garden on...
