State backs affordable-housing towers By Andrew Gomes
COURTESY HALAWA VIEW HOUSING PARTNERS LP A rendering shows a 24-story tower next to a 22-story tower in a $130...
Year: 2019
Institute for Astronomy to continue managing telescope
The University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy was awarded a contract by NASA to continue to manage its telescope on...
Supreme Court to weigh in on police shooting accomplice case
KAILUA-KONA — Prosecutors are seeking relief from the Hawaii Supreme Court in the case of four of the seven defendants...
Cracking down on AG theft: New law provides counties with an enforcement officer
Legislation recently signed by Gov. David Ige aims to address agricultural theft and vandalism on Hawaii Island and Maui. Senate...
Preparing for the 2020 census: People will be able to fill out their forms online for the first time
For the first time, the nation’s population will be invited to fill out and return their census forms online. But...
Passengers violently ejected from seats on turbulent flight
HONOLULU (AP) — Dozens of people were violently slammed off the ceiling of a jetliner that encountered unexpected and intense...
Oprah Winfrey receives ‘big mahalo’ from Governor Ige for aiding fire evacuations By Danielle Wallace | Fox News
Hawaii's governor thanked Oprah Winfrey on Twitter late Thursday for granting county officials access to a private road on her ranch property to assist...
Next generation 5G network may be taking off on Lanai Program’s goal is to develop and test a high altitude platform drone while providing advanced 5G service
A drone that is about the size of a football field and powered by both electric and solar will be...
Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating the discovery of a body found off of Bayfront Highway in Hilo this morning.
Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating the discovery of a body found off of Bayfront Highway in Hilo this morning. Today...
MAUI Brush Fire UPDATE
UPDATE: 10:20 p.m. North Kihei Road is now open in both lanes, but drivers should expect heavy traffic. All evacuees...
CALIFORNIA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY INFORMATION STATEMENT
CALIFORNIA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY INFORMATION STATEMENT U.S. Geological Survey Thursday, July 11, 2019, 4:36 PM PDT (Thursday, July 11, 2019, 23:36...
OAHU PARACHUTE CENTER AND HAWAII PARACHUTE CENTER
HONOLULU – Following the release of the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) preliminary report about the June 21, 2019, skydiving...
Man Drives 1,200 Miles To Rescue Family Stranded In Australian Outback
Man Drives 1,200 Miles To Rescue Family Stranded In Australian Outback A good Samaritan embarked on a 1,200 mile roundtrip...
‘World’s biggest volcano’ loses its title after scientists discover it didn’t form from a single eruption
The world's largest volcano has been stripped of its title after scientists discovered it was formed by seafloor spreading instead...
Is Hawaii’s Racial Harmony a Myth?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/opinion/hawaii-race-ethnicity.html READ ARTICLE Moises Velasquez-Manoff responds to people from the state who commented on the contradictory nature of race relations...
More than 70,000 dangerously defective airbags remain un-repaired in Hawaii
HONOLULU (KHON2) – More than 70,000 Hawaii residents are driving recalled vehicles with dangerously defective airbags that could blast sharp metal...
Company in fatal Mokuleia plan crash didn’t have permit for skydiving By Allison Schaefers
The company whose skydiving plane crashed June 21 at Dillingham Airfield killing all 11 aboard, had a permit to conduct...
Kohala Obituary 6/22/2019
Clemente Cubangbang Juan, 80, of Hawi died June 22 at home. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, he was a...
38th annual Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Cultural Festival slated this weekend
Join Hawaii Volcanoes National Park from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. this Saturday, July 13, for the 38th annual Cultural Festival at...
Hilo landfill to stop accepting construction waste
Effective Aug. 1, the county will no longer accept construction and demolition debris or grading and grubbing materials at the...
