Hawaii hit hardest in modern-day plant extinctions
A decades-long study has revealed that Hawaii leads the world in modern extinctions of plant species. In a study published...
Year: 2019
GPS, special maps and the wild: Tech helps searchers zero in By AUDREY McAVOY
HONOLULU (AP) — Yesenia D’Alessandro loaded a GPS tracking app on her cellphone and trudged into a remote Hawaii forest,...
Hawaii skydiving plane accident investigation shifts focus to ‘quality’ of repairs made following 2016 crash
A National Transportation Safety Board team tasked with investigating the skydiving charter plane that crashed in Hawaii Friday -- killing 11 people in the deadliest U.S. civil...
A chance to save a life
Three years in, organizers behind the Elvis Sheppard Blood Drive, which is already the largest blood drive in Hawaii County,...
Blue Dragon restaurant flies again By LIZ NAKAYAMA Special to West Hawaii Today
KAWAIHAE — It’s back. The award-winning Blue Dragon restaurant — famous for being the only open-air, live-music venue in North...
Convicted teen waits for minimum term decision By CHELSEA JENSEN West Hawaii Today
KAILUA-KONA — One of two teens sentenced to up to two decades in prison for raping a woman at Kona...
Food safety inspections find fewer violations thanks to ‘social pressure’
Since 2017, six Big Island food establishments have received red food safety placards from the state Department of Health, issued...
Hawaii: Today in History 6/24
6-24-1946 Ellison S Onizuka, Hawaii, Mjr USAF/ast (STS 51C, 51L-Challenger disaster) Born June 24, 1946, in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii. His...
County works to cut its pesticide use Departments reduce use in public spaces; councilor plans to propose a wider ban
WAILUKU — Dewayne “Lee” Johnson was spraying Ranger Pro on a California hillside when the hose detached from the 50-gallon sprayer and...
Altar built on Mauna Kea after state dismantles structures By Associated Press
HILO — A new altar has been built near the summit of Mauna Kea, less than a day after state...
‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ star Beth Chapman in medically-induced coma:
Beth Chapman — the wife of "Dog the Bounty Hunter" — was reportedly placed in a medically-induced coma over the weekend in Hawaii. "Please say your prayers...
List of Big Island’s Korean War Dead
The following are the names, rank, branch, unit, hometown and date of Big Island military killed in action during the...
County to host public meeting to discuss Hilo landfill closure
HILO — The county Department of Environmental Management’s Solid Waste Division will host a public informational meeting next week to...
Family says Hawaii crash victim was adventurer, full of life By AUDREY McAVOY and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press
Casey Williamson’s love of adventure led him to winter snowboarding in Vail, Colorado, and summer skydiving in Moab, Utah. A...
Charter proposals head to County Council
Land preservation advocate Debbie Hecht left the county Charter Commission meeting Friday vowing to launch a “just say no” campaign...
Korean War Memorial dedicated at Wailoa State Recreation Area
A memorial was dedicated Saturday to 52 Hawaii Island military members killed in action in the Korean War and five...
Man indicted for Kalaoa stabbing
KAILUA-KONA — A Kailua-Kona man has been indicted on felony assault charges stemming from a reported stabbing June 6 in...
Hawaii: Today in History 6/23
6-23-1991 Bill Buysman, Dutch guitarist/singer (Kilima Hawaiians), dies The Kilima Hawaiians were a well known and popular Dutch Hawaiian music...
9:30am UPDATED: Mokuleia crash death toll now at 11; Same plane spun toward ground in 2016 over California By Dan Nakaso
The death toll from Friday night’s fiery crash of a twin-engine Beechcraft BE65 on Oahu’s North Shore has risen to...
Police operation in Kailua Village nets 7 arrests
KAILUA-KONA — Seven people were arrested in the Kailua Village area following a sweep by police triggered by complaints from...
