(AP) Hawaii Briefs
Council OKs legal fees for embattled Honolulu prosecutor HONOLULU — The Honolulu City Council approved hiring a law firm to...
Year: 2019
Spike in flu has Queen’s Medical Center taking precautions to protect patients
The Queen’s Medical Center is prohibiting all visitors, staff and doctors with 100.5-degree fevers and flu-like symptoms from entering patient...
32-year-old Hilo man is in custody
A 32-year-old Hilo man is in custody following a motor vehicle chase yesterday, (March 7). Hawaiʻi Police were looking for...
Kepler Space Telescope’s first exoplanet candidate confirmed, 10 years after launch
Kepler Space Telescope's first exoplanet candidate confirmed, 10 years after launch University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Contact: Ashley Chontos, 347-443-2505...
How is lava flow thickness measured and why does it matter?
How is lava flow thickness measured and why does it matter? This preliminary thickness map of Kīlauea Volcano's 2018 lower East Rift...
Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce to host mayor, county officials
Hawaii County brass is coming to West Hawaii for an annual session of shop talk with the local business community....
Kona pool down 6 to 7 months
After almost being shut down for a full week, Hawaii County officials expect Kona Community Aquatics Center to remain closed...
Conjoined Twin Sisters Successfully Separated And Can’t Stop Snuggling
Conjoined Twin Sisters Successfully Separated And Can't Stop Snuggling The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne clinicians have successfully separated conjoined twins...
Scholarship Opportunities
HAWAII ISLAND AJA VETERANS LEGACY ASSOCIATION The Hawaii Island AJA Veterans Legacy Association offers up to two $1,000 scholarships to...
DOH approves Waimea medical pot retail center
The state Department of Health has issued a formal notice to proceed to Lau Ola LLC, doing business as Big...
Salary Commission approves new rules to slow down raise-setting process
Slow and steady is the name of the game for the county Salary Commission, which on Thursday revised its rules...
How Cold Has it Really Been Here of Late?
One of the top subjects lately, both in casual conversation and on social media, is the recent chilly weather. Temperatures...
Young humpback whale freed from fishing gear off Maui
A number of private boats helped a team of federal responders free a young humpback whale from heavy gauge fishing...
Convicted killer transferred to Hawaii prison
A South Kona man convicted of killing his sister-in-law more than a decade ago has been transferred back to Hawaii...
Proposal for water-bottling plant killed
A proposal for a new water-bottling plant near Wailoa State Recreation Area was resurrected briefly before being definitively killed again...
bill passes to decriminalize pot
The state House of Representatives passed a bill today that would decriminalize the adult use of marijuana, which is currently...
Police have charged a 52-year-old Hilo man
Police have charged a 52-year-old Hilo man for various drug offenses stemming from a search warrant executed on Tuesday, (March...
Tulsi Gabbard Says She Has The Best Weed (Bill) In Congress
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is running for president (it's hard to keep track of them all), and like almost every Democrat...
ANA makes superjumbo-size bet it can fill axed Airbus A380s with Japanese tourists to Hawaii
ANA will challenge rival JAL on flights to Hawaii with the A380 superjumbo. | AIRBUS ANA makes superjumbo-size bet it...
