Year: 2021

These Makaha Residents Are Hoping To Move A Major Highway…Moving Farrington Highway mauka of Makaha Beach Park has been part of a master plan since 1998. Now residents worry a bridge repair project means it will never be moved.

March 26, 2021 0

Protesters have been gathering along a narrow strip of pavement between Farrington Highway and Makaha Beach Park for over a week demanding...

Former JROTC instructor at Waimea High School arrested for sexual exploitation of student

March 26, 2021 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/03/25/breaking-news/former-jrotc-instructor-at-waimea-high-school-arrested-for-sexual-exploitation-of-student/

Safe Travels Hawaii, the state’s COVID-19 testing entry program, hits 2 million travelers in March

March 26, 2021 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/03/26/hawaii-news/spring-acceleration-helps-safe-travels-hit-2m-travelers/

Opponents demonstrate against putting solar farm on Hawaiian Home Lands site

March 26, 2021 0

Opponents of a planned solar energy farm on land in Nanakuli Valley owned by the state Department of Hawaiian Home...

2020 firearm applications in Hawaii reached record high

March 26, 2021 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/03/26/hawaii-news/2020-firearm-applications-in-hawaii-reached-record-high/

State unemployment rate declines to 9.2%

March 26, 2021 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/03/26/hawaii-news/state-unemployment-rate-declines-to-9-2/

$2.5M program helps 105 small farms in Maui County

March 26, 2021 0

The Maui News A $2.5 million grant program has helped 105 small farms across Maui County purchase much-needed supplies and...

Bruddah Iz receives national recognition

March 26, 2021 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/03/26/entertainment/bruddah-iz-receives-national-recognition/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

House passes budget bill avoiding deep program cuts

March 26, 2021 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/03/25/hawaii-news/house-passes-budget-bill-avoiding-deep-program-cuts/

Volcano Watch — Aerial photographs and volcanic ash: Looking back to move forward

March 26, 2021 0

Volcano Watch — Aerial photographs and volcanic ash: Looking back to move forward A new project at the USGS Hawaiian...

Guy Paul, former police chief, dies at 85

March 26, 2021 0

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/26/hawaii-news/guy-paul-former-police-chief-dies-at-85/

Merrie Monarch competition will take place in June with no live audience

March 26, 2021 0

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/26/hawaii-news/merrie-monarch-competition-will-take-place-in-june-with-no-live-audience/

Char says state will get vaccine to everybody who wants it as DOH aims to meet May 1 directive

March 26, 2021 0

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/26/hawaii-news/char-says-state-will-get-vaccine-to-everybody-who-wants-it-as-doh-aims-to-meet-may-1-directive/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Visitor numbers continue to increase

March 26, 2021 0

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/26/hawaii-news/visitor-numbers-continue-to-increase/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

60 and older beginning Monday, March 29

March 26, 2021 0

Hawai‘i Department of Health announced the state will extend COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to people age 60 and older beginning Monday,...

Hawaii per-capita state tax burden highest in nation, research shows A Grassroot Institute of Hawaii analysis finds Hawaii residents paid more than double the national average in state taxes during 2020

March 26, 2021 0

Hawaii per-capita state tax revenues highest in nation, research shows Hawaii state tax revenues per capita exceed the national...

Community: 3-25-21 Police Identify Man Who Died in Custody After Crime Spree (Update)

March 25, 2021 0

Community: 3-25-21 Police Identify Man Who Died in Custody After Crime Spree (Update) Police have identified a man who died in...

Tourism

Hawaii Visitor Statistics Released for February 2021

March 25, 2021 0

Hawaii Visitor Statistics Released for February 2021 HONOLULU – Hawaii’s visitor industry continues to be impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic....

The American Bald Eagle Population Has Quadrupled Since 2009

March 25, 2021 0

The American Bald Eagle Population Has Quadrupled Since 2009 American bald eagles are now thriving according to a new report...

Oahu Customers May See Their Electric Bills Rise Next Year As Power Plant Converts…But Hawaiian Electric says its Kapolei Energy Storage project will save customers money over the life of the project.

March 25, 2021 0

Oahu ratepayers may face a significant increase in electricity costs in late 2022, as the island’s power company turns to...

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Year: 2021

These Makaha Residents Are Hoping To Move A Major Highway…Moving Farrington Highway mauka of Makaha Beach Park has been part of a master plan since 1998. Now residents worry a bridge repair project means it will never be moved.

Former JROTC instructor at Waimea High School arrested for sexual exploitation of student

Safe Travels Hawaii, the state’s COVID-19 testing entry program, hits 2 million travelers in March

Opponents demonstrate against putting solar farm on Hawaiian Home Lands site

2020 firearm applications in Hawaii reached record high

State unemployment rate declines to 9.2%

$2.5M program helps 105 small farms in Maui County

Bruddah Iz receives national recognition

House passes budget bill avoiding deep program cuts

Volcano Watch — Aerial photographs and volcanic ash: Looking back to move forward

Guy Paul, former police chief, dies at 85

Merrie Monarch competition will take place in June with no live audience

Char says state will get vaccine to everybody who wants it as DOH aims to meet May 1 directive

Visitor numbers continue to increase

60 and older beginning Monday, March 29

Hawaii per-capita state tax burden highest in nation, research shows A Grassroot Institute of Hawaii analysis finds Hawaii residents paid more than double the national average in state taxes during 2020

Community: 3-25-21 Police Identify Man Who Died in Custody After Crime Spree (Update)

Hawaii Visitor Statistics Released for February 2021

The American Bald Eagle Population Has Quadrupled Since 2009

Oahu Customers May See Their Electric Bills Rise Next Year As Power Plant Converts…But Hawaiian Electric says its Kapolei Energy Storage project will save customers money over the life of the project.

MORE TREES COMING TO HAWAIʻI SCHOOL CAMPUSES

BIG ISLAND CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL NAMES CULINARY, FARM WINNERS Students Awarded $5K in Scholarships

Vector Control at Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area on May 5

WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE:AFFECTED AREA:ALL SERVICES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MĀMALAHOA HIGHWAY (HWY 19) BETWEEN MUD LANE AND THE FORMER CAMP HONOKAIA, INCLUDING MUD LANE, MALIE PLACE AND PALI ROAD; HONOKA‘A, HĀMĀKUA

Restaurant Owner Opens On Easter To Grant Dying Man’s Final Wish

Makana Eyre: Hawaiʻi Has Felt The Sting Of Mosquitoes For 200 Years They transformed Hawaii’s ecology, helping to spread disease that sickened native birds. Now they carry viruses deadly to humans.

Hawaiʻi Helicopter Safety: Kauaʻi’s Waimea Canyon To Get Cameras Weather was the main cause of aviation accidents in Hawaiʻi over the past 20 years. The FAA hopes a network of remote cameras can make the skies safer.

Budget Committee Makes A Deal To Save State Tax Cuts Lawmakers urgently needed to reach an agreement on the tax issue before they could move on to the state budget.

‘Vendetta’: Gov. Blasts Auditor Report On Key Homeless Program In his first public response to the critical report, Gov. Josh Green said the homeless program has been an extraordinary success and that the state auditor had taken an “unconscionable approach” in evaluating the effort.

‘Devil Weed’ Threatening Hawaiʻi Is Hitching A Ride In Turtles Honu love to eat the aggressive seaweed smothering reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. That’s raising hopes, but also concerns closer to home.

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