Month: January 2023

The Big Island Is Confronting A Big Problem With Fentanyl….One person dies every 11 days on the island from a drug overdose. A growing majority of those deaths involve the powerful, synthetic opioid fentanyl.

January 3, 2023 0

Kym Gentry-Peck was at her job as a Big Island event planner on Oct. 25 when she received a heartbreaking...

Data Shows Hawaii Shippers Are Regularly Breaking Speed Limits In Sensitive Whale Zones 0 Matson and Pasha Hawaii are ignoring calls to slow down. But other major shippers have heeded requests to protect endangered whales.

January 3, 2023 0

In recent years, some of the world’s biggest maritime companies have made an effort to slow down in the crowded...

Small-scale Hawaii agriculture receives $2.7M boost

January 3, 2023 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/03/hawaii-news/small-scale-hawaii-agriculture-receives-2-7m-boost/

Education

UH to receive big funding boost from 2023 federal budget

January 3, 2023 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/03/hawaii-news/uh-to-receive-big-funding-boost-from-2023-federal-budget/

Oahu residents reeling from steep property value increases

January 3, 2023 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/03/hawaii-news/oahu-residents-reeling-from-steep-property-value-increases/

It’s a girl! Hawaii Island’s first baby of 2023 born in Waimea

January 3, 2023 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/01/03/hawaii-news/its-a-girl-hawaii-islands-first-baby-of-2023-born-in-waimea/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

News

‘It’s not just my loss’

January 3, 2023 0

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Council to consider excess, unspent gas taxes

January 3, 2023 0

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Burned Body Located on Banyan Drive in Hilo

January 2, 2023 0

Burned Body Located on Banyan Drive in Hilo Hawai’i Island police are investigating the discovery of a badly burned body...

Stranger Buys Kid A Grand Piano After Seeing Him On The Local News

January 2, 2023 0

Stranger Buys Kid A Grand Piano After Seeing Him On The Local News 11-year-old Jude Nyame Yie Kofie went viral...

Big Island Attempts To Curb Short-Term Rentals …Two County Council members say their proposed legislation is aimed at helping to ease Hawaii island’s housing crisis for residents.

January 2, 2023 0

A move is underway on the Big Island to bring more vacation rentals under county oversight and to limit the...

Endangered Bird Poised To Get Hundreds Of Thousands Of Protected Acres In Hawaii 1 Conservationists took the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to court last year to spur action that was overdue for the imperiled native honeycreeper.

January 2, 2023 0

Federal wildlife officials have proposed that more than 275,000 acres of forest across Hawaii be designated critical habitat for the...

Drug Overdoses Are On The Rise On Kauai. Meth Is Still The Main Reason 0 Although some antidotes like Narcan can help prevent opioid deaths, meth is still the leading cause of drug overdose overall in Hawaii.

January 2, 2023 0

On Kauai, drug overdose deaths have more than quadrupled in 10 years from fewer than five in 2012 to 18...

New Year’s revelry on Oahu marred by injuries, fires

January 2, 2023 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/02/hawaii-news/new-years-revelry-on-oahu-marred-by-injuries-fires/

New Year’s Day brings baby boom to Hawaii hospitals

January 2, 2023 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/02/hawaii-news/2022-ended-but-new-years-day-brought-several-new-babies/

Fight over Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor’s free parking stalls heats up

January 2, 2023 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/02/hawaii-news/fight-over-ala-wai-small-boat-harbors-free-parking-stalls-heats-up/

Smoother travels ahead: Resurfacing planned for Hina Lani Street; work starts Jan. 18

January 2, 2023 0

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Hold on to those balloons! Raft of new laws kick in Sunday

January 2, 2023 0

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News

FIRST DAY HIKE AT KAIWI STATE SCENIC SHORLINE ATTRACTS HUNDREDS One of Many Firsts for New DLNR Chair

January 1, 2023 0

FIRST DAY HIKE AT KAIWI STATE SCENIC SHORLINE ATTRACTS HUNDREDS One of Many Firsts for New DLNR Chair (Kaiwi State...

Waitress Who Had To Work On Christmas Day Receives $1,000 Tip From Customer

January 1, 2023 0

Waitress Who Had To Work On Christmas Day Receives $1,000 Tip From Customer A waitress in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, had...

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Month: January 2023

The Big Island Is Confronting A Big Problem With Fentanyl….One person dies every 11 days on the island from a drug overdose. A growing majority of those deaths involve the powerful, synthetic opioid fentanyl.

Data Shows Hawaii Shippers Are Regularly Breaking Speed Limits In Sensitive Whale Zones 0 Matson and Pasha Hawaii are ignoring calls to slow down. But other major shippers have heeded requests to protect endangered whales.

Small-scale Hawaii agriculture receives $2.7M boost

UH to receive big funding boost from 2023 federal budget

Oahu residents reeling from steep property value increases

It’s a girl! Hawaii Island’s first baby of 2023 born in Waimea

‘It’s not just my loss’

Council to consider excess, unspent gas taxes

Burned Body Located on Banyan Drive in Hilo

Stranger Buys Kid A Grand Piano After Seeing Him On The Local News

Big Island Attempts To Curb Short-Term Rentals …Two County Council members say their proposed legislation is aimed at helping to ease Hawaii island’s housing crisis for residents.

Endangered Bird Poised To Get Hundreds Of Thousands Of Protected Acres In Hawaii 1 Conservationists took the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to court last year to spur action that was overdue for the imperiled native honeycreeper.

Drug Overdoses Are On The Rise On Kauai. Meth Is Still The Main Reason 0 Although some antidotes like Narcan can help prevent opioid deaths, meth is still the leading cause of drug overdose overall in Hawaii.

New Year’s revelry on Oahu marred by injuries, fires

New Year’s Day brings baby boom to Hawaii hospitals

Fight over Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor’s free parking stalls heats up

Smoother travels ahead: Resurfacing planned for Hina Lani Street; work starts Jan. 18

Hold on to those balloons! Raft of new laws kick in Sunday

FIRST DAY HIKE AT KAIWI STATE SCENIC SHORLINE ATTRACTS HUNDREDS One of Many Firsts for New DLNR Chair

Waitress Who Had To Work On Christmas Day Receives $1,000 Tip From Customer

Tiny Bear Cub Rescued From Highway Ditch By New Jersey Troopers

Political ‘Hot Potato’: Where Should Hawaiʻi Ban Aquarium Fishing? The House and Senate have to work out major differences if the bill is to pass in the next two weeks.

‘Not A Priority’: Frustrations Mount Over Missing Fire Evacuation Route Hawai‘i County Council is weighing the mayor’s budget request to build more housing before finishing an evacuation route in Waikōloa.

Charter Commission Panel Recommends Big Changes To HPD Oversight A commission subcommittee is pushing forward a major overhaul of the Honolulu Police Commission including how the chief is selected and misconduct investigated.

Honolulu’s Airport Has AI Theme Songs. The Internet Is Divided The AI-generated tunes celebrating the islands are played hourly over the airport sound system. Some travelers think they misrepresent local culture.

OHA Chair Leads Delegation to Washington, D.C. to Address Military-Leased Lands and Federal Funding for Native Hawaiian Programs

Kailua Village parking bill stalls again

Big Island Sports HOF welcomes UH’s Chang to Hilo

County plan to acquire Kumukahi advances

BIIF baseball: Playoffs begin across isle; Wildcats, Dragons, Warriors, Ka Makani collect Game 1 wins

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