3-28-23 Aloha Exchange Club Honor 2022 Police Officer and Firefighter of the Year
The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Puna Patrol Officer Michael Sailer as 2022 Officer of the Year and...
Year: 2023
Woman’s Lost Wedding Dress Found By Stranger After ‘Long Shot’ Search
Woman's Lost Wedding Dress Found By Stranger After 'Long Shot' Search After making a long-shot plea on social media this...
Tiny Homes Proposed For DHHL Lands In West Oahu 0 However, the chairs of the Senate and House Hawaiian affairs committees are proposing two different approaches to providing housing options to certain DHHL beneficiaries.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/03/tiny-homes-proposed-for-dhhl-lands-in-west-oahu/
Push To Lower The Legal Alcohol Limit For Hawaii Drivers Runs Out Of Gas Again 0 Advocates argue a lower BAC level is an effective deterrent and makes roads safer overall.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/03/push-to-lower-the-legal-alcohol-limit-for-hawaii-drivers-runs-out-of-gas-again/
Study: 40% of Hawaii Roads Substandard
America’s deteriorating roads and bridges are costing drivers money. Our team of analysts found that poor roads and bridges cost...
U.S. Mint released Edith Kanakaʻole quarter
The U.S. Mint has released its new quarter honoring Hawaiian composer, chanter, kumu hula and community leader Edith Kanakaʻole. What...
Mokulele adding planes to aid scheduling for Lanai and Molokai
Southern Airways, the parent company of Mokulele Airlines, announced Monday that it will deploy $10 million in additional aircraft to...
Coast Guard to send additional cutter to Hawaii
The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing to beef up its presence in the Pacific with an 11th vessel for the...
Expansion plan at Grand Wailea hits permitting complication
A Maui Planning Commission hearing officer has recommended denying the Grand Wailea, a Waldorf Astoria Resort’s applications for a planned...
Conceptual plans for Holualoa Elementary unveiled
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/03/27/hawaii-news/conceptual-plans-for-holualoa-elementary-unveiled/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Committee backs developer proposal for former Country Club Condominium Hotel
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/03/28/hawaii-news/committee-backs-developer-proposal-for-former-country-club-condominium-hotel/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Community receives $10 million for new Papa‘aloa gym
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/03/28/hawaii-news/community-receives-10-million-for-new-papaaloa-gym/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
HELE-ON LAUNCHES REFRESHED, USER-FRIENDLY WEBSITE
HELE-ON LAUNCHES REFRESHED, USER-FRIENDLY WEBSITE Hele-On, the Hawaiʻi County Mass Transit Agency, has launched a refreshed, user-friendly website that offers...
Intel co-founder, philanthropist Gordon Moore dies at 94….Moore died Friday at his home in Hawaii, according to Intel and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/03/27/nation-world-news/intel-co-founder-philanthropist-gordon-moore-dies-at-94/
Parents Stopped Teen’s Wedding And 60 Years Later, She Finally Gets Married To The Same Man
Parents Stopped Teen's Wedding And 60 Years Later, She Finally Gets Married To The Same Man Six decades after their...
Maui Solar Project Stokes Concerns About Climate-Fueled Fire And Flooding Risks 0 The Paeahu solar farm, located in a dryland forest, would operate a short distance from a residential subdivision.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/03/maui-solar-project-stokes-concerns-about-climate-fueled-fire-and-flooding-risks/
Judge: ‘Seeing Is Believing’ When It Comes To ‘Atrocious’ Conditions At The Hilo Jail 0 Big Island Chief Judge Judge Robert Kim, who toured the packed facility in January, has been refusing to send some defendants to the jail, letting them await trial at home.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/03/judge-seeing-is-believing-when-it-comes-to-atrocious-conditions-at-the-hilo-jail/
Proposed Honolulu High Rise Is Pitting Residents And Neighborhood Boards Against City Officials 0 The Kobayashi Group is moving ahead with a 43-story residential high rise that will take the place of 124 rental units on Kapiolani Boulevard..
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/03/proposed-honolulu-high-rise-is-pitting-residents-and-neighborhood-boards-against-city-officials/
Hawaii County should be wary of short-term rental ban, Kent says
Hawaii County already has some of the most restrictive housing regulations in the U.S., and now it is looking at...
Medicaid changes will better serve residents with disabilities, the elderly
HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Health announced in a news release its Developmental Disabilities Division has been working to meet...
