Month: January 2024

News

Denby Fawcett: OHA Backs Off On Its Push To Develop Kakaako Makai, At Least For Now The Office of Hawaiian Affairs says it lacks the support in the Legislature to lift a ban on development and appears to be repositioning itself.

January 16, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/01/denby-fawcett-oha-backs-off-on-its-push-to-develop-kakaako-makai-at-least-for-now/

Be Hurting Sales. Supporters Say That’s A Good Thing 0 Firearms instructors must get re-certified under a new law that requires gun applicants to get training on mental health, suicide prevention and domestic violence.

January 16, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/01/new-gun-safety-training-rules-may-be-hurting-sales-supporters-say-thats-a-good-thing/

It Started With A Messy Front Porch. Now This Elderly Woman’s Condo Association May Take Her Home 0 Bills designed to protect Hawaii condo owners face a potential new life in the 2024 legislative session after stalling in 2023

January 16, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/01/it-started-with-a-messy-front-porch-now-this-elderly-womans-condo-association-may-take-her-home/

Hawaii is 2024’s Worst State to Drive in

January 16, 2024 0

Best & Worst States to Drive in (2024) Everyone hates being stuck in traffic. It makes you late, and causes...

Drunken driver gets 10 years in crash that killed, injured friends

January 16, 2024 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/01/16/hawaii-news/drunken-driver-gets-10-years-in-crash-that-killed-injured-friends/

Hilo man faces attempted police assault, firearms and theft charges

January 16, 2024 0

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/01/16/hawaii-news/hilo-man-faces-attempted-police-assault-firearms-and-theft-charges/

BIIF soccer: Hilo remains unbeaten, HPA splits with Kea‘au

January 16, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/01/16/sports/biif-soccer-hilo-remains-unbeaten-hpa-splits-with-keaau/

Owner of West Hawaii Today is restructuring, selling company

January 16, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/01/16/hawaii-news/owner-of-west-hawaii-today-is-restructuring-selling-company/

New trial to start for two accused of brutally beating Kona security guard

January 16, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/01/16/hawaii-news/new-trial-to-start-for-two-accused-of-brutally-beating-kona-security-guard/

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RUNWAY AT KOA WILL REOPEN TUESDAY, JAN. 16

January 16, 2024 0

RUNWAY AT KOA WILL REOPEN TUESDAY, JAN. 16 KONA – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is updating on the...

Alert: Missing Child: Jsteyn Villanueva-Santos, M-13, Hawn, 5’6″, 200 lbs, Last seen: Ainaola Drive in Hilo on 01-15-24 at 9:30 am.

January 16, 2024 0

Alert: Missing Child: Jsteyn Villanueva-Santos, M-13, Hawn, 5'6", 200 lbs, Last seen: Ainaola Drive in Hilo on 01-15-24 at 9:30...

RUNWAY AT KOA CLOSED; EXPECTED TO REOPEN TUESDAY, JAN. 16

January 15, 2024 0

RUNWAY AT KOA CLOSED; EXPECTED TO REOPEN TUESDAY, JAN. 16 ### KONA – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is...

Advisory for KOA KOA travel advisory – update 1/15/24, 5:40 p.m.

January 15, 2024 0

Advisory for KOA KOA travel advisory – update 1/15/24, 5:40 p.m. The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) shut down operations...

1-15-24 Police Seeking Missing Kona Man Caige Wheeler

January 15, 2024 0

Community: 1-15-24 Police Seeking Missing Kona Man Caige Wheeler Hawai‘i Police Department is seeking the community’s assistance locating 23-year-old Caige...

KONA AIRPORT CLOSED

January 15, 2024 0

Advisory for KOA KOA travel advisory 1/15/24: the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole is closed until further...

How Costco Employees Came Together To Rescue A Colleague

January 15, 2024 0

How Costco Employees Came Together To Rescue A Colleague The dedicated employees at a Costco store near Cleveland, Ohio, are...

After the Fire, Lahaina’s Whales Are Left in the Lurch 0 The August 2023 blaze torched the town’s harbor, disrupting a spotting network crucial to saving entangled whales.

January 15, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/01/after-the-fire-lahainas-whales-are-left-in-the-lurch/

Maui Has An Axis Deer Problem. So The State Has Put A Price On Their Tails 0 Landowners will get paid for killing the deer as part of a new animal control program run by the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

January 15, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/01/maui-has-an-axis-deer-problem-so-the-state-has-put-a-price-on-their-tails/

Hawaii’s State Mental Hospital Has Long History of ‘Horrifying’ Problems 0 Doctors and mental health advocates have been calling for changes in how Hawaii cares for the mentally ill for generations.

January 15, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/01/hawaiis-state-mental-hospital-has-long-history-of-horrifying-problems/

Maui Recovery And Affordable Housing Top Hawaii Legislature’s Long List Of Priorities

January 15, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/01/maui-recovery-and-affordable-housing-top-hawaii-legislatures-long-list-of-priorities/

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Month: January 2024

Denby Fawcett: OHA Backs Off On Its Push To Develop Kakaako Makai, At Least For Now The Office of Hawaiian Affairs says it lacks the support in the Legislature to lift a ban on development and appears to be repositioning itself.

Be Hurting Sales. Supporters Say That’s A Good Thing 0 Firearms instructors must get re-certified under a new law that requires gun applicants to get training on mental health, suicide prevention and domestic violence.

It Started With A Messy Front Porch. Now This Elderly Woman’s Condo Association May Take Her Home 0 Bills designed to protect Hawaii condo owners face a potential new life in the 2024 legislative session after stalling in 2023

Hawaii is 2024’s Worst State to Drive in

Drunken driver gets 10 years in crash that killed, injured friends

Hilo man faces attempted police assault, firearms and theft charges

BIIF soccer: Hilo remains unbeaten, HPA splits with Kea‘au

Owner of West Hawaii Today is restructuring, selling company

New trial to start for two accused of brutally beating Kona security guard

RUNWAY AT KOA WILL REOPEN TUESDAY, JAN. 16

Alert: Missing Child: Jsteyn Villanueva-Santos, M-13, Hawn, 5’6″, 200 lbs, Last seen: Ainaola Drive in Hilo on 01-15-24 at 9:30 am.

RUNWAY AT KOA CLOSED; EXPECTED TO REOPEN TUESDAY, JAN. 16

Advisory for KOA KOA travel advisory – update 1/15/24, 5:40 p.m.

1-15-24 Police Seeking Missing Kona Man Caige Wheeler

KONA AIRPORT CLOSED

How Costco Employees Came Together To Rescue A Colleague

After the Fire, Lahaina’s Whales Are Left in the Lurch 0 The August 2023 blaze torched the town’s harbor, disrupting a spotting network crucial to saving entangled whales.

Maui Has An Axis Deer Problem. So The State Has Put A Price On Their Tails 0 Landowners will get paid for killing the deer as part of a new animal control program run by the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Hawaii’s State Mental Hospital Has Long History of ‘Horrifying’ Problems 0 Doctors and mental health advocates have been calling for changes in how Hawaii cares for the mentally ill for generations.

Maui Recovery And Affordable Housing Top Hawaii Legislature’s Long List Of Priorities

NEW PLANT DISCOVERIES CELEBRATED DURING NATIVE PLANT MONTH Five New Species Announced by DLNR Rare Plant Program

Endangered Runaway

11-Year-Old Surprised By Classmates As They Pack Courtroom For His Adoption Day

West Kaua‘i Residents Want This Remote Beach Park Reopened Polihale State Park’s dirt road needs to be cleared of debris and resurfaced.

Lawsuit: Maui Mayor’s Former Chief Of Staff Claims Whistleblower Retaliation Leo Caires says he was wrongfully terminated after reporting county fraud.

‘Godzilla’ El Niño And Recent Floods Bring Risky Fire Forecasts To Hawaiʻi This year’s heavy rain has turbocharged the growth of vegetation statewide. When the inevitable dry months come, it will become extra fuel for wildfires.

Hawaiʻi Drivers Say Uber AI is Shortchanging Them Fed up with declining pay, drivers try and organize politically, seek lawmakers’ help.

Homeless Man Rescues Missing 6-Year-Old Child In Miami

Replanting Limu: A Civic Ritual To Save The Species — And Ourselves The nonprofit hui is entirely funded by a mix of state conservation grants and support from foundations.

HIDOE opens 47-unit housing project on Maui to support Lahaina educators

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