Volcano man helped guide the first Earth Day
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/04/27/hawaii-news/volcano-man-helped-guide-the-first-earth-day/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Month: April 2025
4-26-25 Police Continue Search for Pāhoa Woman Missing Since 2023
(Update #4) Hawai‘i Island police are again renewing their request for information regarding 30-year-old Shanice Ogata-Staudinger, of Pāhoa, who was...
4-26-25 Police Seeking Two Female Runaways
Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating two female runaways. Divine Benn, age 15, (Report #:...
Community: 4-26-25 (Update) Police Charge Puna Murder Suspect
Community: 4-26-25 (Update) Police Charge Puna Murder Suspect Hawai‘i Island police detectives have charged 42-year-old Patricia Ann McConnell, of Pāhoa, with murder...
Hawaiʻi Legislature Takes Historic Step Toward A Visitor ‘Green Fee’ If passed, the first-of-its-kind fee would raise millions of dollars annually to protect the state’s natural resources and make it more resilient to climate change.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/04/hawai%ca%bbi-legislature-takes-historic-step-to-approve-a-visitor-green-fee/
Paying it forward: A tribute to Big Island’s Franz Weber
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/04/26/sports/paying-it-forward-a-tribute-to-big-islands-franz-weber/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Cowgirls win19-14 over Pahoa in Softball Playoffs
BIIF softball playoffs: Cowgirls, Vik Queens and Warriors sweep; Kealakehe wins Game 1 Cowgirls marched back when play resumed Thursday...
BIIF water polo: HPA and Hilo advance to today’s championship
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/04/26/sports/biif-water-polo-hpa-and-hilo-advance-to-todays-championship/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Sports wagering bill dead
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/04/26/hawaii-news/sports-wagering-bill-dead/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
DOZENS OF CAMPS CLEARED FROM DIAMOND HEAD STATE PARK
DOZENS OF CAMPS CLEARED FROM DIAMOND HEAD STATE PARK HONOLULU – This week, a state contractor and officers from...
Missing Person: Joshua Apolo, 33, Male, 6’01”, 190 lbs. Last seen: 100 block of Leimamo Street in Hilo, on 04-25-2025 at 4:00 a.m.
Alert: Missing Person: Joshua Apolo, 33, Male, 6'01", 190 lbs. Last seen: 100 block of Leimamo Street in Hilo, on...
Community: 4-25-25 Police Investigating a North Kona Traffic Crash That Critically Injured an Elderly Kona Man
Community: 4-25-25 Police Investigating a North Kona Traffic Crash That Critically Injured an Elderly Kona Man Hawai‘i Police Department is investigating a...
Aliʻi Drive Parking Pilot Project Starts May 1
Aliʻi Drive Parking Pilot Project Starts May 1 A pilot project that will add 46 free parking stalls by...
Community: 4-25-25 Police Investigating Murder in Puna
Community: 4-25-25 Police Investigating Murder in Puna Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a murder investigation following a reported domestic dispute in Nānāwale...
POLOLŪ TRAIL AND LOOKOUT CLOSURE FOR MAY 3
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF POLOLŪ TRAIL AND LOOKOUT MAY 3 NORTH KOHALA, Hawaiʻi Island – In partnership with the Protect...
Kamakoa Nui Park Sports Fields Reopening Celebration Scheduled for May 4
Kamakoa Nui Park Sports Fields Reopening Celebration Scheduled for May 4 The community is invited to celebrate the reopening...
Three High School Students Create Refrigerator That Requires No Electricity – Win Global Sustainability Prize
Three High School Students Create Refrigerator That Requires No Electricity – Win Global Sustainability Prize In an inspiring leap toward...
New Ag Park Aims To Let Kauaʻi Farmers ‘Just Focus On Farming’ Mālama Kauaʻi, which runs its own food hub, is embracing the challenge of making farming as accessible and streamlined as possible on a newly leased plot near Kapaʻa. But it won’t be easy.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/04/new-ag-park-aims-to-let-kaua%ca%bbi-farmers-just-focus-on-farming/
Hawaiʻi’s Pledge To Free Itself From Fossil Fuel Hits New Roadblocks Two bills still alive could move the state toward its goal — but at a price.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/04/hawai%ca%bbis-pledge-to-free-itself-from-fossil-fuel-hits-new-roadblocks/
BIIF flag football: Kona captures first ever island title
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/04/25/sports/biif-flag-football-kona-captures-first-ever-island-title/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
