Month: May 2025

Data Dive: GMO Seed Companies In Hawai‘i Earn More Money With Less Land Federal data shows the state’s once large seed industry has reduced in size while becoming more lucrative.

May 12, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/gmo-seed-companies-hawaii-earn-more-money-less-land/

Developer Wants To Use Hawaiian Home Lands Powers To Skirt Zoning Rules Land swap could clear the way for commercial development on land set aside for housing. Commissioners say it’s worth it for the revenue.

May 12, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/developer-wants-use-hawaiian-home-lands-powers-skirt-zoning-rules/

Episode 21 eruption ended…..HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STATUS REPORT U.S. Geological Survey

May 12, 2025 0

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STATUS REPORT U.S. Geological Survey Sunday, May 11, 2025 KILAUEA (VNUM #332010) 19°25'16" N 155°17'13" W, Summit Elevation...

11-Year-Old Oklahoma Girl Saves Her Family From House Fire After Lightning Strike

May 11, 2025 0

11-Year-Old Oklahoma Girl Saves Her Family From House Fire After Lightning Strike An 11-year-old girl from Oklahoma City is being...

Lee Cataluna: Watershed Moment In Girls Sports Was Notable For Its Normalcy If you watched the first state championship game, you might have thought Hawaiʻi schools had always played flag football.

May 11, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/lee-cataluna-watershed-moment-in-girls-sports-was-notable-for-its-normalcy/

Florida Man Bravely Swims Into Alligator Lake To Save Bald Eagle In Distress

May 10, 2025 0

Florida Man Bravely Swims Into Alligator Lake To Save Bald Eagle In Distress A 69-year-old Florida man is being hailed...

Progress Report: A Series Of Child Abuse Deaths Failed To Spur Major Reform The legislative session was punctuated by an arrest in yet another child death, but lawmakers did not act on recommendations of a child welfare task force .

May 10, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/progress-report-a-series-of-child-abuse-deaths-failed-to-spur-major-reform/

GOVERNOR GREEN, ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ ANNOUNCE $700 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN PLAVIX LAWSUIT

May 10, 2025 0

GOVERNOR GREEN, ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ ANNOUNCE $700 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN PLAVIX LAWSUIT HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D. and Hawaiʻi...

Kohala’s Isaac Salvador-Libron highlighted the boys DII first team after being named BIIF DII Player of the Year

May 10, 2025 0

BIIF basketball: Salvador-Libron, Yasso headline All-BIIF boys https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/05/09/sports/biif-basketball-salvador-libron-yasso-headline-all-biif-boys/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/05/09/sports/biif-basketball-salvador-libron-yasso-headline-all-biif-boys/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Kohala’s Adriana Soriano headlined the BIIF Girls All-League Division II First Team

May 10, 2025 0

BIIF basketball: Soriano and Yamasaki lead All-BIIF girls https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/05/10/sports/biif-basketball-soriano-and-yamasaki-lead-all-biif-girls/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

BIIF volleyball: Four Big Island schools fall on Oahu

May 10, 2025 0

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Kohala Obituary 4/4/2025

May 10, 2025 0

Nancy Lee Van Cleave, 97, of Kurtistown died April 4 at her daughter’s home. Born in Kapaau, Hawaii. she was...

Kohala Obituary 4/26/2025

May 10, 2025 0

Lemuel Sung Hen Chong, 97, of Kapaau died April 26 at home. Born in Honolulu, he was a retired machinist...

Nurses plan picket at North Hawaii Community Hospital

May 10, 2025 0

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STATEMENT ON BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DECISION ON FINAL EIS BY U.S. ARMY FOR PŌHAKULOA TRAINING AREA

May 10, 2025 0

STATEMENT ON BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DECISION ON FINAL EIS BY U.S. ARMY FOR PŌHAKULOA TRAINING AREA ...

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Statement on the Department of the Attorney General and the Department of Human Resources Investigation on Isaac Choy

May 10, 2025 0

Statement on the Department of the Attorney General and the Department of Human Resources Investigation on Isaac Choy HONOLULU –...

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Progress Report: Neighbor Islands Need More State Support On The Job Front The Legislature funded minor workforce development initiatives but did not invest much in diversifying the local economy.

May 9, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/neighbor-islands-need-more-jobs/

Month: May 2025

Data Dive: GMO Seed Companies In Hawai‘i Earn More Money With Less Land Federal data shows the state’s once large seed industry has reduced in size while becoming more lucrative.

Developer Wants To Use Hawaiian Home Lands Powers To Skirt Zoning Rules Land swap could clear the way for commercial development on land set aside for housing. Commissioners say it’s worth it for the revenue.

Episode 21 eruption ended…..HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STATUS REPORT U.S. Geological Survey

11-Year-Old Oklahoma Girl Saves Her Family From House Fire After Lightning Strike

Lee Cataluna: Watershed Moment In Girls Sports Was Notable For Its Normalcy If you watched the first state championship game, you might have thought Hawaiʻi schools had always played flag football.

Florida Man Bravely Swims Into Alligator Lake To Save Bald Eagle In Distress

Progress Report: A Series Of Child Abuse Deaths Failed To Spur Major Reform The legislative session was punctuated by an arrest in yet another child death, but lawmakers did not act on recommendations of a child welfare task force .

GOVERNOR GREEN, ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ ANNOUNCE $700 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN PLAVIX LAWSUIT

Kohala’s Isaac Salvador-Libron highlighted the boys DII first team after being named BIIF DII Player of the Year

Kohala’s Adriana Soriano headlined the BIIF Girls All-League Division II First Team

BIIF volleyball: Four Big Island schools fall on Oahu

Kohala Obituary 4/4/2025

Kohala Obituary 4/26/2025

Nurses plan picket at North Hawaii Community Hospital

STATEMENT ON BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DECISION ON FINAL EIS BY U.S. ARMY FOR PŌHAKULOA TRAINING AREA

Statement on the Department of the Attorney General and the Department of Human Resources Investigation on Isaac Choy

LAND BOARD VOTES NOT TO ACCEPT PŌHAKULOA TRAINING AREA ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

Hawaiʻi County Increases Support for Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Eradication

‘We Didn’t Sleep At All’: 5 People Survive 36 Hours In Alligator-Infested Swamp After Plane Crash

Progress Report: Neighbor Islands Need More State Support On The Job Front The Legislature funded minor workforce development initiatives but did not invest much in diversifying the local economy.

Kaua‘i Looks To Triple Homeless Funding On Heels Of Lower Count The County Council also increased funding for invasive species mitigation and mental health programs as part of its ongoing review of next year’s budget.

Candidate Faced Little Vetting For Charter School Board The Hawaiʻi education board reviews applications to the state charter school commission. Some school leaders say the process should be more rigorous.

Maui’s Speed Bump Bonanza Is Driving Some Locals Crazy The county has installed dozens of traffic-calming devices to improve public safety. Some residents say it has gone too far.

Kona teen to compete in world jiu-jitsu competition this summer

Report: Expanding childcare tax credit could boost workforce

Bill gives Maunakea authority more time to take over management of summit area

Hilo man dies after beating, murder investigation opened

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR MAKANA MCCLELLAN RECEIVES NATIONAL COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR HONOR

Hawaiʻi Pays The Highest Electric Rates In The Nation. We Don’t Have To Let’s make it easier and faster to permit and build clean energy in Hawaiʻi.

She Never Got to Say Thank You — Until Nearly 20 Years Later

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