Seven charged with gambling-related offenses
Seven people have been charged with gambling-related offenses that allegedly took place in 2016 and 2017. The charges were outlined...
Law
Alcohol ban for DUI offenders, shark and ray protection move forward
West Hawaii Today’s been following a lot of bills in the state House of Representatives and Senate this legislative session,...
Bill seeks lifeguards for tour boats
A bill to kick off the process of requiring certified lifeguards on boats that take tourists onto the water for...
Child Molester Agrees to Plea Deal
A prominent Maui organic farmer who molested four minor girls on Hawaii Island between 1998 and 2007 will be sentenced...
32-year-old Hilo man is in custody
A 32-year-old Hilo man is in custody following a motor vehicle chase yesterday, (March 7). Hawaiʻi Police were looking for...
Convicted killer transferred to Hawaii prison
A South Kona man convicted of killing his sister-in-law more than a decade ago has been transferred back to Hawaii...
bill passes to decriminalize pot
The state House of Representatives passed a bill today that would decriminalize the adult use of marijuana, which is currently...
Tulsi Gabbard Says She Has The Best Weed (Bill) In Congress
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is running for president (it's hard to keep track of them all), and like almost every Democrat...
Kona man who shot and killed nephew gets probation
Valentine Gonsalves Jr. entered Hilo Circuit Court Wednesday facing a possible 20-year prison sentence for manslaughter. Instead, he left a...
Big Island jail inches toward expansion
The Big Island’s only jail is going to get larger, but that’s just to better house its current population of...
Hawaii man found not guilty due to insanity in mom’s killing an hour ago
LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — A Hawaii man accused of stabbing his mother to death inside a Kauai bank has been...
Process for Visitors to obtain Medical Marijuana
The state Department of Health unveiled Tuesday the process by which out-of-state medical marijuana patients will be able to register...
Man who fired weapon at lava evacuee pleads guilty to federal charge
A Leilani Estates man accused of firing a weapon at a lava evacuee during the Kilauea volcano eruption last year...
State to introduce medical cannabis card system
The state Department of Health today during a news conference will introduce a registry for out-of-state medical cannabis patients. The...
Ban fizzles; bill now addresses proliferation of illegal fireworks
A bill that would have banned nearly all consumer use of fireworks has gone up in smoke. House Bill 497,...
Trial set in ID theft, drug case
A 24-year-old Pahoa man pleaded not guilty to five dozen financial crimes and four-drug related charges. On Friday, Hilo Circuit...
Hawaii Legislature News
These are not the bills you are looking for. The state Senate Ways and Means Committee gutted and replaced at...
‘Ag Community’ Proposed for South Kohala
A proposed development in South Kohala would not only create 1,158 new houses and apartments in one of the island’s...
Behind closed doors: Council holds secret budget meeting, discussions off agenda
A behind-the-scenes workshop and attempts to get commitments from colleagues on an item not on the agenda are two ways...
Bill Gives BI 2nd Water Quality Specialist
Water quality monitoring on Hawaii Island will get a boost under a bill that passed the state House of Representatives...
