Bill would increase fine for not using 4×4 on Waipio Valley Road to $250.00
The fine for not using a four-wheel-drive vehicle on Waipio Valley Road could increase five-fold under a proposal moving through...
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Ethics Complaint Targets Puna Councilwoman
Opponents of a water bottling facility proposed for Hilo have filed an ethics complaint against Hawaii County Councilwoman Ashley Kierkiewicz....
Missing 13 Year Old Girl (Photo)
Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for a 13-year-old Keaʻau girl who was reported missing. Yasmyne-Jade Gascon-Carvalho is described as being...
Marijuana Legalization Bill Dying in Hawaii
UPDATE: HONOLULU (AP) — On the political spectrum, Hawaii is among the bluest of states. Democrats control all the levers...
Public weighs in on short-term rentals
The County Council chamber at West Hawaii Civic Center was packed with people to voice their input on proposed rules...
(Photos)Expensive Jewelry items were stolen in Kamuela burglary. Hawaii Island Police are asking for your help with recovery
Hawai’i Island Police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating jewelry stolen from Kamuela On, (December 31, 2018), at approximately...
Man accused of alleged repeated sex assault of teen
A Hilo grand jury indicted a 55-year-old man for the alleged repeated sexual assault of a teenage girl more than...
Retired cop pleads not guilty to threat, firearms charges
A retired Hawaii Police Department detective who is suing the county and a police major for allegedly falsely arresting, imprisoning...
Bills aim to give neighbors more power to battle albizias
Two bills in the state Legislature seek to allow property owners to remove potentially dangerous albizia trees on adjacent properties....
Lava tour operator hit with another lawsuit
A second group of mainland residents who were aboard a lava tour boat last July when a “lava bomb” tore...
Bills would establish statewide regulations for ‘transportation network companies’ — including Uber and Lyft
A pair of bills in the state Legislature would codify the state’s management of ride-sharing networks such as Uber and...
Kua Bay Lifeguard Bill Advances
For the first time since Big Island legislators began seeking lifeguards for Kua Bay in 2013, a measure to secure...
Tobacco Tax Clears Final Senate Committee
After a decision by the state Senate Committee on Ways and Means Thursday, a new tobacco tax is one reading...
‘Lava bomb’ Incident Triggers Lawsuits
The family of an Illinois woman seriously injured last July when a “lava bomb” tore through the roof of a...
Puna Councilman Wants More Cops for District
A resolution urging the county administration to increase funding to add more police officers in Puna is expected to appear...
Retrial Starts in 2015 Captain Cook Slaying
A second jury trial began Thursday for a Holualoa man accused of killing his landlord more than three years ago....
Oahu Lawmaker Proposes Fireworks Ban
A bill that would make fireworks illegal for consumer use throughout the state will go before a House committee on...
Law Could Spur Industrial Hemp Industry
The state’s industrial hemp pilot program could become a permanent full program should a state Senate bill pass the Legislature...
High court to consider case about reach of clean water law
The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to consider a case about the reach of landmark federal clean water protections, as the...
US Supreme Court Takes Case that Could Limit Water Pollution Law (Hawaii)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider limiting the scope of a landmark law aimed...
