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State again seeks to subpoena Airbnb records By Gordon Y.K. Pang
The state Department of Taxation is again asking a judge for permission to force vacation rental giant Airbnb Inc. to...
King tides are here By Jessica Else The Garden Island
LIHUE — King tides have returned, triggering flooding at Nawiliwili on Monday afternoon. They’re technically set to arrive today and...
State says 8 patients have qualified for medical aid-in-dying option
A Kailua-Kona cancer patient in May became the second individual in Hawaii to take a drug — prescribed under the...
Leilani Estates still wrestling with visitors year after eruption’s end
HILO — Almost a year after the end of liquid lava in lower Puna, Leilani Estates continues to wrestle with...
Experts warn of worsening fire conditions in Hawaii
HILO — Because of climate change, Hawaii’s wildfire season, previously confined to the summer months, is now year-round — which...
Safer days at Kua Bay: Lifeguards begin manning popular North Kona beach
KAILUA-KONA — Lifeguards are now patrolling the water at the popular, yet perilous Kua Bay. “We are thankful for all...
Council resolution seeks Bank of America cooperation on DHHL loans
HILO — A decades-old dispute over $150 million in home loans for Native Hawaiians has captured the attention of two...
Hawaiian Ethos’ grand opening held Sunday
KAILUA-KONA — It’s official. A medical marijuana dispensary is finally serving Kona after Sunday’s grand opening of Hawaiian Ethos in...
07-01-19 Missing juvenile: Jaycielyn Galario
Community: 07-01-19 Missing juvenile: Jaycielyn Galario Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for a 17-year old female who was reported as...
FOUR WEST HAWAI’I STATE PARKS TO CLOSE EARLY ON JULY 4
FOUR WEST HAWAI’I STATE PARKS TO CLOSE EARLY ON JULY 4 (Kona)- The DLNR Division of State Parks will conduct...
Pedestrian killed in Kamuela parking lot
A 53-year old Kamuela man died following a single vehicle collision on Friday (June 28) in the parking lot of...
Bench Warrants 02-28-19 By Mitchell Bonds
As of Friday June 28, 2019 the following individuals are wanted by the Hawaii Police Department because of outstanding warrants:...
Nonprofit Organization Plants 250 Million Trees
Nonprofit Organization Plants 250 Million Trees A nonprofit organization has planted more than 250 million trees in the last 15...
Feds may take lead on future missile alerts By William Cole
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz’s attempt to give the federal government responsibility for alerting the public of a missile threat was...
New crosswalk law takes effect today By Kevin Dayton
Starting today, you’d better watch your step crossing the street. A slate of new laws takes effect today on the...
Last native lowland bog ‘thriving’ By Jessica Else The Garden Island
A flesh-eating plant stretches sticky fuchsia tentacles into the balmy air of Kauai’s Kanaele Bog. It waits until an insect...
Hawaii inmate software update program delayed as cost rises
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Department of Public Safety doesn’t have an updated software system for tracking and managing information on...
Kona Marathon: Bree Brown follows comeback trail to threepeat By J.R. De Groote West Hawaii Today
WAIKOLOA — With a Kona Marathon threepeat in sight, Bree Brown made the final turn to the finish line with...
Wright On: Two impressive bodies of work By BART WRIGHT Hawaii Tribune-Herald
HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald From left, Nadi Leonard and Dawn Palmerston make body building poses Friday at Richardson Ocean Park in Hilo....
