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Neighborhoods (Including Kohala) Across The Country Are Building Miniature Pantries To Help Those In Need
Neighborhoods Across The Country Are Building Miniature Pantries To Help Those In Need (We also have in Kohala) Inspired by...
Old Kona Airport Park to close for fire ant treatment
KAILUA-KONA — Old Kona Airport Park will be closed Tuesday morning to treat the Hawaii County recreation area for fire...
Bounty hunter’s wife remains in coma in Honolulu hospital
HONOLULU — The wife of “Dog the Bounty Hunter” reality TV star Duane “Dog” Chapman remained in a medically induced...
Three indicted in alleged abduction, sex assault
Three of four individuals originally accused of the alleged abduction and sexual assault of a woman late last month in...
Camp aims to introduce girls to careers in STEM fields and the women finding success working in them
A dozen high school girls from throughout Hawaii are shooting for the STARS this summer. A weeklong space and science...
Ige considering vetoes for AirBnB, industrial hemp bills
Twenty bills might be on the chopping block after Gov. David Ige revealed Monday which of them he is considering...
During the week of June 17, 2019, through June 23, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested twenty-three (23) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
During the week of June 17, 2019, through June 23, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested twenty-three (23) motorists for driving...
Governor Ige decriminalizes possession small amounts of pot!
Gov. David Ige says it was a tough call, but he will allow a bill that would decriminalize possession of...
Names of 7 flight victims released
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office today released the names of seven of the victims of Friday’s skydiving plane that crashed...
NEW FEES AT KOKE‘E & WAIMEA CANYON STATE PARKS
NEW FEES AT KOKE‘E & WAIMEA CANYON STATE PARKS Only For Commercial Tours & Out-Of-State Visitors (Honolulu) - Out-of-state...
Gamer Raises Nearly $1 Million For St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital In Just 4.5 Hours
Gamer Raises Nearly $1 Million For St. Jude Children's Research Hospital In Just 4.5 Hours Streamer Ben "DrLupo" Lupo raised...
Hawaii hit hardest in modern-day plant extinctions
A decades-long study has revealed that Hawaii leads the world in modern extinctions of plant species. In a study published...
GPS, special maps and the wild: Tech helps searchers zero in By AUDREY McAVOY
HONOLULU (AP) — Yesenia D’Alessandro loaded a GPS tracking app on her cellphone and trudged into a remote Hawaii forest,...
Hawaii skydiving plane accident investigation shifts focus to ‘quality’ of repairs made following 2016 crash
A National Transportation Safety Board team tasked with investigating the skydiving charter plane that crashed in Hawaii Friday -- killing 11 people in the deadliest U.S. civil...
A chance to save a life
Three years in, organizers behind the Elvis Sheppard Blood Drive, which is already the largest blood drive in Hawaii County,...
Blue Dragon restaurant flies again By LIZ NAKAYAMA Special to West Hawaii Today
KAWAIHAE — It’s back. The award-winning Blue Dragon restaurant — famous for being the only open-air, live-music venue in North...
Convicted teen waits for minimum term decision By CHELSEA JENSEN West Hawaii Today
KAILUA-KONA — One of two teens sentenced to up to two decades in prison for raping a woman at Kona...
Food safety inspections find fewer violations thanks to ‘social pressure’
Since 2017, six Big Island food establishments have received red food safety placards from the state Department of Health, issued...
County works to cut its pesticide use Departments reduce use in public spaces; councilor plans to propose a wider ban
WAILUKU — Dewayne “Lee” Johnson was spraying Ranger Pro on a California hillside when the hose detached from the 50-gallon sprayer and...
