Solid Waste Advisory Committee puts final touches on draft plan
The newest crop of trash-talkers advocates the carrot, not the stick. Public education and outreach to increase diversion from the...
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HMC adds cardiologist
Hilo Medical Center’s cardiac program has expanded once again, with the addition of a second interventional cardiologist. Dr. Jamison Wyatt,...
NEAR-REPEAT OF SACRED FALLS TRAGEDY HIGHLIGHTS CLOSED-TRAILS DANGERS
NEAR-REPEAT OF SACRED FALLS TRAGEDY HIGHLIGHTS CLOSED-TRAILS DANGERS DOCARE Officers Treat Injuries, Enforce & Educate on State Holiday (Honolulu)...
(Photo & Video) Snake hitchhikes to Maui in Virginia visitor’s backpack By Nina Wu (Photo & Video)
Maui police and state officials caught a small, juvenile snake that slithered out of a visitor’s backpack Monday night at...
Power restored at Honolulu airport’s Terminal 1 By Dan Nakaso
Power has been restored to the inter-island terminal at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, the state Department of Transportation announced...
Police have arrested twenty-five (25) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant (June 3-9)
During the week of June 3, 2019, through June 9, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested twenty-five (25) motorists for driving...
Police Officer Buys Groceries For Family After Finding Young Boy Alone In Parking Lot
Police Officer Buys Groceries For Family After Finding Young Boy Alone In Parking Lot A police officer in Austin, Texas,...
New study shows spike in deaths from suicide, alcohol and drugs in Hawaii over the past 12 years By Kristen Consillio
Deaths from suicide, alcohol and drugs have climbed substantially over the past 12 years in Hawaii, though the state tops...
Another vehicle crashes into Aloha Island Mart
Courtesy photo A Jeep Liberty drove through the Henry Street Aloha Island Mart on Monday afternoon. KAILUA-KONA – A vehicle...
Kailua-Kona restaurant treated after bed bug incident; remains open
KAILUA-KONA — At Fish Hopper Restaurant on Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona it was business as usual Tuesday after a report...
Mountain View homeowner calls police response to 911 call ‘a mess’
The owner of a Mountain View home where a police officer fired a shot Saturday morning while apprehending a wanted...
Complaint served to ‘two main individuals’ involved with problem homeless commune in Hilo
A complaint was served to “two main individuals” involved with a downtown Hilo property where a homeless commune was established....
Complete video: 4 hours 24 minute, Kohala Kamehameha Celebration, ending after chant after parade
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Iowa High School Gives Students PE Credits For Helping The Elderly With Yard Work
Iowa High School Gives Students PE Credits For Helping The Elderly With Yard Work A high school in Iowa is...
Feds dropping drug distribution charges against Hilo doctor with dementia
HONOLULU — A Hilo doctor at the center of a federal prosecution accusing his office workers of illegally obtaining and...
Hawaii not only department with recent officer busts
KAILUA-KONA — With two retired Hawaii Police Department officers facing criminal charges, Hawaii Island is the latest county under public...
Community celebrates Makalii’s departure
(Photo collage courtesy / Mary-Kay Cochrane, Special to West Hawaii Today) KAILUA-KONA — She’s off. Community members gathered Thursday evening...
Makali‘i arrives in Honolulu
HONOLULU — The Hawaii Island double-hulled voyaging canoe Makali‘i arrived Monday in Honolulu from Kawaihae, completing the first leg of...
Man, woman charged with sexual assault make initial appearances
A man awaiting retrial on an attempted murder charge and a woman — both accused of sexually assaulting a woman...
Ethics Board rules Kierkiewicz violated code when she didn’t report possible conflict
Puna Councilwoman Ashley Kierkiewicz violated the county ethics code when she didn’t disclose a potential conflict of interest in a...
