Lawmakers debate and pass pot decriminalization By Kevin Dayton
House and Senate lawmakers gave final approval to hundreds of bills Tuesday, including a measure to decriminalize possession of small...
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Investment firm offers to help Hawaii teachers buy homes By Andrew Gomes
A company that helps educators buy homes in high-cost communities has “landed” in Hawaii with a $25 million bankroll envisioned...
How Kilauea Volcano forever transformed the landscape of Lower Puna By Mindy Pennybacker
PAHOA, Hawaii >> The landscape of Lower Puna was transformed by last year’s Kilauea Volcano eruption in the lower East...
Man acquitted of murder fighting deportation
KAILUA-KONA — A Holualoa man acquitted of murder is now fighting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stay with his...
Tentative deal reached in suit against Kona Brewing parent company
KAILUA-KONA — The parent company of Kona Brewing Co. agreed to a tentative settlement with the plaintiffs in a lawsuit...
Parole board denies request to reduce minimum term for convicted killer
KAILUA-KONA — There will be no early parole for a man sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of...
Kim’s final budget plan includes fraction of additional positions sought by department chiefs
If department heads had their way, there would be 51 new positions added to the county workforce on top of...
State Senate narrowly passes vacation rental tax bill
HONOLULU — The state Senate on Tuesday narrowly passed a bill that would require websites such as Airbnb to collect...
KA‘U COFFEE FESTIVAL OFFERS PROCESSING, GROWING
KA‘U COFFEE FESTIVAL OFFERS PROCESSING, GROWING EXPERTISE AT FREE KA‘U COFFEE COLLEGE MAY 5 PAHALA, HAWAIʻI ISLAND—Leaders in the specialty...
Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Maycee Ahsui-Mendoza who has been reported as missing
Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Maycee Ahsui-Mendoza who has been reported as missing. She...
(Photos) Jeff Goldblum Files Police Report Over Locker Theft in Hawaii (Photos)
Jeff Goldblum Files Police Report Over Locker Theft in Hawaii Jeff Goldblum's trip to Hawaii isn't all sunshine and rainbows...
Taiwanese tourists second highest spenders in Hawaii in 2019
Taiwanese tourists second highest spenders in Hawaii in 2019 Andrew Koh (許正昌, right)/ Photo courtesy of the Hawaii Tourism Authority's...
A Parrot Named Freddy Krueger Is Alive And Well After A 4-Year Nightmare
A Parrot Named Freddy Krueger Is Alive And Well After A 4-Year Nightmare A parrot named Freddy Krueger has found...
Dog rescued after chasing mongoose over embankment (photo)
Dog rescued after chasing mongoose over embankment By Star-Advertiser Staff COURTESY HAWAII COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT This 8-year-old pit bull mix survived...
Nightmares of sudden evacuation haunt former Leilani Estates resident By Kristen Consillio
When a magnitude-5.2 earthquake shook Kailua-Kona earlier this month, Kathy Urso frantically screamed while standing in the middle of the...
Hawaii approves ‘Monster’ house home inspection bill
HONOLULU (AP) — A bill making it a misdemeanor to lie to government investigators or inspectors during building inspections won...
Waste not: Company takes environmental approach to deconstruction in West Hawaii
KAILUA-KONA — The term “recycling” invokes images of sorting aluminum soda cans, tubs stacked with glass mason jars or bins...
Trial set in fatal Mountain View shooting
A 35-year-old Puna man accused of a fatal shooting March 17 in Mountain View pleaded not guilty Monday in Hilo...
State health officials continue to monitor mainland measles cases
Although no additional cases of measles have been reported in Hawaii since two unvaccinated visitors developed the disease and were...
Lawmakers again fail to agree on measures for Banyan Drive redevelopment
Redevelopment of Banyan Drive will have to wait until next year once again after the failure of three bills earlier...
