Shark, Ray Protection Bills Pass Committees
Protection for sharks and manta rays is making progress in the state Legislature. This week, bills introduced in the House...
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Mass Transit Administrator Touts Progress
Years of neglect led to Hawaii County spending $618,000 to rent last-minute daily substitute buses in December alone, but the...
10 New Police Vehicles
New wheels for police officers are expected to arrive on island this spring. The Hawaii Police Department anticipates it will...
Aerospace Bill Stalls in Committee
A bill to create a Hawaii Aerospace Development Corporation appears grounded for this legislative session. Senate Bill 999 says the...
HELCO ADVISORY
This is a Hawaii County Civil Defense Winter Storm update message for February 10 at 7:30 in the evening. Hawaii...
Watch Firefighters Revive Family Dog With CPR
Watch Firefighters Revive Family Dog With CPR Firefighters revived an unresponsive dog after the dog was found inside a home...
Kona Designated Investment Zone
A federal program could bring new money to parts of Kailua-Kona and Hilo by encouraging investment in low-income communities across...
Hawaii Bankruptcy Filings Surge
Hawaii’s surge in bankruptcy filings is picking up this year where it left off in 2018. The number of cases...
Droughts Possible on Big Island
An extremely dry January warns of dry months to come as this year’s El Nino begins to take effect on...
Hawaii County Senator Sponsors Red Light Camera Bill
A Big Island senator hopes to create safer roadways by photographing motorists who run red lights. Sen. Lorraine R. Inouye,...
Pet Owners In Hawaii Face $500 Fine If They Don’t Scoop Poop
Pet owners in Hawaii will need to scoop their animal’s poop or else face a $500 fine thanks to a...
HIGH WIND WARNING KOHALA
3:23 HST on 02-10-2019 Effective: 03:23 HST on 02-10-2019 Expires: 06:00 HST on 02-11-2019 Event: High Wind Warning Alert: ...HIGH...
HIGH SURF WARNING KOHALA
3:45 HST on 02-10-2019 Effective: 16:00 HST on 02-10-2019 Expires: 06:00 HST on 02-11-2019 Event: High Surf Warning Alert: ...HIGH...
Safety Officers Calm Violent Man By Singing And Dancing
Safety Officers Calm Violent Man By Singing And Dancing Ellen and Robert Hughes expected the worst when they took their...
Open Space Fund & Kua Bay Lifeguard….UPDATES
A charter amendment that would have cut the annual open-space preservation set-aside from 2.25 percent of property tax revenues to...
Committee Passes Alcohol Ban for DUI Offenders
The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday passed with amendments a measure that would prohibit anyone convicted of DUI or habitual...
Grants Available for Hawaii Farmers
Honolulu (KHON2) - The Hawaii Department of Agriculture is currently accepting applications for grants to help Hawaii farmers and ranchers...
Hawaii County: $60 million in disaster relief funding
KHON...Hawaii County will receive $60 million in State disaster relief funding after lava devastated parts of Puna last year. Several...
No Plastic Bottles, Utensils or Cups in Hawaii?
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Plastic bags are out. Plastic straws are on their way out. Now Hawaii lawmakers want to take...
High Surf Advisory
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... .A deepening low pressure system approaching the state from...
