Aging Hawaii: Saving for the silver years By Maureen OConnell
For two decades, segments of Hawaii’s senior population have been out-pacing national averages. Now the “silver tsunami” is rolling in,...
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Kona Coffee and Small Farm Expo set for Saturday
Coffee tours are a staple of the industry but on Saturday, Hawaii Island growers are bringing the farm to the...
Did groundwater trigger explosive eruptions at Kīlauea?
Did groundwater trigger explosive eruptions at Kīlauea? Explosive eruption columns of ash rising from Halema‘uma‘u at 11:15 a.m. on May 18, 1924...
‘Imiloa, UH-Hilo work to build wayfinding program
The resurgence of traditional wayfinding techniques began more than four decades ago and they are now finding their way into...
(Monday in Kohala)Speak out about county government: Charter Commission schedules public hearings
What’s your opinion about four-year council terms? How about a 1 percent disaster fund? The power of council members to...
A stent in time
It was an emotional reunion of sorts last week at Hilo Medical Center. Crowded in a small exam room in...
Loved ones plead for shooting suspect’s safe return
Loved ones plead for shooting suspect’s safe return By Tiffany DeMasters West Hawaii Today tdemasters@westhawaiitoday.com Chopper 2 assists in locating suspect...
HAWAII ISLAND LANE CLOSURES FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 23 – MARCH 29
HAWAII ISLAND LANE CLOSURES FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 23 – MARCH 29 PLEASE NOTE: Lane closure schedules may change...
It takes a hui: Protecting Hawaii’s white terns
In 1961, only a single pair of white terns — formerly called fairy terns — nested in Honolulu. Throughout the...
State legislators change course on UH cuts
State Sen. Donna Mercado Kim, an Oahu Democrat, announced Friday that she completed a review of 121 positions at the...
PGV ‘pioneer road’ could be open by April 1 for residents of lava-locked kipuka
Residents of a lava-locked kipuka off Highway 132 will soon have a road home. During a meeting Friday evening in...
Hawaii News Shorts
Details to be worked out for who pays for ex-chief’s lawyer HONOLULU — Retired Honolulu police chief Louis Kealoha says...
School vaccination exemption numbers released
The state Department of Health released on Friday the rates of immunization exemptions at Hawaii schools for the 2018-19 academic...
Serious and substantial’
A Pahoa man charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing three people at Hilo Medical Center was denied supervised release...
Kona man gets 1 year in jail for sexually assaulting 3 girls
A Kailua-Kona man will serve one year in jail for sexually assaulting three juvenile girls. On Thursday, Christopher Lickiss appeared...
Search drags on: Police continue manhunt for man wanted in Kona shooting
HAWI — A man wanted for a shooting in Kailua-Kona has been on the lam for three days with the...
KAUA‘I OUTREACH EFFORTS FOR RAPID ‘ŌHI‘A DEATH INTENSIFIED
KAUA‘I OUTREACH EFFORTS FOR RAPID ‘ŌHI‘A DEATH INTENSIFIED (Līhu‘e) - As part of the on-going response to the detection of...
Police continue the search for Walter Gomes III in Kona shooting incident (Update)
Hawaiʻi Island Police are continuing their investigation into an assault which occurred in Kailua-Kona on Wednesday, (March 20), where an...
How to find cheap fares to Hawaii…Take some tips from our professional cheat sheet
Finding a decent fare to Hawaii is getting increasingly complicated now that there are so many players, and so many...
Powerman Hawaii Duathlon coming this weekend
The inaugural Powerman Hawaii Duathlon will be Sunday at Kealakehe High School. (Powerman/Courtesy Photo KAILUA-KONA — For athletes looking to...
