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...
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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...
Homeless man found guilty in death of sportscaster John Noland
A Circuit Court jury found a 59-year-old homeless man, on trial for manslaughter in the death of longtime Hawaii sportscaster...
Volcano Watch 2/7/2019
Geology of the past, how long will the eruption last? The 2018 lower East Rift Zone (LERZ) eruption of Kīlauea...
SPACEPORT Concerns Raised by Residents
An informational meeting on a proposed spaceport on W.H. Shipman land wasn’t set up as a public hearing. But opponents...
Proposed Measures Could Weaken Service Animal Law
While a law prohibiting people from falsely claiming an ordinary dog is a service dog successfully passed last year, two...
Prosecutors seek additional funds for Career Criminal Unit
Thousands of cases come across the desks of county prosecutors every year. However, it’s the small minority of repeat offenders...
Frozen Cat Revived After Being Found In Montana Snow Bank (Photos)
Frozen Cat Revived After Being Found In Montana Snow Bank Staff at an animal clinic in Montana revived an unresponsive...
Hawaii Lawmaker Drops Plan to Ban Cigarettes
A lawmaker who wanted to restrict the sale of cigarettes to people who are 100 years old or older backpedaled...
RAT LUNGWORM OVERVIEW & Recent Kohala Findings
Rat Lungworm Overview The nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a rat lungworm, a zoonotic pathogen which causes a global, emerging infectious disease known...
