Spaceport in Kona?
Keaau isn’t the only place the state has explored the idea of establishing a spaceport in recent years. In 2014,...
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Huge Trash-Collecting Boom in Pacific Ocean Breaks Apart
(AP) — A trash collection device deployed to corral plastic litter floating in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii...
New Kona Subdivision Moving Forward
A development expected to bring 450 units to Kailua-Kona is moving forward. Developers expect to file an application related to...
30-Megawatt Solar Farms in West Hawaii
Two solar projects proposed for Hawaii Island would benefit the environment and residents’ pocketbooks. That’s according to analyses contained in...
Used Book Store Reopens After Hurricane Lane
Seeing his inventory of books and vinyl records floating in flood waters from Hurricane Lane last year was a surreal...
Hawaii Police News
A 63-year-old Hilo man died this morning, (January 6), after being in police custody. Responding to a 3:10 p.m. motorcycle...
LA Times Article About Hawai’i Island & Lava Effects
The island of Hawaii was created by five volcanoes. In 2018, one of them seemed intent on destroying parts of...
Judge: Probation was Wrong for Maui Repeat Offender
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — It was a mistake to give a man a chance with probation, a Maui judge said...
National Park Closure Creates Consequences Around Honaunau
Less than two weeks was all it took to transform a tranquil space of refuge in West Hawaii to one...
Strangulation Cases
A deputy prosecutor assigned to prosecute domestic strangulation cases says there’s a new case almost every week. According to Suzanna...
Women Surround Crying Mom Whose Toddler Was Having A Meltdown At The Airport
Women Surround Crying Mom Whose Toddler Was Having A Meltdown At The Airport This wonderful story was posted on Facebook...
Gas Tax Update
Some $6.8 million in new fuel tax money barely survived a close County Council vote last month, but its future...
Domestic Abuse, Victim Calls it Attempted Murder
She was a social services professional with two doctoral degrees, but life as she knew it changed forever on a...
Retired Physician Gifts 135 Acres for Preservation
Preservation has been prescribed. Retired Hawaiian physician Charman J. Akina donated 135 acres of land in South Kona to The...
Spike in Missing Pets After New Year’s
Fireworks are a traditional component to celebrating New Year’s Eve. As a result, so is the influx of lost pets...
Machine for Cleaning up Beach Microplastics to be tested on Hawai’i Island
The Hawaii Wildlife Fund is seeking donations to transport a prototype machine to the Big Island that can sort microplastics...
Judge Denies Dismissal of Leilani Homeowner’s Lawsuit
For the second time in a month-and-a-half, a Hilo Circuit Court judge has denied a motion by Lloyd’s of London...
Police Board Requests More Time & Money
The Law Enforcement Standards Board is asking the state Legislature for additional time and money to create and implement statewide...
Actual CAT LIBRARY
This Office Has A 'Cat Library'. You Can 'Check Out' A Cat And Take It To Your Desk For An...
Tugboat Headed to Burning Ship Near Hawaii (photo)
HONOLULU (AP) — A tugboat will try to recover bodies of crewmembers who abandoned a ship that caught fire while...
