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Coral Reefs Mysterious Noise Identified
Scientists have identified the source of a mysterious ringing sound coming from coral reefs: algae producing noisy gas bubbles. The discovery could...
New Discovery Found Off Big Island
While taking a surface break from coral reef monitoring, marine biologists from #Hawaii’s Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park picked up several items...
Police Info & Request for Assistance
Hawaii Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance regarding a stolen bonsai tree. In August 2018, police initiated a...
UPDATE: OPEN NOW Hinalani St is Closed
HAWAII POLICE DEPT: reports mauka bound lane on Hinalani St is closed to traffic due to a car fire on...
Water Flow Testing 10/31 (2 areas)
WATER NOTICE...2 Different areas on 10/31/2018: AFFECTED AREA: CUSTOMERS IN THE LĀLĀMILO FARM LOTS SUBDIVISION INCLUDING ALL SERVICES ON LĀLĀMILO...
Nets-to-Energy Program
Hawaii Wildlife Fund staff and volunteers recently filled another 40-foot container with 20,820 pounds, or 10 tons, of derelict fishing...
Hospital in Waimea Expands
Work is well underway on the expansion of three North Hawaii Community Hospital (NHCH) facilities in Waimea that will largely...
Public Invited for Oct. 29 and Nov. 1 to Discuss Waimea Energy Project
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc., an independent public power company based in Quebec, Canada, was selected by Hawaiian Electric Companies earlier...
2,000 Daily Visitors @ Reopened Park
Monday marked the one-month anniversary since the reopening of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and business seems steady. Park spokeswoman Jessica...
Unemployment Up on Hawai’i Island
Hawaii County recorded an increase in unemployment during September, the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations reports. About 3...
Police seeking information on stolen truck and trailer from parking lot in Keaau, September 28, 2018
Hawaii Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in finding a stolen Toyota, Tacoma truck and two-wheel trailer removed...
Student Annual Foam Fight
Hundreds of students at a Scottish university gathered on a school lawn Monday to fling shaving cream for the student...
REPOST: TODAY: Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative
The Hawaiʻi Police Department is encouraging the public to participate in a nationwide prescription drug take-back initiative. On Saturday, (October...
Earl Bakken, Founder of Medtronic, Died Yesterday Kiholo Bay
DAVID BREWSTER – STAR TRIBUNE Earl Bakken, founder of Medtronic Earl Bakken, the Minneapolis electronics repairman who invented a pacemaker...
Tires a Problem for County
Hawaii County doesn’t consider tires rubbish, but that hasn’t stopped residents from abandoning them on roadsides or dropping them off...
Saving a Language
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2018/10/22/hawaii-news/saving-a-language/
House Bill 2739 Goes Into Effect 1/1/2019
A series of free presentations planned around the Big Island intend to educate residents and health care professionals about the...
ʻŌHIʻA LOVE FEST IN HILO CELEBRATES HAWAI‘I’S MOST REVERED PLANT
Hilo) – Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD), the fungal disease that’s impacted hundreds of thousands of acres of native ‘ōhi‘a forests...
$28M Ag Damage From Eruption
Less than 50 Big Island farmers reported nearly $28 million in total agricultural damages in a survey of farmers affected...
