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...
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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...
HUNTERS & RESEARCHERS COLLABORATE TO COUNT GAME BIRDS
Maunakea) – Two weeks before the hunting season for game birds opens in Hawai‘i, hunters, researchers and staff from the...
Hawi Woman Indicted
A Hawi woman has been charged in connection with a 2016 fatal crash in North Kohala that left two dead....
Medically Assisted Suicide
Hawaii health officials are urging health care organizations to prepare for the law allowing doctors to fulfill requests from terminally...
Hawaii Island Women’s Leadership Summit
An energy was undeniable as over 200 women gathered at a Kona resort to listen and talk about ways to...
Hawaii Police Have Many Openings
Police Chief Paul Ferreira said the department’s vacancy rate is a challenge that is “going to get worse before it...
Police Ask Public’s Assistance
Hawaii Police are asking for the public's help in locating a stolen CASE backhoe with a hydraulic hammer, stolen from...
ConAm Invalidated by Hawaii Supreme Court
The Hawaii Supreme Court has invalidated a question on general election ballots asking voters if they want to amend the...
Florida Man Saves Dolphin
A Florida man who found a dolphin struggling in shallow water after Hurricane Michael was filmed dragging the mammal back...
Kona Village Resort Plans
The Kona Village Resort could potentially reopen in 2021, a decade after sustaining heavy damage from the 2011 tsunami. That’s...
Feed and Read Program
Excitement filled the air Tuesday at The Homes at Ulu Wini as dozens of keiki, some with family in tow,...
Suspect Arrested
The Hawaiʻi Police Department and Area II Special Enforcement Unit have located 28-year-old Hokuokekai Alohilani Santiago. She was arrested in...
UPDATE: Waikeawaena E.S. close until further notice due to water outage
UPDATE: 10:05am DWS reports that repairs are complete for the Water Line break in Waiakea. Crews will continue to monitor...
Pedestrian Trail Around Kohala Lighthouse Now Public
A pedestrian trail that meanders from Kohala Lighthouse to recently acquired county land at Kapanaia Road now belongs to the...
Hilo Doctor & 4 of His Staff Arrested on Drug Trafficking
An 80-year-old Hilo doctor and four of his staff members were arrested by federal agents Tuesday on drug trafficking charges....
