Watch: Missing Child With Autism Rescued From Busy Freeway
Watch: Missing Child With Autism Rescued From Busy Freeway An 11-year-old non-verbal boy with autism is safe and back...
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Data Dive: GMO Seed Companies In Hawai‘i Earn More Money With Less Land Federal data shows the state’s once large seed industry has reduced in size while becoming more lucrative.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/gmo-seed-companies-hawaii-earn-more-money-less-land/
Developer Wants To Use Hawaiian Home Lands Powers To Skirt Zoning Rules Land swap could clear the way for commercial development on land set aside for housing. Commissioners say it’s worth it for the revenue.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/developer-wants-use-hawaiian-home-lands-powers-skirt-zoning-rules/
Episode 21 eruption ended…..HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STATUS REPORT U.S. Geological Survey
HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STATUS REPORT U.S. Geological Survey Sunday, May 11, 2025 KILAUEA (VNUM #332010) 19°25'16" N 155°17'13" W, Summit Elevation...
11-Year-Old Oklahoma Girl Saves Her Family From House Fire After Lightning Strike
11-Year-Old Oklahoma Girl Saves Her Family From House Fire After Lightning Strike An 11-year-old girl from Oklahoma City is being...
Florida Man Bravely Swims Into Alligator Lake To Save Bald Eagle In Distress
Florida Man Bravely Swims Into Alligator Lake To Save Bald Eagle In Distress A 69-year-old Florida man is being hailed...
Progress Report: A Series Of Child Abuse Deaths Failed To Spur Major Reform The legislative session was punctuated by an arrest in yet another child death, but lawmakers did not act on recommendations of a child welfare task force .
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/progress-report-a-series-of-child-abuse-deaths-failed-to-spur-major-reform/
GOVERNOR GREEN, ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ ANNOUNCE $700 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN PLAVIX LAWSUIT
GOVERNOR GREEN, ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ ANNOUNCE $700 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN PLAVIX LAWSUIT HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D. and Hawaiʻi...
STATEMENT ON BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DECISION ON FINAL EIS BY U.S. ARMY FOR PŌHAKULOA TRAINING AREA
STATEMENT ON BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DECISION ON FINAL EIS BY U.S. ARMY FOR PŌHAKULOA TRAINING AREA ...
Statement on the Department of the Attorney General and the Department of Human Resources Investigation on Isaac Choy
Statement on the Department of the Attorney General and the Department of Human Resources Investigation on Isaac Choy HONOLULU –...
LAND BOARD VOTES NOT TO ACCEPT PŌHAKULOA TRAINING AREA ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LAND BOARD VOTES NOT TO ACCEPT PŌHAKULOA TRAINING AREA ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT HONOLULU — After hearing hours of passionate testimony from community...
Hawaiʻi County Increases Support for Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Eradication
Hawaiʻi County Increases Support for Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Eradication The County of Hawaiʻi is continuing to increase support for...
‘We Didn’t Sleep At All’: 5 People Survive 36 Hours In Alligator-Infested Swamp After Plane Crash
'We Didn't Sleep At All': 5 People Survive 36 Hours In Alligator-Infested Swamp After Plane Crash In an extraordinary...
Progress Report: Neighbor Islands Need More State Support On The Job Front The Legislature funded minor workforce development initiatives but did not invest much in diversifying the local economy.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/neighbor-islands-need-more-jobs/
Progress Report: Lawmakers Fund More Housing, Not Special Treatment for Locals Housing advocates unsuccessfully pushed for bills that would have given cash incentives for deed restrictions that require a property owner to be a resident working in the state.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/progress-report-lawmakers-fund-more-housing-not-special-treatment-for-locals/
LONG LINE FISHING VESSEL SEIZED AFTER ALLEGED OPERATIONS IN STATE WATERS
LONG LINE FISHING VESSEL SEIZED AFTER ALLEGED OPERATIONS IN STATE WATERS KAILUA-KONA, Hawai‘i Island – Officers from the DLNR Division of...
Volcano Watch — Twenty episodes and counting: lava fountains continue in Kaluapele (photo of each episode)
By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory May 8, 2025 On December 23, 2024, eruptive activity at Kīlauea’s summit began again with the first in...
New toll-free numbers to report outages on Hawai‘i Island and Maui County New system eases, expedites reporting
New toll-free numbers to report outages on Hawai‘i Island and Maui County New system eases, expedites reporting HONOLULU, May 8,...
‘They Sent Me A Guardian Angel’: Teen Hero Rescues Paddleboarder Paralyzed At Sea
'They Sent Me A Guardian Angel': Teen Hero Rescues Paddleboarder Paralyzed At Sea A heartwarming reunion recently took place in...
Progress Report: Will Reforms Stabilize Hawaiʻi Condo Insurance Costs? New bill establishes state insurance and loan programs after years of false starts, allowing the government to serve as the insurer of last resort for condo associations.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/will-reforms-stabilize-hawaii-condo-insurance-costs/
