County of Hawaiʻi Issues RFP for Kukuiola Emergency Shelter and Assessment Center
County of Hawaiʻi Issues RFP for Kukuiola Emergency Shelter and Assessment Center The County of Hawaiʻi Office of Housing...
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Community: 2-24-25 Hāpuna Beach State Park Delayed Opening on Wednesday Due to Police Investigation
Community: 2-24-25 Hāpuna Beach State Park Delayed Opening on Wednesday Due to Police Investigation Hawai‘i Island police advise the public that Hāpuna...
Married For Nearly 7 Decades, These Two Lovebirds Still Say ‘I Do’ Every Night
Married For Nearly 7 Decades, These Two Lovebirds Still Say 'I Do' Every Night After nearly seven decades of marriage,...
Lawmakers Question HECO Plan To Collect $1 Billion From Customers The utility’s bid to shore up its financial footing with a fund that covers and caps future wildfire liability is backfiring in the Legislature.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/lawmakers-question-heco-plan-to-collect-1-billion-from-customers/
Half Of Hawaiʻi Inmates Leave Prison Without The IDs They Need To Start Over More than seven years after Hawaiʻi passed a law meant to address the problem, the number of people leaving prison and jail without key documents has barely budged.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/half-of-hawai%ca%bbi-inmates-leave-prison-without-the-ids-they-need-to-start-over/
Sports betting bills still alive
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/02/24/hawaii-news/sports-betting-bills-still-alive/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Community: 2-23-25 Police Investigating Possible Drowning in Captain Cook
Community: 2-23-25 Police Investigating Possible Drowning in Captain Cook Hawai’i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 62-year-old male visitor...
Apparent settlement reached in Honokohau Harbor sewage lawsuit
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/02/23/hawaii-news/apparent-settlement-reached-in-honokohau-harbor-sewage-lawsuit/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Community: 2-22-25 Police Investigating Possible Drowning in South Kohala
Community: 2-22-25 Police Investigating Possible Drowning in South Kohala Hawai’i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving an 81-year-old Waimea man...
New Youth Homeless Outreach Center in Hilo…..Hope Services Hawaiʻi, Neighborhood Place of Puna unveil Youth Outreach Center for Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Hope Services Hawaiʻi, Neighborhood Place of Puna unveil Youth Outreach Center for Youth Experiencing Homelessness Friday, Feb. 21 HILO–Three nonprofit...
Two hotels will be built at Waikoloa Plaza
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/02/22/hawaii-news/two-hotels-will-be-built-at-waikoloa-plaza/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
VOYAGING CANOE LOST IN LAHAINA WILDFIRES BEING REPLACED Donations Came From Around the State
VOYAGING CANOE LOST IN LAHAINA WILDFIRES BEING REPLACED Donations Came From Around the State KAHULUI, Maui — A landowner,...
HAWAIʻI ISLAND 2025 SPRING BEARDED TURKEY SEASON
HAWAIʻI ISLAND 2025 SPRING BEARDED TURKEY SEASON Hilo, Hawaiʻi – The 2025 Spring Bearded Turkey Hunting Season opens on...
‘It’s About People’: Firefighter Shares Coat With Boy After Crash In Snowstorm
'It's About People': Firefighter Shares Coat With Boy After Crash In Snowstorm A Massachusetts firefighter is being celebrated for a...
Island Flex Open Enrollment Period: March 1 through April 30, 2025
Island Flex Open Enrollment Period: March 1 through April 30, 2025 The Island Flex Open Enrollment Period will be conducted from March...
PATH Teaches Bike Safety Skills to 4 th Graders Across the Island
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/02/21/sports/path-teaches-bike-safety-skills-to-4-th-graders-across-the-island/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Volcano Watch — What happens beneath the surface doesn’t always stay beneath the surface
By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory February 20, 2025 Kīlauea has been erupting episodically for the past two months in Halemaʻumaʻu, nested...
Community: 2-20-25 Detective Kohara Receives Haweo Award For His Investigative Prowess
Community: 2-20-25 Detective Kohara Receives Haweo Award For His Investigative Prowess For his investigative prowess and steadfast determination in solving crimes, Area...
The Kohala Center……Employment/Opportunities/Events
Employment HIP Ag is hiring a farm-to-school garden coordinator HIP Ag is hiring a farm-to-school garden coordinator to lead and...
Eruption Paused Again….9:38am
HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STATUS REPORT U.S. Geological Survey Thursday, February 20, 2025, 9:50 AM KILAUEA (VNUM #332010) 19°25'16" N 155°17'13"...
