Community: 2-18-25 Police Seeking Runaway Brook-Taylor Sato-Lasky
Community: 2-18-25 Police Seeking Runaway Brook-Taylor Sato-Lasky Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Brook-Taylor Sato-Lasky, who...
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Community: 2-18-25 Police Investigating North Kona Traffic Crash That Killed Two
Community: 2-18-25 Police Investigating North Kona Traffic Crash That Killed Two Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a two-vehicle traffic collision that killed...
2-18-25 Police Seeking Missing Kurtistown Man Rick Andrade
Community: 2-18-25 Police Seeking Missing Kurtistown Man Rick Andrade Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 37-year-old Rick Andrade of Kurtistown who was...
Public Discourse Was Flowing On The Pot Bill. Then The House Snuffed It House leaders didn’t bother to explain their decision to kill a measure that inspired hundreds of testifiers. But the Senate isn’t giving up.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/public-discourse-was-flowing-on-pot-bill-then-the-house-snuffed-it/
Mystery Hero Saves Couple’s Home From Fire, And Possibly The Whole Neighborhood
Mystery Hero Saves Couple's Home From Fire, And Possibly The Whole Neighborhood A Hollywood Hills couple is on a mission...
Denby Fawcett: KCC Farmers Market-Goers Deserve A Working Bathroom Leaving such a well-used restroom in disarray sends the wrong message to residents and tourists alike.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/denby-fawcett-kcc-farmers-market-goers-deserve-a-working-bathroom/
It’s Your Money: Sex Harassment Claim Against Judge Could Cost Taxpayers $90K It’s the second time the longtime employee has sued a Kauaʻi court official for sexual harassment.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/its-your-money-sex-harassment-claim-against-judge-could-cost-taxpayers-90k/
Ravenous Beetles Go Urban, Preying On Honolulu’s Iconic Coconut Palms Fallout from the scarab beetles’ invasion into urban Honolulu remains unknown, but the damage so far is “pretty bad,” according to one expert.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/ravenous-beetles-go-urban-preying-on-honolulus-iconic-coconut-palms/
The Hawaiʻi State Capitol Could Be Closed For Years To Fix Aging Systems The repair bill could top $100 million, and that doesn’t include temporarily relocating lawmakers and state leadership.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/the-hawai%ca%bbi-state-capitol-could-be-closed-for-years-to-fix-aging-systems/
Mauna Lani loan request approved: Resort’s owners seek $275M to pay investors
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/02/18/hawaii-news/mauna-lani-loan-request-approved-resorts-owners-seek-275m-to-pay-investors/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Civil Defense message for Monday 02-17-2025 at 04:07 PM.
Civil Defense message for Monday 02-17-2025 at 04:07 PM. The National Weather Service has issued a High Surf Advisory for West Facing...
Man Learns To Read At 58 And Finally Reads The Magazine He Treasured For 40 Years
Man Learns To Read At 58 And Finally Reads The Magazine He Treasured For 40 Years For most of his...
Data Dive: Being A Mom In Hawaiʻi Isn’t Easy. This Report Shows Why The state has the highest child care costs in the nation and the number of women dying during pregnancy or childbirth is on the rise.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/data-dive-being-a-mom-in-hawai%ca%bbi-isnt-easy-this-report-shows-why/
This Luxury Kauaʻi Hotel Is Housing Foreign Workers In Container Homes The 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay also bought a multimillion-dollar home in a working class neighborhood to house upper management.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/this-luxury-kaua%ca%bbi-hotel-is-housing-foreign-workers-in-container-homes/
Sea Anemones Invade Kāne‘ohe Bay, Likely From Home Aquariums A new invasive species threatens Kāneʻohe Bay’s fragile coral ecosystem, sending state officials scrambling for a solution.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/invasive-pests-threaten-to-overrun-kane%ca%bbohe-bay-if-officials-dont-act-fast/
Cuts to Hawaii’s federal workforce loom
But the local federal workforce is heavily concentrated in the defense sector, which has not been among top targets mentioned...
He Took Her To Girl Scouts, She Learned CPR. Days Later, She Used It To Save His Life
He Took Her To Girl Scouts, She Learned CPR. Days Later, She Used It To Save His Life When 11-year-old...
Bill To Reform Jones Act Reintroduced In Congress U.S. Rep. Ed Case says the federal law drives up costs for imported goods to places like Hawaiʻi.
https://www.civilbeat.org/beat/bill-to-reform-jones-act-reintroduced-in-congress/
Police discipline reported: HPD terminations, suspensions documented for lawmakers
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/02/16/hawaii-news/police-discipline-reported-hpd-terminations-suspensions-documented-for-lawmakers/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Bill would subsidize fencing to control ungulates
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/02/16/hawaii-news/bill-would-subsidize-fencing-to-control-ungulates/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
