1-13-25 Police Seeking Missing Ka‘ū Man Simon Varela
Community: 1-13-25 Police Seeking Missing Ka‘ū Man Simon Varela Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 34-year-old Simon Varela of Ka‘ū who...
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1-13-25 Public Invited to Coffee With a Cop in Waikoloa January 17
Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section invites you to join them for Coffee with a Cop on Friday,...
Strangers Lift Car To Rescue Elderly Woman Pinned Underneath
Strangers Lift Car To Rescue Elderly Woman Pinned Underneath In an incredible act of bravery and kindness, strangers and...
How Recruiting More Women Could Help Police Solve A ‘Staffing Crisis’ Leaders say implementing policies, like paid maternity leave, could help bring more women to the force and improve policing overall.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/11/how-recruiting-more-women-could-help-police-solve-a-staffing-crisis/
Recreational Use Only: Princeville Park Dispute Shutters Kaua‘i Farmers Market A neighbor’s complaint triggered an investigation by the county Planning Department.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/01/recreational-use-only-princeville-park-dispute-shutters-kauai-farmers-market/
Solving Hawaiʻi’s Housing Crisis Front And Center In New Legislative Session Zoning regulations, use of public funds to spur housing construction are among different approaches to addressing housing needs on the agenda in 2025 session.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/01/solving-hawai%ca%bbis-housing-crisis-new-legislative-session/
Lagging Japan arrivals point to slow recovery for Hawaii tourism
Hawaii’s top source of international visitors, Japan, is not projected to recover to pre-pandemic levels this decade. https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/01/13/hawaii-news/lagging-japan-arrivals-point-to-slow-recovery-for-hawaii-tourism/
Aloha Petroleum lease extension put on hold
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/01/13/hawaii-news/aloha-petroleum-lease-extension-put-on-hold/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaii Legislature will again focus on illegal fireworks
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/01/13/hawaii-news/hawaii-legislature-will-again-focus-on-illegal-fireworks/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
‘It’s Out Of Hand’: Fireworks Amnesty Event Collects Scores Of Unused Explosives In response to the deadly New Year’s Eve explosion, the state Department of Law Enforcement said it collected more than 500 pounds of illegal fireworks.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/01/it%ca%bbs-out-of-hand-fireworks-amnesty-event-collects-scores-of-unused-explosives/
Feds to give Maui $1.6B for wildfire recovery
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/01/11/hawaii-news/feds-to-give-maui-1-6b-for-wildfire-recovery/
Home sales up compared to last year
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/01/12/hawaii-news/home-sales-up-compared-to-last-year/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Those who died on Big Island roads in 2024
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/01/12/hawaii-news/those-who-died-on-big-island-roads-in-2024/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Traffic deaths nearly double in 2024
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/01/12/hawaii-news/traffic-deaths-nearly-double-in-2024/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
1-11-25 Police Launch Coroner’s Inquest Investigation Into Hilo Death
Community: 1-11-25 Police Launch Coroner’s Inquest Investigation Into Hilo Death Hawai‘i Island police have launched a coroner’s inquest investigation after a...
He Discovered A Dumpster Full Of Flowers And Turned Them Into Smiles For Seniors
He Discovered A Dumpster Full Of Flowers And Turned Them Into Smiles For Seniors Trevor Phillips never imagined a chance...
Third Circuit (Hawaiʻi island) Seeking Applicants for Independent Grand Jury Counsel
Third Circuit (Hawaiʻi island) Seeking Applicants for Independent Grand Jury Counsel HILO, Hawaiʻi – The Circuit Court of the Third...
County Provides Update on Early Childhood Resource Office Location
County Provides Update on Early Childhood Resource Office Location The County of Hawaiʻi’s Early Childhood Resource Office located at the...
TRAFFIC IMPACT NOTICE AFFECTE AREA: HĀWĪ ROAD SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION WITH AKONI PULE HIGHWAY (ROUTE 270); KAPA‘AU
TRAFFIC IMPACT NOTICE AFFECTE AREA: HĀWĪ ROAD SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION WITH AKONI PULE HIGHWAY (ROUTE 270); KAPA‘AU, NORTH KOHALA,...
YEAR OF OUR COMMUNITY FORESTS CELEBRATES WHERE WE LIVE, LEARN, AND PLAY
YEAR OF OUR COMMUNITY FORESTS CELEBRATES WHERE WE LIVE, LEARN, AND PLAY (HONOLULU) – At a signing ceremony today, Governor...
