Volcano Watch — Pele’s hairs: a beautiful hazard on the Island of Hawaiʻi
By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory March 23, 2023 Shiny and elusive, featherlight and golden-brown. If poets were to write about rocks, I’m sure...
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HAWAIʻI COUNTY HOLDS BLESSING FOR FIVE NEW AMBULANCES
HAWAIʻI COUNTY HOLDS BLESSING FOR FIVE NEW AMBULANCES Hawaiʻi County officials gathered this morning at the County Building in...
‘He Is A Hero’: Stranger Saves Mother And Daughter After Car Crash
'He Is A Hero': Stranger Saves Mother And Daughter After Car Crash A mother and daughter in Minnesota said a...
Legislature Kills Measures To Protect Parental Rights In Child Welfare Cases 0 Critics say Hawaii’s current policy flouts federal precedent and leaves it vulnerable to lawsuits.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/03/legislature-kills-measures-to-protect-parental-rights-in-child-welfare-cases/
Lawmakers Agree On The Need To Address Hawaii’s Housing Crisis — But Not On How 0 The Legislature is considering a rash of vastly different strategies, while Gov. Josh Green’s bills are struggling for traction.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/03/lawmakers-agree-on-the-need-to-address-hawaiis-housing-crisis-but-not-on-how/
Hawaii’s first deep-water standing wave to debut at West Oahu
A 52-acre recreational lagoon and shoreside commercial development called Wai Kai featuring a surfing wave pool with the world’s largest...
State bill to ban flavored tobacco products dies again, despite broad support
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/03/23/hawaii-news/state-bill-to-ban-flavored-tobacco-products-dies-again-despite-broad-support/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
New Hawaii law expands abortion access, protects providers
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s governor on Wednesday signed legislation expanding access to abortion and putting into law recent executive orders...
Community: 3-22-23 Police Identify Body Located Along Hilo Shoreline
Community: 3-22-23 Police Identify Body Located Along Hilo Shoreline Hawai‘i Island police have identified the body that was discovered along...
3-22-23 Police Ask Public’s Assistance Locating Missing Elderly Man Danny Ostlund
Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 73-year-old Danny L. Ostlund of Hilo, who was reported...
STRATOSPHERIC BALLOONS TO BE LAUNCHED FROM HAWAIʻI ISLAND
STRATOSPHERIC BALLOONS TO BE LAUNCHED FROM HAWAIʻI ISLAND Hawaiʻi County informs the public that the Sierra Nevada Corporation and...
Another runaway! Community: 3-22-23 Police Seeking Runaway Madlyn Poch
Community: 3-22-23 Police Seeking Runaway Madlyn Poch Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Madlyn Poch...
Calf Born With Smiley Face Markings Lands Role As Farm Lawnmower For Life
Calf Born With Smiley Face Markings Lands Role As Farm Lawnmower For Life On dairy farms, excess male calves are...
Pint-Sized Plants Could Be Our Secret Weapon In Fight Against Invasive Beetle 0 Coconut rhinoceros beetles have decimated yields across the Pacific, but there may be a surprising workaround.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/03/these-pint-sized-plants-could-be-our-secret-weapon-in-last-stand-against-crb/
Hokule‘a and Hikianalia to sail on 4-year voyage
The Polynesian Voyaging Society announced Tuesday that the Hokule‘a is scheduled to embark June 15 on a 43,000-nautical-mile journey circumnavigating...
Closure of last big downtown retailer, Walmart, prompts fears
First the downtown Walgreens closed about a year ago, followed six months later by the shuttering of the neighborhood Longs,...
Wastewater plant rehab bill recommended- upgrades to Hilo facility long overdue
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/03/22/hawaii-news/wastewater-plant-rehab-bill-recommended-upgrades-to-hilo-facility-long-overdue/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
New leadership, same mission
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/03/22/hawaii-news/new-leadership-same-mission/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Official Report…92-9107 Bamboo Ln. Residential Fire
Tuesday, 3/21/2023, 8:56am 8 HFD apparatus; 17 HFD personnel Cause is undetermined Loss $525,000 Multi level, Single family residence with...
Official Report….Sack N Save Hilo 250 Kinoole St. Hilo…. HAZMAT INCIDENT
3:30pm, Tuesday, 3/21/2023 6 HFD apparatus; 12 HFD personnel Foodland Grocery Store Damaged commercial refrigerator compressor. Company 1 responded with...
