23-year-old Kailua-Kona woman died following a two-vehicle collision
A 23-year-old Kailua-Kona woman died following a two-vehicle collision that occurred in the early morning hours of Monday, May 9,...
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Community: 5-09-22 Public Invited to Attend Police Week Festivities
Community: 5-09-22 Public Invited to Attend Police Week Festivities Hawai‘i Island residents and visitors are invited to attend Police Week festivities,...
Someone Is Hiding Cash All Over A Canadian City And Residents Are Loving It
Someone Is Hiding Cash All Over A Canadian City And Residents Are Loving It An exciting and mysterious game has...
Hawaiian Electric May Have To Build A New Oil-Fired Power Plant On Maui … The shutdown of a spare parts supplier in Japan is threatening the ability of Maui’s electric utility to keep a series of 1980s generators firing.
A looming lack of spare parts may force Hawaiian Electric to build a whole new power plant on Maui if...
Kohala ahupuaa to become living scientific laboratory
The ‘Iole Stewardship Center has been operating quietly for years on 2,400 acres of Kohala with the goal of restoring...
Coffee labeling study bill awaits governor’s signature; USDA ups 2021-22 crop value to $61.9M
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/05/09/hawaii-news/coffee-labeling-study-bill-awaits-governors-signature-usda-ups-2021-22-crop-value-to-61-9m/
Stiffer penalties ahead: Bill doubling prison term for fatal DUI crashes awaits Ige’s signature
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/05/09/hawaii-news/stiffer-penalties-ahead-bill-doubling-prison-term-for-fatal-dui-crashes-awaits-iges-signature/
River Otters Return To The Detroit River
River Otters Return To The Detroit River A University of Windsor student recently caught an extraordinary sight on video while...
Big Ticket State Budget Items Begin To Make Good On Decades-Old Commitments 0 Much of the new spending supports Native Hawaiians and working people while boosting the rainy day fund.
Lawmakers and Gov. David Ige like to say it is the state budget that truly reflects their priorities, and the...
Serving the community: Keakehe High football players help clean up Kona
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/05/08/hawaii-news/serving-the-community-keakehe-high-football-players-help-clean-up-kona/
‘A hui hou, Uncle Johnny’
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/05/08/hawaii-news/a-hui-hou-uncle-johnny/
Name change resolution shelved: Legislation sought to re-designate Captain Cook as Ka‘awaloa
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/05/08/hawaii-news/name-change-resolution-shelved-legislation-sought-to-re-designate-captain-cook-as-kaawaloa/
Abortion rights activists rally in North Hawaii
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/05/08/hawaii-news/abortion-rights-activists-rally-in-north-hawaii/
Housing subsidies advance: Council likes the plan, just unsure how to pay for it
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/05/08/hawaii-news/housing-subsidies-advance-council-likes-the-plan-just-unsure-how-to-pay-for-it/
Tax rebate awaits governor’s approval
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/05/08/hawaii-news/tax-rebate-awaits-governors-approval/
Hawaii American Water Reaches Revenue Settlement to Fund Infrastructure and Service Improvements
Settlement reinforces Company’s commitment to providing reliable wastewater service that contributes to the protection of the environment HONOLULU, May 07,...
Horse That Never Won A Race Won Many Hearts
Horse That Never Won A Race Won Many Hearts "Zippy loved being a race horse, he just wasn't any good...
HART Board Approves A New Honolulu Rail Plan For A Shorter Route….Ridership on the truncated line would be nearly 30% less than previous estimates, but the city would complete the system to South Street by 2031.
The board of directors for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation approved a proposed new recovery plan for the troubled city rail...
Drug Use by State: 2022’s Problem Areas…Hawaii Very Low
Drug abuse has a long and storied history in the United States, and we’ve been “at war” with it since...
Hawaii least social media-obsessed state
North Carolina is the most social media-obsessed state in the US, according to new research. The study conducted by digital...
