Community: 2-25-21 Information Sought on Downtown Hilo Bank Burglary
Community: 2-25-21 Information Sought on Downtown Hilo Bank Burglary Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the...
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Commitment to Maunakea and Hawaiʻi
Commitment to Maunakea and Hawaiʻi Maunakea is one the most revered places in Hawaiʻi because of its cultural, historic and...
A Central Texas Restaurant Is Offering Free Meals, No Questions Asked
A Central Texas Restaurant Is Offering Free Meals, No Questions Asked A restaurant in Texas is struggling to survive under...
Proposal Would Streamline Involuntary Treatment Of Those With Severe Mental Illness…Public defenders are obliged to fight involuntary treatment for their clients. Lawmakers are considering cutting them out of the process.
Hawaii residents with mental illnesses so severe and persistent that they don’t even realize they need help can be ordered...
OHA board chair testifies before Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
OHA board chair testifies before Senate Committee on Indian Affairs HONOLULU (Feb. 24, 2021) – OHA Board Chair Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey...
Frustration over Hawaii’s jammed-up unemployment system prompts rally
About 200 people vented frustration and demanded help with Hawaii’s overwhelmed jobless benefits system Wednesday outside a closed unemployment office...
Lawmakers to Bolster Native Hawaiian Burial Traditions With Modern Technology
Hawaiʻi lawmakers are considering legislation to help the state’s funeral services industry accommodate traditional Hawaiian burial practices by using a...
Senate confirms Otani as DPS director
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/02/25/hawaii-news/senate-confirms-otani-as-dps-director/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Public-private wastewater partnerships likely dead in Legislature
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/02/25/hawaii-news/public-private-wastewater-partnerships-likely-dead-in-legislature/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Broadband debate continues: Bills aimed at improving connectivity are running out of time in Legislature
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/02/25/hawaii-news/broadband-debate-continues-bills-aimed-at-improving-connectivity-are-running-out-of-time-in-legislature/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Community: 2-24-21 Police Ask for Public’s Assistance Locating Puna Woman Last Seen in Kona
Community: 2-24-21 Police Ask for Public’s Assistance Locating Puna Woman Last Seen in Kona Hawaii Island police are searching for 38-year-old...
Hawaiian Electric employees win EPRI 2020 Technology Transfer Awards for innovation Leaders recognized for research, results to advance clean energy
Hawaiian Electric employees win EPRI 2020 Technology Transfer Awards for innovation Leaders recognized for research, results to advance clean energy...
WOW! A Gas Leak Leads Homeowner To A Hibernating Bear Raising 3 Cubs Under The House
A Gas Leak Leads Homeowner To A Hibernating Bear Raising 3 Cubs Under The House Three tiny bear cubs were...
Big Island Finfish Farm Hopes To Lead The Way In Sustainable Aquaculture…Blue Ocean Mariculture recently became the first U.S. operation certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council.
KAILUA-KONA — About a half-mile offshore from Unualoha Point in North Kona, Blue Ocean Mariculture’s submersible pens are teeming with potential...
Hawaii’s Fiscal Picture Is Looking Up. So Why Do Lawmakers Still Want To Raise Taxes? House leaders say they will consider increasing capital gains and state income taxes on high earners in an effort to restore targeted cuts.
For months Gov. David Ige talked about Hawaii’s $1.4 billion-per-year state budget shortfall, a catastrophic number that acquired a kind...
Alaska Airlines ordered to pay $3.2M after woman flying home from Hawaii falls, later dies
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/02/23/breaking-news/alaska-airlines-ordered-to-pay-3-2m-after-woman-flying-home-from-hawaii-falls-later-dies/
State Senate committee passes automatic voter registration
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/02/23/hawaii-news/state-senate-committee-passes-automatic-voter-registration/
Water Department plans 1% budget decrease: Rate hike, lower water use figure into $54.9M plan
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/02/24/hawaii-news/water-department-plans-1-budget-decrease-rate-hike-lower-water-use-figure-into-54-9m-plan/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Last call for booze tax bill: Legislation on beverages nearly dead for the session
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/02/24/hawaii-news/last-call-for-booze-tax-bill-legislation-on-beverages-nearly-dead-for-the-session/
Sites ID’d for Pahoa library
A draft environmental assessment published Tuesday has identified three possible sites for a new, and long-discussed, library in Pahoa. Currently,...
