Lawmakers pass bill outlawing intentional balloon releases
A bill banning the intentional release of balloons and establishing a fine for violators who do so is headed to...
Honolulu bribery scandal prompts permit department overhaul
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/24/hawaii-news/honolulu-bribery-scandal-prompts-permit-department-overhaul/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
North Kohala Runaway Kaleo Genda
Community: 4-23-21 Police Ask Public’s Assistance in Locating Runaway Kaleo Genda in North Kohala Hawai‘i Island police are searching for 15-year-old...
Kamilo Beach Drowning Report
Thursday, 4/22/2021; 9:32pm 1 Fatality 4 HFD apparaturs; 6 HFD personnel 59 year old unresponsive male laying supine on beach,...
Spain To Give Pets The Same Rights As Humans
Spain To Give Pets The Same Rights As Humans Spain has given domesticated animals the same legal status as humans....
Civil Beat Editorial… We Need A Better Explanation Of Why That Body Cam Video Has Not Been Released. The police department says state law prevents the public from seeing what happened in its fatal encounter with a Honolulu teen. But even top legal minds don’t buy it.
Passersby on one of Honolulu’s busiest thoroughfares can’t miss the growing makeshift memorial decorated with photos, bandanas, candles, teddy bears and balloons....
How Hawaii Squandered Its Food Security — And What It Will Take To Get It Back…Hawaii’s reliance on food imports began in the 1960s. To achieve self-sufficiency again, experts say it will take old values and new tools.
Nearly 2,500 miles from the nearest continent, Hawaii spends up to $3 billion a year importing more than 80% of...
FEMA Rate Hike Socks 87% of Hawaii Flood Insurance Policyholders
3.8 Million Homeowners Will Pay More for Flood Insurance Under New NFIP Rules Over 10,000 homeowners each in Florida, Texas,...
Historic Pioneer Mill office is slated for restoration… Building to be converted to public use
The more than 100-year-old Pioneer Mill Co. office building in Lahaina, a state-registered historic place that has been sitting vacant...
DLIR warns of unemployment scam
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/04/22/hawaii-news/dlir-warns-of-unemployment-scam/
Resolution passes lava zone insurance matter to state commissioner
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/04/23/hawaii-news/resolution-passes-lava-zone-insurance-matter-to-state-commissioner/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
A place of their own: Island Naturals plans new flagship store near Wailoa park
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/23/hawaii-news/a-place-of-their-own-big-island-naturals-plans-new-flagship-store-near-wailoa-park/
Volcano Watch — How measuring gravity on Mauna Kea helps us monitor Mauna Loa
Volcano Watch — How measuring gravity on Mauna Kea helps us monitor Mauna Loa Gravimeters, essentially extremely precise pendulums, can...
Expedition hauls tons of plastic out of remote Hawaii atolls
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Supreme Court hears arguments in Honua Ola’s appeal of PUC ruling
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/23/hawaii-news/supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-honua-olas-appeal-of-puc-ruling/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Council hires auditor: Tyler Benner chosen to lead county office
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/23/hawaii-news/council-hires-auditor-tyler-benner-chosen-to-lead-county-office/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Two Big Island COVID clusters investigated by state in past two weeks
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/23/hawaii-news/two-big-island-covid-clusters-investigated-by-state-in-past-two-weeks/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Bail reduced for couple accused of stealing elderly woman’s car
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/23/hawaii-news/bail-reduced-for-couple-accused-of-stealing-elderly-womans-car/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Community: 4-22-21 Hilo Man Charged with Felony Assault
Community: 4-22-21 Hilo Man Charged with Felony Assault Hawai‘i Island police have charged 37-year-old Zachary Babosh of Volcano with assault...
Community: 4-22-21 Police Renew Request for Assistance in Locating Missing Kailua-Kona Man Tyler Gorloff
Community: 4-22-21 Police Renew Request for Assistance in Locating Missing Kailua-Kona Man Tyler Gorloff Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request...
