DLNR bounces wells application back to PGV
Applications for two new geothermal wells have been reviewed and returned to Puna Geothermal Venture with comments, the state Department...
Hapuna Roughwater Swim Results
By John DeGroote West Hawaii Today jdegroote@westhawaiitoday.com 1 Ginoza Micah Kamuela Men Over all 1 21:32 2 Lyon James Kamuela...
Hawaii agrees to better pesticide practices By Nina Wu
The Hawaii Department of Agriculture has agreed to take specific steps to better enforce the use of pesticides in response...
Problems at Baby Beach Effort to halt erosion, block access to some wrongdoers backfires
SPRECKELSVILLE — Usually placid for local and visiting families, Baby Beach along the tip of Baldwin Beach on Maui’s north...
Celebrity couple’s request highlights Maui’s housing woes
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — A celebrity couple’s request to convert their Hawaii home into a short-term rental is landing them...
Annual King Kamehameha Day parade celebrates island’s rich history
NOTE: HOWZIT KOHALA FACEBOOK STREAMS LIVE TUESDAY FOR THE King Kamehameha Day Celebration and Parade, starting at 5:45am KAILUA-KONA —...
Big Island friends travel across the country in unusual pursuit
Four Big Island friends are making — and escaping — their way across the country. Kiana Bakken and her fiance,...
New possibilities for Alii corridor
KAILUA-KONA — More than a decade after an effort to develop Alii Parkway stalled, a subcommittee under the Kona Community...
21 charter amendments heading to 2020 ballot
Which is a more important attribute for the director of the county Department of Public Works? Technical know-how or administrative...
Mujina, The Faceless Woman (Hawaiian Legend?)
First found in Japanese folklore, a mujina is a creature with no face that can shape-shift into human form. A famous Japanese mujina was named Kozo;...
Hawaii’s sugar history makes for one sweet island tour
Hawaii's sugar history makes for one sweet island tour https://www.latimes.com/travel/hawaii/la-tr-travel-hawaii-oahu-sugar-tour-20190607-story.html By JAY JONES Sugar cane lines a field near the...
Police Officer Gives Homeless Man Dry Socks After Rainstorm
Police Officer Gives Homeless Man Dry Socks After Rainstorm A homeless man was given a pair of fresh, warm socks...
Hawaii ranks among the nation’s worst states to have pets By Mark Ladao mladao@staradvertiser.com
Hawaii isn’t a pet-friendly state, according to a new national ranking. The report by Safewise, a Utah company that researches...
New viewing sites proposed for Haleakala Crater overlook….Kalahaku location is overcrowded during peak visitor hours
Haleakala National Park’s preferred option for improving safety for visitors and protecting natural and historical sites at Kalahaku Overlook involves...
Cleanups planned today for World Oceans Day
KAILUA-KONA — Events are scheduled around the world today in celebration of World Oceans Day, and that includes some opportunities...
UPDATE: Condition of toddler left in car improves
KAILUA-KONA — The condition of a 2-year-old girl left for hours in a car in a downtown Kailua-Kona parking lot...
National Geographic ship stops in Hilo
HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald Paddlers glide past the National Geographic expedition ship Orion on Thursday in the Port of Hilo. Hilo...
May was drier than normal in East Hawaii
While Hawaii’s dry season got a “relatively wet” start last month, rain totals for the year remain near to below...
