2019 Hawaii Health Report
http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/reports/state-reports/2019-hawaii-report
In 3 states, two-thirds of statehouse races were uncontested (Hawaii)
(AP) — In some states, one political party dominates even without a lift from gerrymandering. The most extreme examples are...
Photographer of iconic 9/11 image chosen as resident artist
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — A photographer who captured one of the iconic images from the Sept. 11 terrorist attack has...
Bodycam Video Shows Police Officers Catching Kids Dropped From Burning Building (Video)
Bodycam Video Shows Police Officers Catching Kids Dropped From Burning Building Dramatic body camera video shows the heroic moment four...
Hog Heaven
KAPAAU — When he was younger, Aukea Kaaekuahiwi didn’t realize all it took to get dinner to the table. “When...
Committees reject plastics ban proposals
HONOLULU — Two Hawaii legislative committees have rejected proposals that would have banned a variety of plastics used by the...
Man hospitalized after ultralight trike crashes in North Kona
One man was hospitalized Wednesday after an ultralight trike he was flying off the Kona Coast lost power and crashed...
State senate kills bill to buy federal jail in Honolulu
Two state Senate committees on Tuesday killed a bill that proposed the purchase of the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu,...
Puna boat ramp study added to capital budget
Another bill to provide funding for a Puna boat ramp feasibility study appears dead for the legislative session. But the...
Flu cases on the rise
Flu activity is increasing in East Hawaii — and statewide. Hilo Medical Center has seen the number of flu cases...
Residential subdivision proposed for Puueo
A major Hawaii Island landowner is seeking to subdivide 39 acres of former sugar fields in Puueo for a residential...
Hawaii News Shorts 3/21/2019
HONOLULU — Honolulu officials agreed to pay $5.25 million to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of a firefighter who...
Kohala Obituary 3/11/2019
James Henry Bos, 77, of Hawi died March 11 in Hawi. Born in Kalamazoo, Mich., he served in the U.S....
West Hawaii schools join 20 others across state in creation of esports league
Player Big Island has entered the game. Schools across the state of Hawaii are throwing their headsets into the esports...
Predicting tsunamis: Paper says studying radiocarbon dating points to patterns
The U.S. Geological Survey suggests that tsunamis like the one that devastated Hilo in 1946 might be predictable — and...
Cases rest in murder trial
KEALAKEKUA — For a second time, a jury has begun to deliberate in the trial of a man accused of...
Roundabouts on Highway 130 could be ‘shovel ready’ by August
The state Department of Transportation has started the consultation process for future improvements to Highway 130. Don Smith, DOT’s district...
Local officials, businesses celebrate Southwest Airlines’ arrival to Hawaii
SOUTH KOHALA COAST— Speaking to scores of officials representing local government, business and the community joined by representatives of Southwest...
Four injured in three-vehicle collision at Queen Kaahumanu Highway intersection
No lives were lost in a three-vehicle crash Tuesday morning at the intersection of Kaupulehu Drive and Queen Kaahumanu Highway,...
Police Officer Helps Boy With Autism Find Missing Teddy Bear
Police Officer Helps Boy With Autism Find Missing Teddy Bear Losing a teddy bear might not be an emergency for...
