Lawmakers Kill Plan to Lower Voting Age By Kevin Dayton
A key Senate committee scuttled a plan to allow Hawaii residents to begin voting in state and local elections when...
Lawmakers Call for New DUI Laws
HONOLULU (AP) — State lawmakers say they will push for tougher legislation to address a growing number of drunken and...
Company Halts Plans for Pasture-Based Dairy on Kauai
MAHAULEPU, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii Dairy Farms says it is discontinuing plans for a pasture-based dairy operation on Kauai. The...
Hawaii: Today in History 2/4
2-4-1865 Hawaiian Board of Education formed 2-4-1963 Tracie Ruiz-Conforto, Hawaii, sync swimmer (Olympic 2 gold/silver-84, 88) Tracie Lehuanani Ruiz-Conforto (born February...
Kohala Water Restriction
Makapala Emergency Water Restriction AFFECTED AREAS: MAKAPALA; NORTH KOHALA, HAWAI‘I This is a Department of Water Supply (DWS) message for Sunday,...
Property Tax Changes
Eliminating the solar water tax credit, reclassifying small agriculture lots to residential and repealing an obsolete program are three ways...
County Establishing a Task Force to Curb Traffic Fatalities
Mayor Harry Kim signed a proclamation Friday announcing the county’s commitment to eliminating all traffic deaths and serious injuries on...
1-Year-Old Brings Joy To Seniors With ‘Three Wishes’ Project
1-Year-Old Brings Joy To Seniors With 'Three Wishes' Project 11-year-old Ruby Kate spends a lot of time at nursing homes...
Crime Briefs…Updates
The Hawaii County Council is expected to take up a resolution to continue covering legal fees for a former police...
Hotel Demolition, Pohoiki Boat Ramp, Bills Advance
A state Senate committee advanced bills Friday in support of a new boat ramp for Puna and demolition of the...
Support Urged for Hilo Cath Lab
Proposed legislation in both the State House and Senate could help provide better cardiac care in East Hawaii. House Bill...
Landowner Sues Hu Honua
Hu Honua Bioenergy faces more litigation, while construction of its biomass power plant near Pepeekeo falls further behind schedule. The...
Hawaii Could House Missile Interceptors Soon
Hawaii may become the first state in the nation to get a new type of ground-based missile interceptor — in...
Hawaii Film Office Resolves Lawsuit with Filmmaker By Timothy Hurley
A lawsuit by a filmmaker alleging fraud and deceit by the Hawaii Film Office has been settled, with his production...
Dolphin Quest Terminates Contract with Dolphinaris
Dolpin Quest, a Hawaii based company is terminating their contract with Dolphinaris in Scottsdale after a fourth dolphin died, according...
Hawaii Would be 3rd State to Require HPV Vaccine
As of last month, the state Department of Health is reviewing more than 800 testimonies submitted in response to the...
Maui’s Mahi Pono Plans to Offer Farm Lots to Local Farmers
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — The company that bought a vast expanse of Maui land from Hawaii’s last sugar cane plantation...
Hawaii: Today in History 2/3
2-3-1907 James A. Michner, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, American author (Tales of the South Pacific, Hawaii) James Albert Michener (/ˈmɪtʃnər/; February 3,...
Hilo Attorneys Honored for Providing Free Legal Aid
Forty-one attorneys were recognized during the Hilo Self-Help Center Recognition Awards on Jan. 28 for providing more than 1,000 free...
