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Pohoiki project moves ahead: BLNR approves permit to dredge channel
A state board has approved an application for a dredging project that would reopen the Pohoiki Boat Ramp.
Shipman looks for new space for Keaau Farmers Market vendors
W.H. Shipman Ltd. says it has “identified a couple temporary spots” for the Keaau Farmers Market and intends to have space available by June 1 so the vendors of the popular market can continue to sell fruits and vegetables to the Keaau community.
STVRs on ag land goes before state high court
A debate about whether short-term vacation rentals should be allowed on farmland will go before the state’s highest court this week.
Know Your Numbers campaign returns
Community First Hawaii announced the return of its Know Your Numbers campaign, emphasizing the importance of knowing blood pressure as intuitively as height or weight.
Second lawsuit filed to stop Haiku Stairs’ demolition
For the second time in less than a year, the Friends of Haiku Stairs has filed a lawsuit to stop the city from demolishing the more than 3,900 steps that lead to the top of the Koolau Range in Kaneohe.
Forecasters predict heavy rain, possible thunderstorms and flash flooding
Weather watchers are warning of a strong upper-level low-pressure front forecast to move eastward across the island chain, potentially bringing severe thunderstorms and flash flooding to the Big Island as early as this afternoon.
Man who defrauded teachers to gamble $1.2M gets 57 months
A 48-year-old Kona man will spend nearly five years in federal prison and must pay back more than $1.2 million he conned 42 teachers and friends into investing in a fake online lei business to feed his lavish Las Vegas gambling habit.
Federal witnesses defend Navy’s Red Hill response
As a federal mass action lawsuit against the government from families impacted by the Red Hill water crisis continues this week, the government’s witnesses are taking the stand to defend the Navy’s response as well as sow doubts about the severity of the contamination.
Police arrest student after disturbance at Konawaena HS
Police arrested a 19-year-old student after a disturbance Tuesday at Konawaena High School.
Fentanyl smuggling case moved to federal court
The case of a 41-year-old Kailua-Kona man accused of smuggling fentanyl into Hawaii from California has been moved to U.S. District Court in Honolulu.
Fire destroys unpermitted Pahoa house
Fire destroyed an unpermitted residential structure near Pahoa Friday evening.
HPD wants to use overt video monitoring at popular sites
The Honolulu Police Department is considering using video cameras mounted on at least four mobile security trailers to avert auto burglaries, thefts, vandalism and other crimes at popular scenic points in East Oahu.
Visitor spending on Hawaii Island leaps to $854.2 million in the first quarter
Visitor spending on Hawaii Island leaped to $854.2 million in the first quarter from $741.1 million in the first quarter of 2023 and from $646.4 in the first quarter of 2019, according to a monthly report from the state of Hawai‘i Department of Business, Economic Development &Tourism (DBEDT). That marked increases of 15.3 percent and 32.2 percent, respectively.
Public clashes with Army over PTA lease
Big Islanders continued to urge the U.S. Army to abandon the Pohakuloa Training Area instead of extending its lease of state land.
‘Wenaokeao’: Big Island students name Maunakea observatory instruments after starlight
A pair of instruments at a Maunakea observatory have been given a less unwieldy name by a group of Big Island high school students.
‘Things can still happen,’ weather service cautions of below-average hurricane prediction
Hurricane season is June 1 to Nov. 30 in Hawaii, and AccuWeather — a commercial weather forecasting service — is predicting a relatively quiet season for tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific basin.
‘Compulsive gambler’ asks for 30-month federal sentence
A Kona man who bilked 45 investors in his online lei business out of $1.2 million to fuel a high-stakes gambling habit in Las Vegas is asking a federal judge to sentence him Wednesday to 2-1/2 years in prison.
Ex-IBEW union official charged with felony theft
(SA) — A 44-year-old former office associate with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1186 has been charged with felony theft for allegedly embezzling $44,367 in union dues.
Police: Papaikou man dies in North Kona traffic crash
Police say a 78-year-old Papaikou man died in a single-car collision early this afternoon in North Kona.
N2 Dance returning to the Palace: Performers showcase their skills with ‘Inside Out Game Show’
N2 Dance is back at the Palace Theater for another unique spring semester performance Friday and Saturday.
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