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Russ Roberts (https://hawaiinewsdigestonline.com).
Call center nearly complete: Police and fire dispatchers could move in this September
Hawaii County’s police and fire dispatchers are getting closer to moving into a new call center that has been under construction since October 2021.
Police arrest 25 for DUI
During the week of June 10-16, Hawaii Island police arrested 25 motorists for DUI. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Two of the drivers were younger than 21.
Neighbors help man escape house fire
Neighbors assisted a man to escape his burning Hawaiian Paradise Park home early Tuesday morning.
Missing Puna man still sought
Police are renewing their request for any information relative to the disappearance of 33-year-old Justin Kawika Ferreira of Puna.
SCOTUS ruling hints end is near for effort to make climate policy in state courts
If a beach erodes in Honolulu, can a company be sued for producing oil in Holland? And under Hawaii state laws to boot?
Leases awarded for Hawaiian homestead on Maui
Homeownership is on the near horizon for an initial group of Native Hawaiian households to benefit from a historic 2022 appropriation by the state Legislature.
Police: Traffic stop turns up drugs, firearms
Authorities say a routine traffic stop in Puna resulted in the arrest of a felon and recovery of more than 400 grams of crystal methamphetamine, smaller amounts of cocaine and heroin and a loaded semi-automatic 9mm pistol.
Keaukaha fight over land deed goes to state Supreme Court
A legal battle over a Keaukaha property, a century-old land deed, and the separation between church and state will go before the Hawaii Supreme Court next week.
Lee Loy candidacy confirmed
Hawaii Chief Election Officer Scott Nago ruled Monday that County Councilwoman Sue Lee Loy is eligible to run for the state House District 2 seat vacated when Rep. Richard Onishi decided not to run for a seventh term.
Pana‘ewa zoo to begin charging admission in 2025
Hawaii County next year will begin charging for admission to the Pana‘ewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens.
Maunakea telescopes detect light from merging quasars
Astronomers have used a pair of Maunakea telescopes to shed light on one of the universe’s earliest stages of development.
Maui County trying to block AG interview related to 2018 wildfires
Raised crosswalks to be installed near Kohala schools
Three raised crosswalks will be installed next week in front of Kohala Elementary, Kohala Middle and Kohala High schools.
Police ID possible drowning victim as Pahoa man
Hawaii Island police are investigating a possible drowning the morning of June 9 off the shore of the 75-5700 block of Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona.
De Luzes selling Big Island Toyota: Servco will take over, retain employees
Big Island Toyota is being sold.
HPD makes progress on hiring officers
In his State of the County address in March, Mayor Mitch Roth set a goal of filling all the vacant officer positions in the Hawaii Police Department by June 2025.
Trump is thinking about his debates. and his running mate’s, too.
Soon after two overheated Ohio Republicans stood chest-to-chest trading taunts on the debate stage in 2022, Donald Trump watched a video of the viral clip and raised an eyebrow.
4.1-magnitude quake jolts Ka‘u
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake occurred at 1:43 p.m. Friday nine miles east-southeast of Naalehu at a depth of 23 miles below sea level, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Lee Loy responds to election challenge
A term-limited Hawaii County Council member facing a legal challenge to her campaign for the state House District 2 seat being vacated by Rep. Richard Onishi has filed her response.
All access to Haiku Stairs region closed for removal
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources and the City and County of Honolulu announced Wednesday the closure of the entire Moanalua Section of the Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve — also known as Middle Ridge — and the Moanalua Valley Neighborhood Park for the removal of the Haiku Stairs.
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