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New year begins with lower state taxes for all
Surfer, judge, Pearl Harbor survivors among notable deaths in 2024
Hawaii residents donated over $10M on GoFundMe this year
Hawaiian Electric sells 90% interest in American Savings Bank
(Reuters) — Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI) said on Tuesday it had closed the deal to sell a 90.1% stake in its unit American Savings Bank (ASB), helping the company raise funds for the deadly 2023 Maui wildfire settlement.
Bicyclist killed in Pahoa traffic crash
Hawaii Island police are investigating a fatal traffic collision involving a car and bicyclist that occurred on Monday evening in Pahoa. The driver of the car, 36-year-old Michael L. Richardson of Pahoa, has been arrested on suspicion of negligent homicide, DUI and driving without insurance.
Aloha, 2024! A recap of the top 10 Big Island news stories of the year
With 2025 nearly here, it’s time to review an eventful 2024. Here are Hawaii Island’s the top 10 local stories of the year, as selected by the editorial staff of the Tribune-Herald.
Chief: Fireworks crackdown could provide some relief
The Big Island’s police chief hopes that the seizure of at least 75 tons of fireworks in Honolulu by the Illegal Fireworks Task Force over the past year will make for a somewhat quieter New Year’s Eve.
Kilauea’s eruption continues with 100-foot-tall lava fountains
The eruption at Kilauea volcano that began last Monday continues this morning.
‘It brings the family together’: Takeya family celebrates 100th anniversary mochitsuki
Making mochi for the New Year is a tradition that’s observed by many of Hawaii’s families of Japanese ancestry.
Warren Upton, who escaped sinking battleship at Pearl Harbor, dies at 105
Warren Upton, the oldest survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the final survivor of the battleship Utah, died on Wednesday in Los Gatos, California. He was 105.
Annual census find homelessness rising in Hawaii, nationally
Hitachi Rail files $324M lawsuit against Honolulu, HART
Female robbery suspect sought
Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a female robbery suspect in an incident that took place at 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at a grocery store on Makaala Street in Hilo.
Search continues for two Hale Nani escapees
Two men who escaped Dec. 13 from Hawaii Community Correctional Center’s Hale Nani facility were still at large Thursday.
DOH issues recall alert Systane brand eye drops
A recall has been issued for Systane Lubricant Eye Drops (Ultra PF single vials On-the-Go, 25 count) because of potential fungal contamination, according to the state Department of Health’s Food and Drug Branch.
Continued Hawaii airline seat reductions are expected
Schatz: Social Security change to boost benefits for 100K in Hawaii
Maui County releases Lahaina’s long-term recovery plan
Kilauea puts on ‘outstanding’ show in HVNP
It’s a “Pele Kalikimaka” in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, according to Jessica Ferracane, the park’s spokeswoman, referring to the eruption that started early Monday morning within Kilauea volcano’s Halema‘uma‘u crater.
Hawaii residents getting COVID vaccines are now the minority
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