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Two chefs with Hilo ties are James Beard semifinalists
The James Beard Foundation on Wednesday announced its 2025 Restaurant and Chef Award Semifinalists, and several from Hawaii are included on the list.
Schweitzers seek monetary damages in federal civil rights lawsuit
Two brothers wrongly convicted for the Dec. 24, 1991, abduction, rape and murder of Dana Ireland have filed a federal lawsuit claiming their civil rights were violated by Hawaii County and its police department.
Kilauea eruption resumes in HVNP
The eruption of Kilauea within the summit caldera resumed today just before 3 p.m.
Schweitzer brothers file federal civil rights lawsuit seeking monetary damages
Two brothers wrongly convicted for the Dec. 24, 1991, abduction, rape and murder of Dana Ireland have filed a federal lawsuit claiming their civil rights were violated by Hawaii County and its police department.
Hawaii chicken farmers asked to guard against bird flu
Federal, state and county agencies are urging chicken farmers to take precautionary measures against the potential spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu.
Green wants combination of ways to address fireworks, climate change
Following his third State of the State address on Tuesday, Gov. Josh Green offered new details on his ideas for tackling two of the state’s biggest challenges outside of affordable housing: clamping down on illegal fireworks with citations similar to speeding tickets and felony charges for injuries or death, and finding the money to continue fighting climate change.
W. Hawaii residents urge crackdown on ‘predatory paid parking providers’
West Hawaii residents are pleading for Hawaii County to intervene against extreme parking prices in Kailua-Kona.
School preps new plan for a campus in Kaumana
Connections Public Charter School officials, twice rebuffed for their plans to build a campus on 70-plus acres of leased state land in Kaumana, are set to submit a scaled-down proposal for a 15-acre campus.
DOA chief gets an earful from lawmakers
Hawaii lawmakers grilled state Department of Agriculture officials Friday about their plans for fighting invasive species.
Crisis fund access stirs feud between HTA and DBEDT
The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s attempt to dip into another $5 million from its Tourism Special Emergency Fund after declaring a continued tourism emergency related to the softness following the Aug. 8, 2023, Maui wildfires has been blocked.
Video from final full day of Kilauea’s most recent eruption
This is a USGS compilation of videos collected at approximately 10 a.m. HST on Jan.17, 2025, during a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitoring overflight of the most recent summit eruption within Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kilauea. The eruption paused the next day.
Service members occupy nearly 14% of Oahu rentals, Pentagon says
Man sentenced 10 years for possession of fentanyl, heroin
A Pepeekeo man, 32-year-old Cody Lee Ranchez Araw, was sentenced to a 10-year prison term for possession of fentanyl and heroin, according to county Prosecutor Kelden Waltjen.
Maui businesses hope for a return to Lahaina
Hawaii National Guard Job Challenge Academy unveiled
Military pomp and circumstance, a maile lei untying, messages from Hawaii dignitaries and a Hawaiian blessing by Kahu Moses Crabbe marked the unveiling Friday of the Hawaii National Guard Job Challenge Academy at Keaukaha Military Reservation in Hilo.
Parasitic wasps to help combat CBB; officials look to release them this spring
Swarms of parasitic wasps will descend upon Kona coffee farms this spring as a long-gestating plan to control an invasive pest finally goes forward.
Plotting Banyan’s course: As razing of Uncle Billy’s finishes, officials mull future of area
The end of the former Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel marks the beginning of a new era for Banyan Drive, Hilo stakeholders hope.
Restoration of Highway 137 begins; contract awarded for Pohoiki Road
Work to rebuild part of Highway 137 in lower Puna began Jan. 9 with contractor Isemoto Contracting grading the area adjacent to “Four Corners,” where Highway 137 meets Highway 132.
Hawaii public schools regress in farm-to-plate program
Captain Cook man accused of invasion of privacy
A 39-year-old Captain Cook man is accused of using his iPhone to take secret video of his girlfriend’s adult daughter while she was nude.
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