A new bill outlining a registration process for hosted transient vacation rentals, or TVRs will be introduced May 6 during Hawaii County Council committee meetings in Kailua-Kona.
State’s high court visits Hilo to give students a closer look at legal system
April 20, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
About 250 students from five East Hawaii High Schools were present Thursday at the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s Performing Arts Center to hear oral arguments before the Hawaii Supreme…
Settlement talks ongoing in Pohoiki Road condemnation suit
April 20, 2025 | 2 MIN READ
Hawaii County still anticipates construction to restore lava-ravaged Pohoiki Road in lower Puna will begin before the end of June.
UH loses $30M in federal funds; 36 research programs to be cut
April 19, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
The University of Hawaii announced Thursday it has lost $30 million in federal funding for research, just as the school sees the number of revoked student visas “literally (change) by th…
It is unclear how the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority board will deal with concerns over late payments to contractors and state probes to determine whether the agency committed procurement or…
School vouchers won in Texas. Next up, the nation.
April 19, 2025 | 8 MIN READ
With a big win for school vouchers in Texas in the early hours of Thursday morning, the private-school choice movement conquered the last major Republican-led state.
BIIF flag football: HPA and Kona win first island semis
April 18, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
KEALAKEKUA — It came down to the wire, but second-seeded Hawaii Preparatory Academy girls flag football found a way.
Musk’s SpaceX is frontrunner to build Trump’s Golden Dome missile shield
April 18, 2025 | 6 MIN READ
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk’s SpaceX and two partners have emerged as frontrunners to win a crucial part of President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense shie…
Trump opens a huge marine protected zone to commercial fishing
April 18, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was allowing commercial fishing in one of the world’s largest ocean reserves, introducing industrial operations for the first time in more th…
Hawaii economists offer bleak take on Trump tariffs
April 17, 2025 | 2 MIN READ
Hawaii’s economy is in store for reduced growth due to indirect impacts on tourism from President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, according to two local economists.
Trump hails ‘big progress’ after jumping into Japan tariff talks
April 17, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump said there was “big progress” when he made the surprise move on Wednesday to negotiate directly with a Japanese trade delegation…
Senate bill would allow campaign to be used for taking care of dependents
April 17, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
Political candidates would be allowed to use campaign funds to take care of their dependents, such as child care expenses, in what several supporters hope will attract more diverse, family-�…
Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet
April 17, 2025 | 6 MIN READ
WASHINGTON — In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs yet of possible life beyond our solar sys…
In showdowns with the courts, Trump is increasingly combative
April 16, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s compliance with court orders started with foot-dragging, moved to semantic gymnastics and has now arrived at the cusp of outright defiance….
Hawaii tightens firearms laws
April 16, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
Gov. Josh Green has signed into law two bills regulating guns in the islands and is considering two others as the state Legislature this year moved to strengthen Hawaii’s already strict…
Draft EA details effort to manage, improve the trailhead area at Pololu
April 16, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
A plan to preserve the cultural, historical and environmental resources at the Pololu Valley Trailhead is moving forward.
Trump administration memo proposes cutting State Department funding by nearly half
April 15, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
The Trump administration could cut nearly 50% of the State Department’s funding next fiscal year, according to an internal memo laying out a downsizing plan being given serious considera…
New Emergency Call Center dedicated
April 15, 2025 | 2 MIN READ
Hawaii County held a blessing and dedication ceremony Monday for the new Emergency Call Center in Hilo.
Councilwomen to hold public meeting regarding hosted vacation rentals
April 15, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
A pair of Hawaii County Council members are hosting an informational briefing via Zoom about proposed legislation to establish a registration process for hosted transient vacation rentals, or…
‘A weird wet season, for sure’
April 14, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
“March is supposed to be one of the wettest months of the year, for the windward side, anyway. And it wasn’t that.”
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I am the retired news director of Pacific Radio Group stations on the Island of Hawaii. I am a retired Lt. Col., USAF Reserve. I am a FCC-licensed Amateur Radio Operator, holding the Amateur Extra Class License. I am a substitute teacher for the state of Hawaii Department of Education.
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