FDA’s COVID-19 changes worry local health professionals
May 22, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
Big Island health professionals are concerned changes to U.S. Food and Drug Administration rules for COVID-19 vaccines could limit their availability for healthy people under 65 who get vaccin…
United Airlines flight from Honolulu turns back after bomb threat in lavatory
May 21, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
A United Airlines flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles returned to the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport early this morning after a bomb threat was found written on a bathroom mirror….
Man released following fatal traffic collision in Kurtistown
May 21, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
Police have released the driver of a vehicle that struck a male pedestrian who died following a Kurtistown traffic collision Friday near the Orchidland Drive and 36th Avenue intersection….
Hokule‘a, Hikianalia head to Hilo
May 21, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
The Hokule‘a and Hikianalia voyaging canoes are expected to arrive in Hilo this afternoon, and celebrations honoring their trans-Pacific journey will be happening this weekend.
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Thousands on the Big Island could face cuts in SNAP benefits
May 21, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
The efforts by Republicans in Congress to alter SNAP benefits has the potential to negatively impact about 42 million people nationwide who receive food stamps for groceries, including over 40…
Bomb threat delays flight from San Diego to Honolulu
May 20, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
A Hawaiian Airlines flight from San Diego bound for Honolulu this morning was stopped shortly before takeoff after a passenger allegedly threatened to bomb the aircraft.
Foreclosure kills Punalu‘u project
May 20, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
A controversial commercial development on the famous black sand beaches of Big Island has been stalled by foreclosure.
Hawaiian Electric using drones for aerial inspections
May 20, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
Hawaiian Electric is drones for aerial inspections of its electrical infrastructure in identified wildfire risk areas on Hawaii Island.
Islands brace for Energy Star’s demise
May 20, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
Hawaii households, with higher electricity rates than the rest of the nation, could benefit from any help available to keep those bills down.
Foreclosure appears to kill Punaluʻu Village project
May 19, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
A controversial proposal to build a resort development in Punaluʻu appears to be dead.
Zoo fees revisited: County mulls charging admission to popular attraction
May 19, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
Hawaii County is holding another hearing to consider proposed entry fees for Pana‘ewa Rainforest Zoo &Gardens.
Federal funding for Hawaiian Home Lands on chopping block
May 18, 2025 | 6 MIN READ
The state agency helping Native Hawaiians with housing needs is at risk again of a federal funding cutoff.
BAC bills die again, but working group urged
May 18, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
For the fifth consecutive year, bills were introduced in the state Legislature to reduce the blood-alcohol content threshold for a drunken driving charge from 0.08% to 0.05%.
Reintegration fair helps 23 inmates prepare for freedom
May 18, 2025 | 6 MIN READ
Twenty-three inmates closing in on their release date from Big Island correctional facilities participated Thursday in a reintegration resource fair at Hawaii Community Correctional Center&rsq…
Waipiʻo Valley Road tree trimming to begin
May 18, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
Tree trimming and vegetation maintenance will take place starting Monday on Waipi‘o Valley Road.
Police: Grenade not a threat
May 18, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
Police called in the Hawaii Island Bomb Squad Thursday evening after a resident reported discovering what appeared to be an unexploded grenade in a riverbed at a trail park in Waimea.
Army alerts Big Island residents about convoys
May 18, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
The Hawaii Army National Guard will be preparing for its annual training exercises in June by shipping its vehicles and equipment from Oahu to Hawaii Island starting today.
Pedestrian killed in Orchidland crash
May 17, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
Police launched a negligent homicide investigation after a 21-year-old male pedestrian was killed in a traffic crash Friday evening in Kurtistown.
UPDATE: Kilauea’s latest ‘episode’ ends after 10 hours of fountaining
May 16, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
UPDATE 4:22 p.m.
Guatemalan national faces deportation after DUI arrest in Kona
May 16, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
A Guatemalan national illegally in the U.S. since 2016 likely will be deported after he was arrested for a second time in January for drunken driving in Kailua-Kona without a license or insura…
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