“Brutal and Heinous, Lawmakers boosting grants for non-profits, Fight against rapid ohia death advances.”
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Today’s Front Page‘BRUTAL AND HEINOUS’By JOHN BURNETT A 36-year-old Pahoa man accused of brutally killing three older men last week in lower Puna will receive a mental examination. Hilo District Judge Jeffrey Hawk on Monday ordered that Jacob “Jake” Daniel Baker be examined by three mental- health professionals to determine his fitness to stand trial as well as penal responsibility – his state of mind at the time of the alleged offenses and whether he could discern the wrongfulness and illegality of his alleged actions. …Read more Lawmakers boost grants for nonprofitsBy ANDREW GOMES Honolulu Star-Advertiser About 170 Hawaii nonprofits providing food, healthcare and other services are slated to share $40million in legislative grants this year. State lawmakers decided on the sum and picked recipients as part of crafting the state budget bill, which awaits actionby Gov. Josh Green. The $40 million appropriation total under the Legislature’s annual Grants-in-Aid program is up from $30 million in each of the two prior years. It also equals what was appropriated…Read more Fight against Rapid Ohia Death advancesBy GRACE INEZ ADAMS Hawaii Tribune-Herald In 2012, Robert Hauff and other researchers noticed something unusual about the ohia trees they were studying in Puna. The canopy of the trees seemed to be dying back at an alarming rate. Residents had also been reporting similar observations in the area. It would be several more years until scientists were able to identify and put a name to the cause: Rapid Ohia Death, a disease caused by a type of fungus that infects the trees via open wounds. It…Read more Download the Hawaii Tribune Herald App
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