With cloudy state finances, Hawaii’s ‘rainy day’ fund held for future rainy day

Hawaii lawmakers have recently considered cutting every state agency’s budget along with various special funds and capital improvement projects to pay for stunning costs related to the Maui wildfire disaster, with one very big special fund excluded. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Hawaii seeks answers to state’s lithium-ion battery conundrum

As Hawaii strives toward its clean energy goals, there is growing concern over the waste stream of lithium-ion batteries that come with renewable energy technology. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Work on Pauahi Street Bridge set to begin

A yearlong project to replace a small bridge in Hilo will begin Monday. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Maui’s mayor prioritizes housing and vows to hire more firefighters after Lahaina wildfire

HONOLULU — Maui’s mayor says he is prioritizing housing, evaluating evacuation routes and hiring more firefighters as his Hawaii community recovers from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Dredging of boat harbor on track, but work not expected to start before July

Lawmakers and boaters hope for smooth sailing at the Wailoa Small Boat Harbor in Hilo as a long-awaited dredging project inches closer toward beginning. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

County bill would require waste facilities be open at least 2 days a week

Garbage day may come twice a week again for Kalapana residents thanks to a new County Council proposal. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Hilo standoff ends without bloodshed

Hawaii Island police arrested 45-year-old Justin Makoto Pittullo of Hilo on suspicion of terroristic threatening and violation of a court order after a nearly 9-hour standoff at a Hilo residence Friday night. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Minor traffic accident closes Wailuku Street Bridge for several hours

The Wailuku Street Bridge in Hilo was closed for several hours Tuesday after a minor traffic accident required an assessment of the bridge’s structural integrity. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Never-before-seen act documented in humpback whales off Maui coast

When Brandi Romano and Lyle Krannichfeld scanned the crystal blue waters off the Hawaii coast and two humpback whales came into view, they killed the engine of their boat, retrieved their cameras and started snapping away. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Hawaii residents oppose measure targeting cockfighting

A state proposal to impose greater criminal penalties relating to cockfighting drew outcry from residents Thursday. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Manoa tragedy sparks concern over a rise in domestic-violence killings

The killing of a wife and three kids by a husband, who then took his own life, in Manoa Sunday morning was likely the third domestic-violence killing in Hawaii in three months and the fourth high-profile domestic violence case. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Obituaries for March 15

Gwen Eloise “Lisa” Cortez Kaneshiro, 79, of Hot Springs, S.D., formerly of Hilo, died March 11 in Hot Springs, S.D.. Born in Greybill, Wyo., she was a retired teacher who taught at Hilo Union and Waimea Elementary Schools worked for the American Lung Association and the former Hospice of Hilo, U.S. Army veteran and partner…

BISAC unveils two Narcan vending machines in Hilo

Two new vending machines offering Narcan, a lifesaving medication for opioid overdoses, have been installed in Hilo. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Kamehameha students ready to rock

Kamehameha Schools Hawaii is reprising the rock opera “Ku I Ka Mana” for this year’s Ho‘ike. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Police say suspect in a Hawaii acid attack on a woman plotted with an inmate to carry out 2nd attack

HONOLULU — A man accused of dousing a woman with acid in Hawaii last year allegedly tried to cast doubt on himself as a suspect by plotting with a fellow inmate to carry out a second, similar attack, authorities said. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Richardson’s gets a face-lift: Park improvements, renovated ocean center unveiled

Richardson Ocean Park and Center is open and fully accessible to the public after 19 months of construction. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Assessment details plans for old Hilo hospital renovations

A plan to renovate the old Hilo Memorial Hospital continues apace after a draft environmental assessment for the project was published last week. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Waikoloa Village closer to getting a roundabout

A new traffic roundabout in Waikoloa Village is one step closer to becoming a reality after Friday’s release of a draft environmental assessment with an anticipated finding of no significant impact. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Biden and Trump could clinch nominations in today’s contests, ushering in general election

NEW YORK — Joe Biden and Donald Trump hope to clinch their parties’ presidential nominations with dominant victories in a slate of state primaries today as the 2024 fight for the White House moves into a new phase. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Rezoning request approved for Manono Street lot

A plan to redevelop a derelict corner of Hilo was given the go-ahead Thursday, to the consternation of nearby residents. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Good news and bad news for astronomers’ biggest dream

The United States should commit $1.6 billion to building an “extremely large telescope” that would vault American astronomy into a new era, according to the National Science Board, which advises the National Science Foundation. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Focusing on food: Revitalize Puna event emphasized sustainability, security

Food sustainability and food security were in the spotlight Saturday during the 10th Revitalize Puna event. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

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