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The state’s $200 million, 10-year plan to create 465 new classrooms for 3- and 4-year-old students is moving forward with the help of House Bill 961, which passed the Legislature on Wednesday. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Hawaii Island police have charged 52-year-old Christopher Roy Howlind of Kurtistown with murder following the violent slaying of his mother-in-law, 58-year-old Teri Lynn Apple, on Friday afternoon in Keaau. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

May 5—Hawaiian Electric’s residential customers will see lower bills in May than they did a year ago when the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent oil prices surging. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

The Autism Support and Disabilities Center will celebrate Autism Awareness Month from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at Lili‘uokalani Park and Gardens. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

The Windward Planning Commission on Thursday approved an application by Ola Brewing to convert the former Wainaku Executive Center into a restaurant and distillery. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

A 36-year-old man accused of barricading himself in a storage unit on Kalanikoa Street in Hilo and holding police at bay for almost six hours Tuesday evening appeared in court today on charges not directly related to the standoff. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

The Paauilo Recycling and Transfer Station is closed due to a brush fire in the area. An update will be given if the transfer station is able to reopen later today. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

To help ease the physician shortage in Hawaii, state lawmakers have allocated funds to raise the Medicaid reimbursement rates for all providers. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Police have identified the 58-year-old Orchidland Estates woman who was slashed to death with a sword Friday afternoon at her own home as Teri Lynn Apple. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Police took a man and a woman into custody after an almost six-hour-long standoff Tuesday night at a self-storage facility on Kalanikoa Street in Hilo. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Grand opening for the brand-new UFC Gym BJ Penn in Hilo is set for 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

A voluntary recall was issued by General Mills for flour that may contain salmonella. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

May 1—The Legislature has backed expanding Gov. Josh Green’s “kauhale ” efforts to create permanent villages of tiny homes for homeless people across the islands, along with Hawaii’s first-ever effort to provide affordable rental units for teachers and other public school employees. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Police say an autopsy is scheduled for this morning on the body of a 58-year-old woman fatally stabbed in a domestic-related incident Friday afternoon in Puna. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Portions of Keawe Street in downtown Hilo will be closed nightly starting tonight due to planned sewer work between Haili and Kalakaua streets, according to the county Department of Public Works. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Hawaii Island’s first and largest solar plus storage project is now online. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Police have arrested a 52-year-old Puna man on suspicion of second-degree murder following a domestic-related stabbing early Friday afternoon in Orchidland Estates subdivision. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Hawaii Community College Chancellor Rachel Solemsaas will be stepping down from her role following the spring 2023 semester, citing personal matters on Friday. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

The Palace Theater is celebrating Lei Day today with performances by Kulaiwi and Kainani Kahaunaele. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Sharon Beck of Ka‘u High and Pahala Elementary recently was named the 17th annual state Department of Education’s Top Principal in the state by Island Insurance Foundation. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

The Coast Guard on Thursday suspended a search for a missing cruise ship passenger from Australia about 500 miles south of Kailua-Kona. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Hawaii public school teachers voted Wednesday in favor of ratifying a new four-year agreement with the state Department of Education, set to begin July 1. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service