Police ID slain Mountain View man

Hawaii Island police have identified a badly decomposed body discovered on Tuesday afternoon at a residence in Mountain View. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake shakes the island

A magnitude-4.9 earthquake rocked the Big Island this morning, reports the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

More firebreaks sought to protect palila habitat on Maunakea

A proposed project by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources would expand firebreaks on Maunakea in order to protect an endangered bird. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Updated fire code proposed

A revamp of the county fire code is in the works, with Puna Councilwoman Ashley Kierkiewicz proposing updates in both the requirements and permit fees to prepare the county for compliance with the latest state requirements. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Nearly 120 earthquakes at Mauna Loa in 2 days, reports HVO

More than 100 earthquakes have been detected beneath the summit of Mauna Loa over the past two days, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Staffing crisis forces hospital’s cancer center to turn away new patients

Kona Community Hospital has temporarily stopped accepting new patients in its medical oncology and chemotherapy infusion clinics, forcing those needing care to travel to Waimea, Hilo or Honolulu for treatment. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Board: Nonresponsiveness is not an ethics violation

A nonresponse from government officials to emails and telephone calls isn’t necessarily a violation of the ethics code, the county Board of Ethics said Wednesday in denying a resident’s call to penalize 14 top officials for ignoring his warnings about what he saw as the danger of face masks and vaccines during the coronavirus pandemic.…

Police: Foul play suspected in Mountain View body

Police suspect foul play may be involved in the death of a badly decomposed body found Tuesday at a Mountain View home. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

East Hawaii lacked rain in September

The last month of the dry season was emphatically so for the windward Big Island, and the National Weather Service’s only official rain gauge to measure rainfall in double-digits in September was in Kona’s coffee belt, which experiences its rainy season in the summer. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

EIS for aquarium fish collecting approved

The agency charged with protecting the state’s natural resources has approved an environmental impact statement allowing the harvesting of tropical fish for the aquarium industry despite ongoing litigation over the issue. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Ige signs executive order protecting access to abortions

Gov. David Ige issued an executive order today protecting both patients and providers from legal action regarding abortion and reproductive health care services in Hawaii. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Gabbard quits Democratic Party due to ‘wokeness’ and ‘racializing’

Former Congresswoman and 2020 presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard announced today that she is leaving the Democratic Party. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Fire destroys Eden Roc home

A house fire early Monday morning destroyed a home in Mountain View’s Eden Roc Estates subdivision. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Palace Theater to present musical “The Lion King Jr.”

With over 100 people in the cast and crew, the Palace Theater is preparing to put on a full stage production of Disney’s “The Lion King Jr.” with actors from 4 to 18 years old. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Roth touts joint Waipi‘o effort: Says long-term solution should come from both community, county

Hundreds braved a rainy Wednesday night to attend a meeting at Honokaa Gym about Waipi‘o Valley Road with Mayor Mitch Roth, Public Works Director Steve Pause and Heather Kimball, District 1 councilwoman. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Mayor: 2-day running of Ironman not set in stone

A two-day running of the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona in 2023 is not set in stone, Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth said Friday. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Dog show continues today in Hilo

Dog owners and trainers from across the state showed their dogs in the Orchid Island Dog Fancier Club dog show in Hilo on Saturday morning. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Going home: Advocate, police help homeless man, 70, reunite with family

A 70-year-old homeless man has been reunited with his family on the mainland thanks to the efforts of an advocate and Hawaii Police Department community policing officers. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Housing buyout program enables victims of 2018 Kilauea eruption to get on with their lives

Four years after her home and business were destroyed in the Kilauea eruption, Kieba Blacklidge has finally been able to move on. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Hilo man accused of crime spree

A 37-year-old Hilo man is accused of a crime spree over a period of 10 days resulting in 11 criminal charges, eight of them felonies. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Popular dog show returns to Hilo this weekend

After a three-year hiatus, the Orchid Island Dog Fancier Club will return to Hilo this weekend for a dog show featuring about 100 canines. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Commission supports bill requiring rezoning extensions be approved by council

The Windward Planning Commission has recommended passage of a bill that would require the County Council to approve any time extensions for rezoning applications. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

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