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Governor abuzz over new bill

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

It’s a honey of a bill for local beekeepers.

Starting today, small beekeepers can produce up to 500 gallons of honey a year and sell it to retail establishments, as well as directly to the...

<p>Iranian newly elected President Hasan Rowhani, listens during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Monday. Rowhani showcases his reformist image by promising a “path of moderation,” the easing of nuclear tensions and steps to narrow the huge divide with the United States. He also made clear where he won’t go, saying he opposes any halt to uranium enrichment, at the heart of the nuclear standoff. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)</p>

Rowhani’s ‘path of moderation’ also shows limits

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s newly elected president showcased his reform-leaning image Monday by promising a “path of moderation” that includes greater openness on Tehran’s nuclear program and overtures...

Too many secrets spoil our safety

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

After I downgraded the scandal value of the National Security Agency’s massive gathering of our phone records and email data, a curious reader raised a thoughtful question: Would I “have the same...

Police arrest 24 for drunken driving

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:07pm

Police arrested 24 drivers for suspected drunken driving between June 10 and Monday; seven were involved in traffic accidents; seven were younger than 21.

Police have made 594...

Stars begin homestand with momentum

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

Cortney Arruda’s spot start turned into a job audition that he aced for the Hawaii Stars, who are finally finding wind on their sails, snapping a seven-game losing streak during a productive road...

<p>Kona Coast Little League won the District 3 Minors Big Island championships June 2 at Honokaa’s Parks and Recreation complex, giving the ages 9-10 team a berth in the Minors state tournament, which takes place June 21-26 on Kauai. Team members are: Logan Cagampang, Jesse Canda, Dallas Louis, Keenan Toriano, Kanale Hose-Colburn, Samson Iona, Zion Goodwin, James Kapela, Elisha Martin, Jakob Garcia, Weston Davis, Bobby Pilanca-Emmsley and Gunner Delumeau. Isaac Cagampang serves as the team’s manager, while assistant coaches Keeane Toriano and Kimo Kapela round out the coaching staff. The team is raising funds to offset the cost of the trip to Kauai. To make a donation, call Ronald Kuahuia at 895-6361 or Amy Angeleo at 895-5806. (Community Contributor/Special to West Hawaii Today)</p>

Short Hops June 18

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

Kalama hits hole-in-one

John Kalama III hit a hole-in-one at Big Island Country Club on June 9.

He used a 9-iron on the 144-yard 17th hole from the red tee. Fred Spender, Maurice...

Bruins beat Blackhawks 2-0, lead Cup finals 2-1

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

BOSTON — Tuukka Rask watched most of the action at the other end of the ice. And when the Blackhawks did make a late charge, he was ready.

The Bruins goalie stopped 28 shots for his third...

Snowden calls US intelligence ‘aggressively criminal’

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

WASHINGTON — Edward Snowden, the former U.S. government contractor who leaked secret details of official surveillance programs, pledged Monday to release more information about U.S. intelligence-...

Hawaii fishermen want development considered

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

HONOLULU — Hawaii fishermen on Monday asked policymakers to address how runoff caused by land development harms reefs, fisheries and oceans when they consider how to cope with the effects of...

<p>Walter Wong, master stone mason and hale builder, walks along the Kiholo-Puako Trail in one of the sections that has collapsed. It is one of the areas that will be restored. The trail continues in a straight line towards Waikoloa Beach Resort in the distance. (Brad Ballesteros/Special to West Hawaii Today)</p>

Historic path to be restored through joint partnership

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

The lava rocks on this narrow, irregular pathway are hundreds of years old and are part of the 175-mile Ala Kahakai, “trail by the sea,” that linked communities, temples, fishing areas and other...