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Council nixes garbage hauling
Local News Comments Updated: May 16, 2012 12:05amHILO — Amid a discussion about the best way to deal with the threat of a Hilo landfill closure, the Hawaii County Council voted 8-0 to prohibit hauling of East Hawaii garbage to West Hawaii,...
Construction zones top North Kohala residents’ worries
Local News Comments Updated: May 16, 2012 12:05amKeeping North Kohala the tight-knit community it is and roadway safety headlined a police-community meeting Tuesday in Kapaau.
Lucy Pasco, a long-time Hawi resident now in her 70s, told...
West Hawaii graduation schedule
Local News Comments Updated: May 16, 2012 12:05amWest Hawaii students will be graduating this weekend and next weekend.
Ke Kula Ehunuikaimalino’s commencement ceremonies begin at 12 p.m. Friday at the Konawaena High School baseball Field....
Koyo to pay $2M state penalty for alleged water bottling violation
Local News Comments Updated: May 15, 2012 12:05amKoyo USA Corp. will pay $2 million in two installments to settle an alleged violation involving use of an unapproved manufacturing process for its bottled water, known as Mahalo Hawaii Deep Sea....
Scholar: Courts should not decide same-sex marriage, immigration
Local News Comments Updated: May 15, 2012 12:05amThe U.S. solicitor general hasn’t done a good job of representing President Barack Obama’s administration’s positions in recent arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court, a think tank analyst...
Puna man charged in Sunday shooting
Local News Comments Updated: May 16, 2012 12:05amBig Island police have charged a 72-year-old Puna man in connection with a shooting Sunday evening at a home in Panaewa.
Joseph Amormino of Hawaiian Beaches was charged Tuesday afternoon...
Big Island honors fallen law enforcement officers
Local News Comments Updated: May 15, 2012 12:05amHILO — Honoring fallen law enforcement officers each year may seem routine for some, Hawaii Police Chief Harry Kubojiri told a crowd of about 45 at the Hilo police station on Monday.
But for...
Puna man arrested for alleged attempted murder
Local News Comments Updated: May 15, 2012 12:05amHILO — Police say a 55-year-old Hilo woman shot Sunday at her Panaewa home has been transferred to an Oahu hospital in serious but stable condition.
“She’s not out of the woods yet,” Lt....
Man arrested in connection with stabbing
Local News Comments Updated: May 15, 2012 12:05amHawaii Island police have located, arrested and charged 27-year-old Brannon Ramirez, of Hawaiian Beaches, who was wanted in connection with a stabbing, a beer bottle incident and a domestic...
State gathers input for chronic disease plan
Local News Comments Updated: May 15, 2012 12:05amThe state Health Department wants a strategic plan to address chronic disease in Hawaii.
To get that plan, department officials are visiting the state’s various communities, talking with...
