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<p>Hawaii Fire Department personnel carry a patient to an awaiting Hawaii County helicopter following a reported shark attack Tuesday afternoon at Kekaha Kai State Park in North Kona. A 28-year-old Kailua-Kona man suffered bites to his right thigh and calf. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)</p>

Shark attack closes Kekaha Kai State Park

Updated: Jun 19, 2013 12:05am

A 28-year-old Kailua-Kona man is recovering from shark bites to his leg following an attack Tuesday afternoon in waters off the Mahaiula area of Kekaha Kai State Park in North Kona.

The man...

Council accepts park at Kohanaiki

Updated: Jun 19, 2013 12:05am

Obituaries 6-19-13

Updated: Jun 19, 2013 12:06am

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Island Life 6-19-13

Updated: Jun 19, 2013 12:06am

Waiting for word from Bernanke, stocks move higher

Updated: Jun 19, 2013 12:05am

NEW YORK — It’s all about the Fed. Still.

U.S. stocks moved higher Tuesday, helped by news of a pickup in home building and low inflation. But the Federal Reserve loomed large, with...

Show us the money: Lobbyist reports reveal little

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

Don’t go away… HONOLULU — They’re called lobbyist disclosure forms, but the truth in Hawaii is the records don’t disclose much.

Hardly any individual lobbyists reported spending anything...

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...

<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...

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...

About Town 6-18-13

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

Waltz lessons offered in Waimea

The Waimea Ballroom Dance Club announces beginning American and Viennese waltz lessons starting at 7 p.m. Monday and continuing on Mondays through July 29 at...

Tesoro announces $75M refinery sale

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

HONOLULU — Tesoro Corp. said Monday it has agreed to sell its refining operations in Hawaii to Par Petroleum Corp. for $75 million plus the market value of its working capital.

The San...

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