DAR seeks to start permit process for commercial fishers
A contentious proposal to reopen aquarium fishing in West Hawaii stalled Friday after hours of public opposition.
Hurricane Hone brings heavy rain but no major damage
Hurricane Hone passed within 60 miles of Hawaii Island early Sunday, bringing heavy rain, knocking out power to thousands of customers and snapping native ohia trees like twigs.
Hawaii automobile sales plunge as owners hang on to vehicles
Iowa man helped distribute ‘sadistic’ videos showing torture of monkeys
An Iowa man was arrested this month for his role in a group that created and shared so-called animal crush videos in which monkeys were brutally tortured, sexually abused and killed in sadistic ways, federal prosecutors said on Friday.
‘Kokua over competition’: KTA acquires Takata Store in North Kohala
Hilo-based Puna Plantation Hawaii Ltd., the parent company of KTA Super Stores, KTA Express and KTA Pharmacy, will officially acquire K. Takata Store in Kapaau on Sept. 23.
$400,000 grant to help farmers control feral pigs
East Hawaii farmers could be reimbursed for the cost of installing or replacing ungulate fences through a federal grant program.
A sense of alertness without panic before Tropical Storm Hone
Debbie Arita, an office manager at a supermarket in Hilo, took stock of the conditions. Tropical Storm Hone was approaching the region, but the scene Friday was far from chaotic — no frantic rush for supplies, no desperate boarding up of windows.
Island life photo for August 24 — Rainbow haze
Island life photo for August 24 — Rainbow haze
HCFCU’s Nellie Medeiros honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
WAIMEA — Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union is proud to announce that Nellie Medeiros, HCFCU’s corporate development and marketing manager, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce. The award, presented at the Chamber’s annual Governor’s Luncheon at the Fairmont Orchid on July 2, recognizes Nellie’s contributions and service to the community over her incredible 51-year career with HCFCU.
She survived the Maui wildfires. She couldn’t survive the year after.
LAHAINA — As a whirlwind of flames nearly encircled the Lahaina Gateway shopping center on Aug. 8, 2023, Edralina Diezon hid in a storage room, surrounded by mops, buckets and brooms. Terrified, Diezon, who worked 80 hours a week as a janitor, did not leave for two days and two nights. When she finally emerged, starving and disoriented, the neighborhood where she lived was gone.
Tropical storm warning, red flag alert posted as Hone approaches Big Island
Forecasters are predicting Tropical Storm Hone will bring a deluge to East Hawaii this weekend.
Russia opens criminal case against CNN reporter for ‘illegally crossing border’
Russia’s FSB security service said on Thursday it had opened a criminal case against a journalist working for CNN who it said had illegally crossed the Russian border to film a report inside the Kursk region after a Ukrainian cross-border incursion.
Island life photo for August 23 — Basking beauty
Island life photo for August 23 — Basking beauty
HCFCU promotes Calpito to controller
KAILUA-KONA — Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce the promotion of Cecilia Calpito to controller with over a decade of experience and a strong commitment to HCFCU’s values.
Democrats at summit embrace unions
East Pacific has first named storm of year, Hone heading toward Hawaii
The Central Pacific basin has its first named storm of the 2024 hurricane season.
Auto club gears up for Labor Day Drags
Big Island Auto Club hopes to expand its reach to more people as the group prepares to celebrate the 50th annual Labor Day Drags at the Hilo Drag Strip next weekend.
Island Life photo for August 22 — Super blue moon
Island Life photo for August 22 — Super blue moon
Forecasters: Be ready for wind, rain, surf this weekend
Weather watchers continue to keep track of a couple of potential trouble spots for Hawaii — including one that is now a hurricane.
Nations competing in the IVF World Sprints perform during Cultural Night
Hilo experienced a first-hand view into the vast cultures of countries visiting for the International Va’a Federation 2024 World Sprint Championships during Cultural Night.
