Proposed Punalu‘u Village goes before Planning Commission Monday
Developers behind a controversial planned resort community in Punalu‘u hope the project will rehabilitate the surrounding area.
Shooting and manhunt suspect sentenced to 20 years
A 45-year-old Ocean View man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for the non-fatal shooting of his girlfriend and offenses stemming from a subsequent manhunt in March 2023.
Green forms team to address disasters and climate change
Gov. Josh Green is enlisting experts and advocates to help pass future legislation addressing disaster and climate change issues.
‘Completing this extension is critical’: $3 million allocated for EIS on DKI extension
The long-sought Daniel K. Inouye Highway extension in West Hawaii which was deemed “no longer feasible” in 2022 has been resurrected with funding allocated in the state 2024-25 capital improvement budget.
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Police are seeking public leads on a December 2023 homicide in Hawaiian Acres subdivision in Mountain View.
Police: Ocean View body that of murdered Minnesota man
Police say the human remains discovered in Ocean View on April 23 are those of a 39-year-old Duluth, Minn., man who was shot to death.
Ocean View man charged with kidnapping, felony abuse
An Ocean View man has been arrested and charged with various offenses following a violent incident Monday at a residence on King Kalakaua Lane in the Hawaii Ocean View Estates Subdivision.
Coffee labeling bill heads to Green
A bill over 30 years in the making has cleared legislative hurdles and is being sent to Gov. Josh Green for his signature.
Island Life for Friday, May 3, 2024
Bottlebrush blooms unfold in Waikoloa Village. (Carol Tools/community contributor)
Bill aimed at STVRs passes: Three Big Island senators voted against the state measure
Legislation that would give Hawaii’s counties the authority to fully regulate and to phase out short-term vacation rentals cleared its final floor vote Wednesday in the state Senate.
Harsher fines proposed for owners of barking dogs
Fines for owners of persistently barking dogs could double under a Hawaii County Council proposal.
Council bill could change make-up of planning commissions
A Hawaii County Council member is proposing more specific qualifications for Windward and Leeward Planning Commission members.
Local news in brief for Thursday, May 2, 2024
Ocean View man charged with kidnapping
Island Life for Thursday, May 2, 2024
White peacock babies are at Makalei. (Alan Tharp/Community Contributor)
Navy in court over Pearl Harbor water contamination
WASHINGTON — Not since the dark day at Pearl Harbor that drew America into World War II has there been so much trouble in paradise, as the U.S. naval base on the Hawaiian island of Oahu is sometimes described.
Island Life for Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Pink phalaenopsis in Waikoloa Village. (Carol Tools/community contributor)
$750K donated for Waimea community center
Waimea residents are one step closer to getting a new community center/emergency shelter thanks to a generous financial donation.
$1 billion is pledged for undersea internet cables
What promises to be a significant step in bridging Hawaii’s digital divide — a $1 billion project to build undersea fiber-optic internet cables — was unveiled Tuesday in Honolulu.
Tired of all the clucking? Legislation would fund programs to help control feral chickens
A Hawaii County program to fight feral chickens on the island could be coming later this year.
Yagong, county settle lawsuit over legal fees
A former Hawaii County Council chairman’s lawsuit against the county has been settled.
