More rolling outages possible, Hawaiian Electric warns
Hawaiian Electric on Monday again asked customers to conserve power to avoid the need for additional rolling outages after more than 21,000 customers lost power Sunday.
Testifiers: No PTA land swap
People statewide urged the Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday to reject a proposed land exchange between the state and the U.S. Army that would allow it to continue to use land in the Pohakuloa Training Area and elsewhere.
Woman accused of beating, kicking dog in Kona
A 26-year-old woman accused of beating and kicking her dog at McDonald’s in Kailua-Kona has been freed on supervised release over the objection of prosecutors.
HPP man posts bail after being charged with multiple offenses
Police have charged 31-year-old Dylan Jessen Gapp of Hawaiian Paradise Park with numerous firearms offenses and violation of a court order.
Island Life for Monday, April 15, 2024
Coffee blossoms Kona. (Rose Hinsdale/community contributor)
Slow spring for real estate? Interest rates continue to put pressure on home sales
It’s likely to be a slow spring for Big Island home sales as the market struggles to recover from 2023.
Election cards have been mailed
The Hawaii County Elections Division has mailed out election notification cards.
Landowner testifies in HPP house snafu case
A California woman being sued by a developer whose contractor erroneously built a home on her lot in Hawaiian Paradise Park testified in court Friday that monetary damages are not what she is seeking.
Cockfighting measure dies in Senate
A controversial state measure that would crack down on people raising chickens for cockfighting is dead.
Uncle Miles Kitchen departs Hilo airport
After 15 years of serving travelers, Uncle Miles Kitchen has closed at the Hilo International Airport.
Resistance to roundabout: Draft EA released for proposed Waikoloa Village project
The public comment period addressing the draft environmental assessment for the Waikoloa Road/Paniolo Avenue roundabout concluded Monday, with community members expressing concern over the finding of no significant impact recommended in the report.
Governor designates Official State Snails
HONOLULU — Gov. Josh Green has signed legislation designating an official state kahuli, or snail, for each of the main Hawaiian Islands and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Airport closed yet again for crack in runway
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport closed for the third time this year after a crack in the runway was discovered Friday morning.
The wettest month did not fall short: Most of East Hawaii, Kona coffee belt had above-average rainfall
March was rainier than average on the windward side of Hawaii Island and the South Kona coffee belt. Elsewhere, not so much.
Hawaii-born sumo champion Akebono Taro dies of heart failure at the age of 54 in Japan
TOKYO — Hawaii-born Akebono Taro, one of the greats of sumo wrestling and a former grand champion, has died. He was 54. He was the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the level of “yokozuna” — or grand champion — in Japan.
Island Life for Friday, April 12, 2024
A pink and white amaryllis blooms in a beautiful garden. (Phyllis Hanson/community contributor)
Didn’t get enough hula last week? Hula kahiko performance Saturday in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
The Volcano Art Center’s Hula Kahiko program continues at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday with a performance by Halau Mauanlei under the direction of Kumu Hula Lelehua Maunahina Bray.
‘Kauhale Initiative’ garners support from Hilo crowd: Effort aims to place homeless in communities of tiny homes
Hilo residents were widely enthusiastic Tuesday night during a meeting about a state project to develop communities of tiny homes for the Big Island’s homeless population, despite misgivings about where those communities could be built.
With help from the Benioffs, groundbreaking held for landmark expansion of Hilo hospital
“It’s a new beginning for health care here on the island.”
Benioffs bolster fire department fleet: Donated specialized trucks can reach harder-to-access areas
The Hawaii Fire Department now has access to four brand-new brushfire trucks that were gifted through donations to the Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation.
