Legacy of Patsy Mink celebrated with new US quarter
U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) on Thursday announced the official release of the Patsy T. Mink quarter, which is part of the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters Program for 2024.
Island Life for Thursday, March 28, 2024
A honu basks on the rocks in Honokohau Harbor channel. (Cindy Ku‘upua Whitehawk/community contributor)
Hawaii says 30 Lahaina fire survivors are moving into housing daily but 3,000 are still in hotels
HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Wednesday some 3,000 people displaced by Lahaina’s wildfires are still living in hotels more than seven months after the August blaze but that up to 30 people are moving to longer-term housing each day.
A $500K house was built on the wrong Hawaii lot. A legal fight is unfolding over the mix-up
A woman who purchased a vacant lot in Puna was surprised to find out a $500,000 house was built on the property by mistake.
Alleged abuser would ‘get mad’ if mom tried to feed 2-year-old: Mountain View man’s case moved to Hilo Circuit Court
The 23-year-old mother of a 2-year-old girl police say is the victim of “heinous abuse and starvation” told officers her live-in boyfriend would violently strike the child or withhold food from her as punishment for not showing respect, court documents state.
US military drains fuel from tank facility that leaked fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water
HONOLULU — The U.S. military said it’s finished draining million of gallons of fuel from an underground fuel tank complex in Hawaii that poisoned 6,000 people when it leaked jet fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water in 2021.
Island Life for Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Two eagle rays glide near Pawai Bay. One is injured, missing its tail. (Reiko Sekine/community contributor)
BAC measure dies again
Legislation that would reduce the threshold for drunken driving from 0.08% blood alcohol content to 0.05% is dead for this year.
Hilo gun rights advocate George Young dies at 74
George K. Young Jr., a retired U.S. Army Ranger master sergeant and Vietnam War veteran whose decade-long legal battle resulted in the feds ruling Hawaii’s counties must issue concealed-carry gun permits to law-abiding citizens, died March 19 at home in Hilo. He was 74.
Shaka inches closer to becoming the official state gesture
Lawmakers and Hawaii residents alike appear to be vibing with a proposal to make the shaka the official state gesture of Hawaii.
Island Life for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Vibrant hibiscus. (Dave Goble//community contributor)
Hawaiian Electric: ‘Tight supply of electricity’ on the Big Island through April
Hawaiian Electric is asking all Hawaii Island customers to reduce or shift their electricity use over the next month.
Mountain View man accused of ‘heinous abuse’ of 2-year-old
A 31-year-old Mountain View man accused of what police called the “heinous abuse and starvation of a two-year-old girl” remained in custody late Monday afternoon at Hawaii Community Correctional Center, unable to post $85,000 bail.
Two women die in 3-car crash in Hilo: Nearly a dozen traffic fatalities so far this year on the Big Island
Condolences are pouring in via social media for two women killed early Saturday evening in a three-vehicle traffic collision in Hilo.
Island Life for Monday, March 25, 2024
A mynah bird looking for food at Whittington Beach Park. (Carol Tools/community contributor)
‘Safe Space’ draws concerns: Residents, lawmaker worried about impact of homeless camp on area
A state lawmaker has joined some Hilo residents in their concerns about a planned government-sanctioned homeless encampment near the Hilo Lagoon Center.
Sextortion of children rising in Hawaii and nation, authorities say
A surge in cases of children being groomed into sharing compromising photos with strangers who then extort them for money or more images has prompted law enforcement to remind parents to monitor online activity.
Marijuana bill gains traction in Legislature
The long-anticipated legalization of recreational marijuana in Hawaii is only a few votes away from the desk of Gov. Josh Green.
Complaints mount against former Hilo tax preparer
Complaints continue to be filed in the case of a tax preparer who apparently disappeared during tax season in 2023.
Roth offers State of the County
Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth laid out his administration’s accomplishments and vision Friday at the State of the County address at the West Hawaii Civic Center.
