Police: Body found floating in Hilo Harbor
A man’s body was found floating in Hilo Harbor on Friday morning, according to police.
Island Life for Friday, Feb. 9, 2024
Horses grazing at Parker Ranch Arena in Waimea. (Carol Tools/Community contributor)
More homeless camps cleared
State Department of Transportation crews, joined by Hawaii Police Department Community Policing Officers, cleared out three drainage tunnels and another encampment in Kona on Wednesday, hauling away tons of trash.
Upcoming moon mission has ties to the Big Island
What could be the first successful independent private commercial mission to the moon will take off next week with a small piece of Hawaii onboard.
‘We have to continue to remain vigilant,’ chief says; HPD releases disciplinary report
Two Hawaii Police Department officers were fired in 2023, and nine — including one of the terminated officers — received suspensions ranging from one to 12 days.
Hawaii’s high court cites ‘The Wire’ in rebuke of US Supreme Court decision that expanded gun rights
HONOLULU — A ruling by Hawaii’s high court saying that a man can be prosecuted for carrying a gun in public without a permit cites crime-drama TV series “The Wire” and invokes the “spirit of Aloha” in an apparent rebuke of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded gun rights nationwide.
West Hawaii road work next week
Hawaii County is preparing to pave three roads in Kona beginning next week.
Judge: Effort to save native birds by using mosquitoes can proceed
A state judge has ruled in favor of a plan to import mosquitoes to Maui to protect endangered native birds.
BAC bill advances in Legislature
A proposal to reduce the state’s blood alcohol concentration threshold for drunken driving charges has passed its first committee in the state Legislature.
UH-Hilo men’s soccer ID Camp set for March
The University of Hawai’i at Hilo Men’s Soccer program is hosting its Spring 2024 ID Camp on March 2 at the Vulcan Soccer Field.
Island life, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024
Ohia lehua at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. (Jean Trueman/Community contributor)
2024 starts off drier than normal for large swath of the island
In terms of precipitation, the Big Island in January was a tale of two halves.
Kona Vistas draws more opposition: Concerns raised during meeting of state Land Use Commission
A decades-long proposed Kona development went before the state Land Use Commission on Wednesday to address questions related to the project’s status.
Assault will cost state $1.25M: Settlement reached in Hilo case involving DLNR officer
Companion bills in the state Legislature that appropriate money to settle claims against the state and its employees contain $1.25 million for a Hilo woman who was sexually assaulted when she was a teenager on a Hilo beach by a Department of Land and Natural Resources enforcement officer.
Shaka bill progresses through Legislature
A proposal to establish the shaka as Hawaii’s state gesture made progress through the state Legislature on Wednesday after winning the approval of its first House committee.
Grandmother pleads no contest to manslaughter in child starvation case
A 66-year-old Hilo woman has pleaded no contest to manslaughter for the 2016 starvation death of her 9-year-old granddaughter.
Island Life, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024
A cactus finger. (Jerry Slusser/Community contributor)
Testifiers overwhelmingly support BAC reduction, committee vote deferred
A parade of testifiers Tuesday urged the state House Transportation Committee to lower the legal intoxication threshold for motorists from 0.08% blood alcohol content to 0.05%.
Exemptions sought for Kuakini Heights project
The County Council Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions will meet today to discuss a resolution allowing an affordable housing developer exemptions to certain code requirements.
Two remain in custody in separate drug cases
A Hilo judge maintained $215,000 bail Monday for a 36-year-old Mountain View woman accused of numerous drug offenses and assaulting a police officer.
