Cockfighting bill clears Senate Judiciary Committee
HILO, Hawai‘i — A state proposal to impose greater criminal penalties relating to cockfighting drew outcry from residents.
Waikoloa Village closer to getting a roundabout
KAILUA-KONA, Hawai‘i — A new traffic roundabout in Waikoloa Village is one step closer to becoming a reality after the release of a draft environmental assessment with an anticipated finding of no significant impact.
Kawakami delivers State of the County address
LIHU‘E — In his sixth State of the County address since taking office, County of Kaua‘i Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami laid out a sweeping plan for the island as he navigates a final term in office.
Labor market off to hot start on Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — A vigorous labor market started the year on an energetic note, as it added hundreds of jobs across key sectors of the island economy midway through the winter tourism season.
Acid attack suspect plotted second strike
HONOLULU — A man accused of dousing a woman with acid in Hawai‘i last year allegedly tried to cast doubt on himself as a suspect by plotting with a fellow inmate to carry out a second, similar attack, authorities said.
Assessment details plans for old Hilo hospital renovations
HILO, Hawai‘i — A plan to renovate the old Hilo Memorial Hospital continues apace after a draft environmental assessment for the project was published last week.
Saint Catherine School parents looking for microschool enrollees
KAPA‘A — Saint Catherine School (SCS), in its traditional operational model serving students from preschool through eighth grade, is closing at the end of this school year in June. The closure was confirmed by a school parent, who requested anonymity.
Lihu‘e Airport records strong passenger count in February
LIHU‘E — The number of people getting off domestic passenger flights at Lihue Airport was a record total count for the month of February.
Waimea Public Library gets $10,000 national grant
WAIMEA — The Waimea branch of the Hawai‘i State Public Library System, better known to people as the Waimea Public Library, has received a $10,000 grant to help better serve people with disabilities, the Library Development Services announced on Friday.
Man arrested for touching teenage girl on flight from Hilo
HILO, Hawai‘i — A 49-year-old Na‘alehu man was arrested for allegedly touching a 14-year-old girl on Friday night during a flight bound for Honolulu from Hilo International Airport.
Collaborative effort gets smoke detectors in westside homes
KAUMAKANI — A collaborative effort between the American Red Cross, Kaua‘i Chapter, the Kaua‘i Fire Department, community volunteers including Elton Ushio of the Kaua‘i Emergency Management Agency and Gay and Robinson successfully launched the “Sound the Alarm” program in Kaumakani on Saturday.
Volunteers help keep Kona beaches clean
KAILUA-KONA, Hawai‘i — West Hawai‘i beaches are much cleaner today thanks to an army of volunteers who came out for the 28th Wave Riders Against Drugs (WRAD) Community Beach Cleanup organized yearly by Jeff Fear, Jerome Kanuha and their extended ohana.
5 people found dead in Honolulu home in apparent murder-suicide
HONOLULU — Honolulu police said Sunday they were investigating what appears to be the murder-suicide of a family, including three children, at a Manoa home.
Lihu‘e man dies in traffic crash
KOLOA — Kaua‘i marked its third traffic fatality of 2024 when a 33-year-old resident of Lihu‘e suffered fatal injuries during a single vehicle traffic incident on Friday night.
Biomass power plant blaze causes $500K in damage on Kaua‘i
KNUDSON GAP — A structure at a biomass power plant burst into flames in an industrial area on Friday afternoon causing an estimated $500,000 in damage.
Family Court judge talks story
PUHI — Gregory Meyers, a Family Court judge in the Fifth Circuit, state of Hawai‘i, created a scenario on Friday that could possibly take place within the field of eighth grade students at Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School.
Lane closures scheduled on Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — A number of road-related projects are scheduled for the island of Kaua‘i with work stretching from ‘Ele‘ele to Princeville, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in a weekly update on Friday.
Surfing with a purpose
ARECIBO, Puerto Rico — Top surfers Gabriel Medina of Brazil and Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia won the final qualifier for the upcoming Olympics on Sunday, March 3, following nine days in which scores of competitors faced volatile weather and painful sea urchin spines.
State of the County Address on March 14
LIHU‘E — Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami will deliver the State of the County Address on March 14.
KIUC gets nod for PACE funds
LIHU‘E — U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) is one of the first five cooperative utilities in the nation selected to move forward in the USDA awards process for the Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program.