Police: Hawaiian Paradise Park shooting captured on video
A 31-year-old Hawaiian Paradise Park man admitted shooting an acquaintance Friday morning — and there is video footage of the incident, according to court documents filed by police.
DOH shuts down Waikoloa restaurant due to rat infestation
The state Department of Health issued a red “Closed” placard and immediately shut down Ocean Club at Hali‘i Kai on Friday due to an active rodent infestation, contaminated food products and unsanitary conditions within the facility.
New tsunami video ‘has it all in one place’
In response to Gov. Josh Green proclaiming April as Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii, the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Progra partnered with organizations across the state to promote tsunami preparedness by creating a new 2024 Hawaii Tsunami Preparedness video.
Island Life for Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Torch ginger and local wildlife. (Susan Grant/community contributor)
Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis
HONOLULU — Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving as a single mother of two to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahaina in August and reduced Chadwick’s home to white dust, the cheapest rental she and her now-husband could find for their family and dogs cost $10,000 a month.
UH-Hilo faces enrollment challenges
Fall enrollment at the University of Hawaii in Hilo was down last year, continuing a years-long trend.
Island Life for Monday, April 22, 2024
Giant granadilla is the largest passion fruit in the Passiflora genus, with fruit growing over 12” weighing over one pound. (Terri Brache//community contributor)
TMT project manager admits past mistakes, notes project is dependent on NSF funding, support from Hawaiians
The fate of the Thirty Meter Telescope rests in the hands of the Hawaiian community, observatory officials say.
Bill seeks to increase penalty for driving without a license
A proposed law that would make motorists thrice convicted of driving without a license within five years guilty of a felony will go to Gov. Josh Green’s desk for his signature.
Police bust Pepeekeo man for fentanyl
A 31-year-old Pepeekeo man was arrested Tuesday and charged for attempted distribution of fentanyl.
Mental exam ordered in fatal hit-and-run case
A 25-year-old Pahoa woman accused of killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run traffic incident on April 13 in Hilo will receive a court-ordered mental examination.
More setbacks for Honua Ola: Ongoing lawsuit against HECO seeks $1B in damages
Honua Ola Bioenergy on Tuesday filed an objection to an order by U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenneth J. Mansfield denying its request to add three subsidiaries of Hawaiian Electric Industries as defendants in an ongoing lawsuit.
Opioid addiction class raises awareness: PA students receive training
The next generation of physician assistants spent the day Friday learning how to treat opioid addiction at the University of Washington MEDEX Northwest PA School in Kealakekua.
STVR bills criticized: More than 60 people testify on TAR regulations
Laupahoehoe Music Festival returns: Benefit for charter school boasts solid lineup of island performers
The Laupahoehoe Music Festival is returning for a day of live music after a four-year hiatus.
Help likely on the way in battle against spittlebugs
A proposal to fund measures to control a destructive invasive pest is on the verge of passing in the state Legislature.
Correction for Friday, April 19, 2024
An article published Tuesday incorrectly stated the date of the shutdown of Hamakua Energy. The power producer went offline on Feb. 13. A Hawaiian Electric statement quoted in the article was also made in response to a Monday Public Utilities Commission order, and not a related letter by Oahu lawmakers. The Tribune-Herald apologizes for the error.
Island Life for Friday, April 19, 2024
Holoholokai Beach Park. (Carol Tools/community contributor)
Inside the late-night parties where Hawaii politicians raked in money
HONOLULU — For the better part of a decade, some of Hawaii’s most powerful people huddled together at late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox.
Lawmakers seek Hawaiian Electric probe after blackouts
A trio of state lawmakers has called for an investigation into Hawaiian Electric after power outages Sunday on the Hawaii Island and Oahu.
