‘Beauty and the Beast’ premieres Friday at Aloha Theatre
Aloha Theatre’s production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” premieres Friday in Kainaliu.
SOKO’s 4th annual Artists Studio Tour coming up
The South Kona Artists Collective — SOKO — holds its fourth annual Artists Studio Tour Feb. 24-25.
About Town: 02-08-18
West Hawaii Fishery Council hosting meeting
Georgia holds on this time to finish No. 1 in recruiting
Georgia was not about to blow this lead.
HHSAA girls soccer: Whalen sparks Lions to D-II quarterfinals
Makua Lani’s Katrina Whalen was one half from enduring a lost senior season.
College football: Warriors get 10 signed commitments
The University of Hawaii football team received 10 signed commitments today.
Bill calls for insurers to cover air ambulance rides
HONOLULU — A proposed law in the state Legislature would require insurance companies to cover air ambulance rides to the mainland for critical procedures not offered in Hawaii.
BIIF Division I boys basketball: Kamehameha downs Konawaena to seize first crown since 2012
HILO – Kamehameha had more muscle than Konawaena, which countered with much better ball-handling, a valuable weapon to retain possessions for a late-stage comeback.
BIIF D-II boys basketball: Hawaii Prep, Honokaa coast to another title game
HILO – As close neighbors, Hawaii Prep and Honokaa rarely attended the same postseason party and remained strangers for so long.
College football: UH adds 10 signees, but loses Kapolei pledge
The University of Hawaii football team received 10 signed commitments Wednesday – but they did not get a signature from Kapolei standout Aaron Faumui.
College basketball: Dijkstra, UC Riverside tops Hawaii 64-60
HONOLULU — Menno Dijkstra scored 17 points, Chance Murray added 16 points with six assists and UC Riverside beat Hawaii 64-60 on Wednesday night.
County to mull regulation of vacation rentals
HILO — An attempt by the County Council to regulate vacation rentals is drawing a lot of interest — and concern — from part-time residents who rent out their homes and condos to help pay the bills.
Alleged theft of utilities leads to arrest
KAILUA-KONA — Search warrants served on two Kailua-Kona homes yielded one arrest Wednesday evening.
Puna Kai shopping center in Pahoa nearly 100 percent leased out
Putting course proposed in Waikoloa
KAILUA-KONA — The county planning director has recommended that a proposal to build a roughly 5,800-square-foot 18-hole golf putting course next to Kings’ Shops in Waikoloa be approved.
Senate celebrates budget deal, shutdown still possible
WASHINGTON — Senate leaders brokered a long-sought budget agreement Wednesday that would shower the Pentagon and domestic programs with an extra $300 billion over the next two years. But both Democratic liberals and GOP tea party forces swung against the plan, raising questions about its chances just a day before the latest government shutdown deadline.
Snakes on a plane for emotional support? Good God
WASHINGTON — When next you shoehorn yourself into one of America’s ever-shrinking airline seats, you might encounter a new wrinkle in the romance of air travel. You might be amused, or not, to discover a midsize — say, 7-feet long — boa constrictor named Oscar coiled contentedly, or so you hope, in the seat next to you. Oscar is an “emotional-support animal.” He belongs to the person in the seat on the other side of him, and he is a manifestation of a new item, or the metastasizing of an old item, on America’s menu of rights. Fortunately, the federal government is on the case, so you can relax and enjoy the flight.
Why, oh why, did ya ever leave?
Kona calls with its light blue voice.
Inflation of Mauna Loa says only a matter of time before it blows
HILO — Although Mauna Loa will not erupt this week, all signs point to an upcoming eruption in the relatively near future.
