Governor Ige’s request for individual assistance for Hawaii County approved
The President of the United States approved Gov. Ige’s request Thursday for individual assistance for Hawaii County residents who have lost their homes and property in the Kilauea volcanic eruption that began on May 3.
DLNR provides emergency cinder resource vital for tropical floral businesses on Big Island
Recent volcanic eruptions on the Big Island have forced the sole source of black cinder to vacate its harvesting plant, jeopardizing the island’s tropical floral business, a major economic industry in East Hawaii. These businesses provide plants and flowers to stores for sale statewide and out-of-state exports.
Fire damages Hilo home
KAILUA-KONA — No injuries were reported following a fire at a Hilo home on Wednesday night.
DOH investigating case of Legionnaires’ disease on Oahu
KAILUA-KONA — The Hawaii Department of Health is investigating a confirmed case of legionellosis, commonly known as Legionnaires’ disease, in an adult resident of Honolulu.
Water warning: Usage restriction likely to return to North Kona absent better conservation
KAILUA-KONA — Hawaii County Department of Water Supply on Wednesday issued a reminder to customers in the North Kona region that a 10 percent voluntary water conservation effort is still in effect.
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A mushroom coral gets its closeup photo taken in April in Kailua Bay. (Donna Goodale/Community contributor)
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Brantley Center Inc. benefits from Ohana Fuels donation
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ERA began as a farce but has ended in tragedy
WASHINGTON — Karl Marx was no more mistaken than usual when he said that historic people and events appear twice, first as tragedy, then as farce. Today’s advocates of a musty fragment of the 1970s, the Equal Rights Amendment, are demonstrating that something that begins as farce can reappear as tragedy, because abuse of the Constitution is tragic.
The night before lava took Dove Park away
All we could see in the headlights was the dark road in front of us and bright orange streams of lava on either side. It was like driving through hell.
Federal assistance pending for those impacted by lava
Conceptual plan in the works to help residents displaced by lava flow
Relief greets Pride of America’s return to Hawaii Island ports
KAILUA-KONA — Kona Target staff knew what it meant when team member Renee Mundell strolled in Wednesday morning clad in a pair of shorts.
NCAA eases rules on athlete transfers
College athletes will no longer need permission from their coach or school to transfer and receive financial aid from another school.
United States, Canada and Mexico win bid to host 2026 World Cup
The bid to bring soccer’s World Cup back to North America in 2026 was hatched in a Vancouver restaurant, announced in a New York City skyscraper and scrutinized by FIFA inspectors inside Mexico City’s cavernous Azteca stadium.
BIIF football: Kealakehe books rare mainland trip to take on Utah squad
KAILUA-KONA — The offseason game plan for Kealakehe: broaden horizons, both on the field and off of it.
Rose practicing patience, perspective in the majors
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Justin Rose was coming up on 15 years as a pro and still didn’t have a major.
Antarctica’s ice sheet is melting 3 times faster than before
WASHINGTON — The melting of Antarctica is accelerating at an alarming rate, with about 3 trillion tons of ice disappearing since 1992, an international team of ice experts said in a new study.
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GOP leaders sell immigration bills
‘Spring Awakening’ musical turns dark topics into performance art
WAIMEA — While many people go to the theater to escape their problems, the Kahilu Theatre Youth Troupe wants audience members to confront those issues head on.
