BIIF volleyball: Hilo team to beat after handling Kamehameha in four sets
Moms advice worked out for the best for Hilo hitting machine Kaala Deitch, who had a monster performance on Saturday against Kamehameha in a battle of volleyball unbeatens.
BIIF softball: Baptiste boosts Kamehameha past Waiakea for perfect regular season
Kamehamehas winning streak has followed a distinctive pattern: Brooke Baptiste enters the pitching circle and doesnt lose and someone from the deep lineup swings a mighty bat.
BIIF baseball: Atkins delivers like never before as Kamehameha claims battle of unbeatens
KEAAU – Tai Atkins pumped his fist after his ninth strikeout, popped off the mound and ran to high-five a teammate.
Charter Commission wraps up six-town roadshow
HILO A sparse audience Thursday evening capped off six public hearings as the county Charter Commission wrapped up its roadshow giving residents all over the island a chance to weigh in on proposed changes to the countys fundamental governing document.
Charter Commission to consider special election
HILO The Charter Commission will consider holding a special election later this year, rather than adding charter amendments to a 2020 general election ballot already crowded with candidates for president, Congress, county mayor, prosecutor and County Council.
G-7 ministers reveal ‘clear differences’ on Middle East
DINARD, France Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations failed to reach consensus on key Middle East issues on Saturday as they wrapped up a meeting in France that was shaken by the absence of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
AP NEws in Brief 04-07-19
Trump: Democrats would leave Israel
out there
About Town 04-07-19
Local artists wins national award
Island Life 04-07-19
Fishermen angle for a bite at Isaac Hale State Park on Friday. (Bob Viggers/Community contributor)
Bench Warrants 04-05-19
As of Friday April 5, 2019, the following individuals are wanted by the Hawaii Police Department because of outstanding warrants:
New York Times column: What We’re not talking about when we talk about Joe Biden
This past week its Joe Bidens turn in the #MeToo barrel, and like many Democrats, Im torn about what to think. The allegations by Lucy Flores that in 2014, when she was running for lieutenant governor of Nevada, the vice president touched her shoulders and kissed the back of her head cannot exactly be dismissed as an outlier, given that another allegation of guerrilla nuzzling followed just 72 hours later (this time from 2009) and that multiple photo montages online suggest a similar pattern.
Letters to the Editor 04-07-19
Results befitting
the logic
More housing help for Pahoa
HILO Affordable housing units are being planned for Pahoa.
Police misconduct transparency bill advances
KAILUA-KONA Public disclosure of the names of officers discharged or suspended from a county police department could come as early as 2021.
Management, employees differ on solid waste division staffing
KAILUA-KONA A county employee says abrupt transfer station closures like those experienced last week could pop up again in the future unless the Hawaii County Department of Environmental Management adds to its solid waste division workforce.
An homage to Kahele
HILO The state Land Board will consider Friday renaming Mauna Kea Recreation area after the late-Sen. Gil Kahele.
HTA board OKs $2.5M to boost tourism on island
KAILUA-KONA The Hawaii Tourism Authoritys board of directors at the end of last month OKd reallocating $2.5 million to support new marketing efforts to help boost tourism numbers on Hawaii Island following the drop that followed last years eruption.
Plant of the Month for April – The Portulaca genus
The Portulaca genus of plants is in the Portulacaceae family, which includes about 400 species. Forty different species of the Portulaca genus exist throughout tropical and warm temperate locations.
Efforts to save endangered birds with new biotechnology boosted by $25K donation
HILO A local tour company with a strong conservation mission, Hawaii Forest &Trail, has donated $25,000 to the University of Hawaii at Hilo biology department to support research and technologies to reduce mosquito populations and suppress the spread of avian diseases in Hawaii.
Eruption pause provides an opportunity to probe volcanic pollution
HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK The end of Kilaueas 2018 eruption this past September was accompanied by an enormous decrease in the amount of sulfur dioxide gas (SO2) emitted from the volcano. This has led to beautifully clear skies gracing Hawaii Island, particularly noticeable on the west side, where the volcanic pollution known as vog chronically collected in past years.
