Dairy lagoon removal underway
HILO The removal of wastewater lagoons at Big Island Dairy is underway, the state Department of Health said Thursday.
Update: State removes gate; protesters discuss next move
MAUNAKEA The state has removed a gate it erected earlier in the day near the cattle guard on Maunakea Access Road.
18 arrested for DUI
During the week of July 8-14, Hawaii Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under the age of 21.
UPDATE: Protesters unchain themselves after being told there would be no arrests
MAUNAKEA The group of eight protesters who had chained themselves to a cattle guard on Maunakea Access Road removed the chains this afternoon after being told they would not be arrested today.
Samson Po’uha never got his title shot, but he’s struck a balance in Hilo
HILO A full-blooded Tongan, Samson Pouha was born in Los Angeles on June 2, 1971, but within a week he moved to Utah with his Mormon family. It was there the youngster learned to become a man of God, in the image of his father.
Let there be new light
HILO Hawaii County is working to improve streetlights across the Big Island.
Kai Opua Canoe Club picks up long-dormant fishpond project at Hulihee Palace
KAILUA-KONA The brigade of buckets moved up and down the line with tight precision, not much different than paddles cutting in sync through the water.
Business Roundup: 07-15-19
Family startup earns accreditation
County gives Hilo camp owners 1 month
HILO The owners of a controversial homeless encampment in downtown Hilo have approximately a month to remove unauthorized structures from their property or face court action.
Hawaii Tax Foundation: So what really is a resort fee?
Its July, and already we are starting to see laws passed in the 2019 Legislature take effect.
AP News in Brief 07-15-19
Congo confirms first Ebola
case in city of Goma
Leave the US, Trump tells liberal congresswomen of color
WASHINGTON Starkly injecting race into his criticism of liberal Democrats, President Donald Trump said Sunday that four congresswomen of color should go back to the broken and crime infested countries they came from, ignoring the fact that all of the women are American citizens and three were born in the U.S. His attack drew a searing condemnation from Democrats who labeled the remarks racist and breathtakingly divisive.
Island Life 07-15-19
Surf jumped the sandy barrier at the Old Kona Airport Park on Sunday, flooding the covered tables and the picnic area beyond, putting beachgoers in a soggy mess as they hurried to move coolers and perishables. (Mitchell Bonds/West Hawaii Today)
RBI: Arizona denies Nobu Yamauchi in West Regional final
HILO Defeating the team to beat for the second time in as many days proved too tall a task for Nobu Yamauchi RBI.
Soccer: Waiakea boys claim Volcano soccer tournament
HILO Waiakea boys soccer has another reason to think big.
NZ falls meters short of Cricket World Cup glory
LONDON Martin Guptill slumped to his knees, tears in his eyes. Hed just been sprinting, bat outstretched, and New Zealands first Cricket World Cup triumph was in his grasp.
Wimbledon: Djokovic beats Federer for fifth title
WIMBLEDON, England It was more a canvas than a court.
ESPN hires former Wazzu QB Leaf as college football analyst
Ryan Leaf has been hired by ESPN to be a college football analyst, another step in the remarkable comeback of the former Washington State star who has battled drug addiction and served time in prison.
