Police charge three in ag theft investigation
Three people are facing theft and trespassing charges after state and county officers reportedly nabbed them making off with over 150 pounds of lychee from a Hilo farm.
Three motorcycle crashes in three hours leave one dead, two injured
Hawaii Island police are investigating three motorcycle crashes that within a three-hour period Monday morning on Hawaii Island roadways.
Police arrest five in Hilo theft sting
After conducting an anti-theft operation targeting people shoplifting from a Hilo department store, Hilo Community Policing Section officers arrested five individuals for theft and trespassing on Wednesday.
Le Kaua Ailao Fireknife Competition returns
The second annual Le Kaua Ailao Fireknife Competition drew a crowd Saturday evening.
Many baby formula plants weren’t inspected because of COVID
WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators have historically inspected baby formula plants at least once a year, but they did not inspect any of the three biggest manufacturers in 2020, according to federal records reviewed by The Associated Press.
McIlroy defends Canadian Open title; Henderson wins on LPGA
TORONTO — Rory McIlroy won the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday and gave the PGA Tour a strong response to the start of the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational, closing with an 8-under 62 to win a wild race to the finish with Justin Thomas and Tony Finau.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. touched by Hall of Fame induction
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More questions than answers
A request by the owners of the Grand Naniloa Hotel to take out a second mortgage to pay for their first one has been denied.
Business news at a glance
Markets recoil as inflation report raises stakes for Fed
Mosquito proposal approved
A state Department of Agriculture advisory committee approved proposals by the Department of Land and Natural Resources to import 208 million mosquitoes to the state per year.
Giving back: U.S. Army soldiers lend a hand at North Kohala farm
Twenty U.S. Army soldiers took to a North Kohala farm Tuesday to lend a hand while getting a lesson in Native Hawaiian agricultural practices.
County to receive 8,000 COVID tests
The Hawaii County Council is poised to accept 8,000 COVID-19 home tests from the state Department of Health.
Senate negotiators announce a deal on guns, breaking logjam
WASHINGTON — Senate bargainers on Sunday announced the framework of a bipartisan response to last month’s mass shootings, a noteworthy but limited breakthrough offering modest gun curbs and stepped-up efforts to improve school safety and mental health programs.
‘Be kind to your mind’: Fentanyl task force urges awareness, prevention
Hawaii County’s Fentanyl Task Force has a message for the Big Island: Be kind to your mind.
Group claims Judges for Justice interfering with exoneraton effort
The Hawaii Innocence Project has replied to a motion by a Seattle group seeking to unseal post-conviction DNA testing conducted on a key piece of evidence in the Dana Ireland murder, saying the leader of the group is interfering with HIP’s efforts to exonerate one of the men convicted in the case.
Homeowner, kupuna exemptions to be considered Tuesday
The proposed property tax breaks keep on coming. The latest one would increase exemptions for homeowners and kupuna.
1/6 panel to hear Trump campaign manager, probe election lie
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot is delving deeper into what it calls “the big lie,” Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud that fueled his relentless effort to overturn the 2020 election and led a mob of his supporters to lay siege to the U.S. Capitol.
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Senators reach bipartisan deal on gun safety
Avalanche, Lightning set for anticipated Stanley Cup clash
Steven Stamkos watched the Colorado Avalanche the past few years and figured he and the Tampa Bay Lightning would see them in the Stanley Cup Final before this.
With NBA Finals tied at 2, Celtics try to stop Stephen Curry
SAN FRANCISCO — As the Boston Celtics search for answers in an effort to stop Stephen Curry in these NBA Finals, they know even their best defense won’t always be good enough.
