Laupahoehoe Music Festival returns: Benefit for charter school boasts solid lineup of island performers
The Laupahoehoe Music Festival is returning for a day of live music after a four-year hiatus.
Help likely on the way in battle against spittlebugs
A proposal to fund measures to control a destructive invasive pest is on the verge of passing in the state Legislature.
Correction for Friday, April 19, 2024
An article published Tuesday incorrectly stated the date of the shutdown of Hamakua Energy. The power producer went offline on Feb. 13. A Hawaiian Electric statement quoted in the article was also made in response to a Monday Public Utilities Commission order, and not a related letter by Oahu lawmakers. The Tribune-Herald apologizes for the error.
Island Life for Friday, April 19, 2024
Holoholokai Beach Park. (Carol Tools/community contributor)
Inside the late-night parties where Hawaii politicians raked in money
HONOLULU — For the better part of a decade, some of Hawaii’s most powerful people huddled together at late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox.
Lawmakers seek Hawaiian Electric probe after blackouts
A trio of state lawmakers has called for an investigation into Hawaiian Electric after power outages Sunday on the Hawaii Island and Oahu.
Communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without alerts amid Maui fire
HONOLULU — As unpredictable wildfires roared across Maui last August, the head of the emergency management agency dragged his heels about returning to the island amid the unfolding crisis, while a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts, according to a report released Wednesday.
Murder charge anticipated in death of infant
Neither police nor prosecutors are identifying the suspect in the murder of a 5-month-old boy on New Year’s Eve 2022, but all publicly available evidence points to the mother, Yasmine Michelle Lilia Butterfield, who also is known as Lilia Alameda.
Island Life for Thursday, April 18, 2024
Happy Ho‘okena cows. (Jean Trueman/community contributor)
No injuries when small plane lands in sprawling park in middle of Hawaii’s Waikiki tourist mecca
HONOLULU — A small plane landed in a sprawling Honolulu park Tuesday and the two people on board were not injured, officials said.
Waikoloa Stream flow restoration eyed: Public meeting Thursday in Waimea
The public is invited to provide feedback on Thursday about a recommendation for partial stream flow restoration for the Waikoloa Stream in South Kohala.
Leeward Planning panel to consider three STVR bills
The Leeward Planning Commission on Thursday will take up three highly controversial bills initiated by the Hawaii County Council related to short-term vacation rentals.
Love for the ukulele on display: Hundreds of kupuna show off their chops during annual event
Over 400 kupuna from around the island gathered in Hilo on Tuesday to share their ukulele skills with 10 performances from Hawaii County senior center classes.
Suspect in deadly hit-and-run allegedly was intoxicated
A 25-year-old Pahoa woman accused of killing a Hilo pedestrian in a hit-and-run incident over the weekend had more three times the legal amount of alcohol in her system.
Island Life for Wednesday, April 17, 2024
A swimmer goes through an arch near Pawai Bay. (Reiko Sekine/community contributor)
HPP man posts bail after being charged with multiple offenses
Police have charged 31-year-old Dylan Jessen Gapp of Hawaiian Paradise Park with numerous firearms offenses and violation of a court order.
Testifiers: No PTA land swap
People statewide urged the Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday to reject a proposed land exchange between the state and the U.S. Army that would allow it to continue to use land in the Pohakuloa Training Area and elsewhere.
Woman accused of beating, kicking dog in Kona
A 26-year-old woman accused of beating and kicking her dog at McDonald’s in Kailua-Kona has been freed on supervised release over the objection of prosecutors.
Police arrest suspect in Kona robbery
Police arrested 21-year-old Peter Melling of Kailua-Kona on April 12 for a robbery that occurred at a shopping center on the 75-5800 block of Alii Drive on April 11.
More rolling outages possible, Hawaiian Electric warns
Hawaiian Electric on Monday again asked customers to conserve power to avoid the need for additional rolling outages after more than 21,000 customers lost power Sunday.
