A winning hand: Kona Bridge Club keeping popular card game alive
KAILUA-KONA Its a complicated card game that requires quiet, intense concentration, a set of rules that could fill a novel and terminology that can be intimidating to someone who has never played.
Bill proposes some schools serve as hurricane shelters
HILO A bill that would require the state to retrofit certain schools to serve as hurricane shelters passed its second reading in the state House.
Housing voucher program eyed to help teacher retention, recruitment
Rain, possible thundershowers in forecast for Big Island
HILO The National Weather Service said Monday a band of deep moisture is bringing with it the potential for thundershowers islandwide at least through tonight and possibly through Wednesday night in East Hawaii.
2 people indicted on commercial promotion of marijuana
KAILUA-KONA A man originally charged with commercial promotion of marijuana last November was indicted by Kona Grand Jury on Friday.
Body found outside Safeway
KAILUA-KONA The body of a man was discovered in a grocery store parking lot Monday morning in the Kailua-Kona area.
Lane closures planned islandwide
KAILUA-KONA Alternating lane closures are planned in both directions on Mamalahoa Highway, also known as Highway 190, in the Kalaoa area of North Kona for landscaping and shoulder work, the state Department of Transportation.
Osprey training this week
KAILUA-KONA Soldiers will be conducting MV-22 Osprey aviation training this week at Pohakuloa Training Area.
Better insurance disclosure bill tabled
HILO A state Senate committee tabled a bill last week aimed at improving insurance disclosure for homeowners.
Las Vegas-based company asking for more time to develop Alii Drive property
KAILUA-KONA A Las Vegas-based vacation ownership company is asking the Leeward Planning Commission for more time to develop what was years ago conceived as a commercial/condominium complex on Alii Drive.