Ocean View air quality monitoring station to come back online soon
KAILUA-KONA — A state Department of Health employee confirmed a state-operated permanent air quality monitor in Ocean View has been offline for several days after a cellphone tower in the area was vandalized earlier this week.
Prostitution sting nabs 5 suspected johns
KAILUA-KONA — Five men were arrested on suspicion of prostitution this week after Hawaii Police Department’s Vice section conducted a sting operation downtown.
In case of road failure
HILO — The state Department of Transportation is planning to build a third evacuation route in case Highway 130 is no longer passable in lower Puna.
Safe harbor agreement signed for endangered species
HILO — An agreement signed Friday by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Kamehameha Schools will protect and aid the recovery of 32 federally endangered species on the Big Island.
Bill signed by Ige to expand scholarship program
HILO — More students will get assistance with education costs after legislation expanding the Hawaii Promise scholarship program was signed by Gov. David Ige earlier this month.
Boaters at Honokohau Harbor say swimmers chasing dolphins creating recipe for disaster
KAILUA-KONA — Steve Marks was leaving Honokohau Harbor earlier this month for a day of fishing when he abruptly had to bring his boat to a halt.
Damage every day
HILO — The ever-growing Halemaumau crater already has swallowed the Overlook parking lot and might make the Jaggar Museum unusable.
Kamehameha Schools starts new search for harvest operator
HILO — Kamehameha Schools will start a new search for an operator to harvest approximately 10,000 acres of forest land on the Hamakua Coast after Hawaii Forest withdrew from lease negotiations earlier this month.
Aunt to represent estate in child starvation case
HILO — The maternal aunt of a 9-year-old Hilo girl who allegedly was starved to death by her parents and maternal grandmother has been granted permission to represent the girl’s estate.
Police investigate reported sex assault in Ocean View
KAILUA-KONA — Hawaii Island police are investigating a reported sexual assault that occurred last week near an Ocean View business.