Jail time for Maunakea spray-painter
WAIMEA — A Kalapana woman is headed to jail for failing to complete court-ordered community service stemming from a 2017 case of vandalism atop Maunakea.
Ag tech and resource management offer opportunities for Hawaii-Israel collaboration
KOHALA COAST — When it comes to agricultural technology and resource management, Hawaii is finding a partner in collaboration nearly halfway around the world.
10 years later, board still trying to fix ethics code
HILO — The county Board of Ethics is trying to add teeth to what has historically been a paper tiger, more than a decade after the County Council gave it authority to fine public officials who violate the ethics code.
Hawaiian Ethos offers early look at new Kona dispensary
KAILUA-KONA — West Hawaii will soon grow even greener.
Judge to rescued hikers: Time to give back
WAIMEA — A District Court judge Tuesday doled out a plethora of community service hours to a group of hikers cited for trespassing after they were swept away amid flash flooding, prompting a daring, hours-long rescue last month at Anna’s Pond.
Biosecurity talk headlines first official day of Western Governors meeting
KOHALA COAST — Governors from throughout the nation’s west on Tuesday came together for a talk on biosecurity as well as the potential for interstate collaboration on preventing and combating invasive species.
PGV gets green light to clear road
HILO — Puna Geothermal Venture has been given the go-ahead to restore road access to its lava-locked property.
Police: Woman killed in Puna brandished rifle
Ige talks biosecurity at Western Governors Association Winter Meeting
KOHALA COAST — Biology may be only seven letters long, but it’s a big word in Hawaii.
Victim of fatal officer-involved shooting in Puna identified
KAILUA-KONA — Hawaii Island police have identified the victim in Tuesday morning’s fatal officer-involved shooting in Puna. The victim was positively identified as 30-year-old Tori M. Kaneshiro of Pahoa.