Green signs STVR bill into law
“This is a very big deal, this bill. The passage of Senate Bill 2919 is going to change Hawaii for the better.”
Proposed Punalu‘u Village goes before Planning Commission Monday
Developers behind a controversial planned resort community in Punalu‘u hope the project will rehabilitate the surrounding area.
At donor retreat, Trump calls Biden administration the ‘Gestapo’
Fresh from his criminal trial in New York, Donald Trump delivered a frustrated and often obscene speech, lasting roughly 75 minutes, at a Republican National Committee donor retreat in Florida on Saturday, attacking one of the prosecutors pursuing him and comparing President Joe Biden’s administration to the Nazis.
Trump and his one-time confidant meet again, this time in a courtroom
NEW YORK — Her voice low, her posture tense, the woman who spent years steering Donald Trump through strife and scandal stepped to the witness stand Friday carrying a different burden. She was there under the fluorescent lights of a dreary Manhattan courtroom, seated 15 feet from the former president she once fiercely defended, to testify at his criminal trial.
Green forms team to address disasters and climate change
Gov. Josh Green is enlisting experts and advocates to help pass future legislation addressing disaster and climate change issues.
‘Completing this extension is critical’: $3 million allocated for EIS on DKI extension
The long-sought Daniel K. Inouye Highway extension in West Hawaii which was deemed “no longer feasible” in 2022 has been resurrected with funding allocated in the state 2024-25 capital improvement budget.
Jury hears tape of Trump and Cohen discussing hush-money deal
NEW YORK — Two voices reverberated in the courtroom. The first was loud, deep and unctuous, the second was casual — until money came up. They were discussing a deal made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence a woman who claimed to have had an extramarital affair with the Republican candidate.
Biden denounces violence on campus, breaking silence after rash of arrests
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden broke days of silence on Thursday to finally speak out on the wave of protests on American college campuses against Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip that have inflamed much of the country, denouncing violence and antisemitism even as he defended the right to peaceful dissent.
Coffee labeling bill heads to Green
A bill over 30 years in the making has cleared legislative hurdles and is being sent to Gov. Josh Green for his signature.
Bill aimed at STVRs passes: Three Big Island senators voted against the state measure
Legislation that would give Hawaii’s counties the authority to fully regulate and to phase out short-term vacation rentals cleared its final floor vote Wednesday in the state Senate.
Harsher fines proposed for owners of barking dogs
Fines for owners of persistently barking dogs could double under a Hawaii County Council proposal.
Council bill could change make-up of planning commissions
A Hawaii County Council member is proposing more specific qualifications for Windward and Leeward Planning Commission members.
$750K donated for Waimea community center
Waimea residents are one step closer to getting a new community center/emergency shelter thanks to a generous financial donation.
$1 billion is pledged for undersea internet cables
What promises to be a significant step in bridging Hawaii’s digital divide — a $1 billion project to build undersea fiber-optic internet cables — was unveiled Tuesday in Honolulu.
Tired of all the clucking? Legislation would fund programs to help control feral chickens
A Hawaii County program to fight feral chickens on the island could be coming later this year.
Yagong, county settle lawsuit over legal fees
A former Hawaii County Council chairman’s lawsuit against the county has been settled.
Hawaii is known for its macadamia nuts. Lawmakers want to keep it that way
HONOLULU — For decades, tourists to Hawaii have brought home gift boxes of the islands’ famous chocolate-covered macadamia nuts for friends and family, but these days many of the kernels in the package might not be Hawaii-grown.
At Trump’s trial, a window into the golden era of tabloids
NEW YORK — Inside a staid Manhattan courtroom last week, flashes from a bygone era appeared, recollections of a celebrity-studded world of leveraged secrets and traded favors, and one in which publications sold at supermarket checkout counters wielded real cultural and political power.
Foundation donates new rescue boat to Kailua Fire Station
Waters along the leeward side of the island just became safer with the donation of a new rescue boat at the Kailua Fire Station from the Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation.
HBMC parking areas change due to construction
Administrators at Hilo Benioff Medical Center are reminding patients to be prepared for parking disruptions when visiting the hospital.
