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Tuesday, July 2, 2024 |
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Second observatory removed from Maunakea summit
By News Release @ 10:10 PM :: 87 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... All site work for the decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) was completed in June 2024 ....
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Sunday, June 23, 2024 |
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Hawaii County moves toward greater freedom for beekeepers
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:14 PM :: 360 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Small Business
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... The Leeward Planning Commission voted favorably on a bill that would make it easier for beekeepers to expand their businesses ....
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Saturday, June 8, 2024 |
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Hawaii County Council follows through on proposal to cut homeowner taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:39 PM :: 575 Views :: Hawaii County , Kauai County, Maui County, Development, Taxes
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... Despite the bill's timidity, passage of the bill was still a welcome move ....
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Friday, May 31, 2024 |
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Hawaii County Property Tax Cuts for Homeowners and 'Affordable Rentals'
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:51 PM :: 933 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... The County Council actually improved on a tax cut proposed by Mayor Roth, but neither version gives a break to industrial or commercial properties ....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |
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Latest Cockfighting Arrests ‘No Surprise’ after Hawaii Senate Fails on HB 1980
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 898 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... Five people were arrested over the weekend during what police say was a cockfight raid at a gathering on the Kaloli Drive end of the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Puna ....
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Friday, April 26, 2024 |
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Bill 152 pre-approved multi-family designs would speed up Hawaii Island housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:25 AM :: 924 Views :: Hawaii County , Development
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... allow the Hawaii County Department of Public Works to issue pre-approved model plans for multi-family housing — as it already does for single-family dwellings ....
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 |
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Rolling Blackouts end for Big Island as oil-fired plants come online
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 2756 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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"...Combined, these oil-fired units have up to 53 megawatts of generating capacity. ...."
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Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
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OIP Issues Five New Opinions
By News Release @ 10:22 PM :: 1180 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, Ethics, Police
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... one formal opinion and four informal opinions ....
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Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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Hawaii County beekeepers hope Bill 144 will open up new vistas
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:43 PM :: 1117 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Small Business
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... Hawaii County treats beehives like piggeries ....
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Thursday, April 11, 2024 |
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Study STR economic impact before banning them
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:34 PM :: 2035 Views :: Hawaii County , Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Tourism
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“...30% respondents reported that if there was not a home and vacation rental option during their recent stay in Hawaii, they would not have made the trip....”
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Sunday, April 7, 2024 |
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EPA Orders Hawaii County to Upgrade Sewage Treatment Systems
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 1219 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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... The consent order requires the County of Hawai‘i to address broken equipment and deferred maintenance ....
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Saturday, April 6, 2024 |
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Trask: UH Regents Shakeup May Profit OHA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:46 PM :: 1921 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... must pay fair market value for their leases ....
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Monday, April 1, 2024 |
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Concealed Carry Win on Big Island
By Selected News Articles @ 5:56 PM :: 2421 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment
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... The legal ownership of a firearm inherently includes the right to carry it ....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024 |
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Bill 121: TVRs to be Banned?
By Video @ 12:00 PM :: 1967 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism
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... Once Hawaii County forces families to apply for permits, the next step will be an effort to ban our industry entirely ....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024 |
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Puna Man Charged with Heinous Abuse of a 2-Year-Old Girl
By News Release @ 5:30 AM :: 1605 Views :: Hawaii County , Family
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... admitted to the emergency room with various burn marks, physical signs of dehydration and malnutrition, bruising at various stages of healing, and a fractured rib and femur bone ....
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Monday, March 25, 2024 |
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HELCO Predicts tight supply of electricity on Hawaii Island Thru April
By News Release @ 7:41 PM :: 1604 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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... especially when wind, solar and hydroelectric output is lower than forecast ....
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 |
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Big Island Press Club celebrates retired judge, dishonors Hawai‘i emergency administrator
By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 1942 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, First Amendment
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... law allowing the governor and county mayors to suspend electronic media transmission during a state of emergency ....
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024 |
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FWS Designates 119,326 acres as critical habitat on Big Island
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 1562 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Land Use
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... 119,326 acres of federal, state, private, and public lands are being designated as critical habitat for 12 species, meaning these areas have been identified as essential for the conservation of one or more of the species ....
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024 |
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JSC Still Seeking Applicants for Big Island Circuit Judge
By Andrew Walden @ 4:31 PM :: 1419 Views :: Hawaii County , Judiciary
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... Notice of Second Extended Deadline for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (island of Hawai’i) ....
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Friday, March 8, 2024 |
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Soft on Crime: After 41-year Crime Spree, Child Molesting Meth Dealer Gets Something Besides Probation
By News Release @ 3:07 PM :: 2200 Views :: Hawaii County , Judiciary, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... (he got probation after being) found with methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and an unconscious minor who had no pants and displayed physical indications of sexual assault. At that time, Kinoshita was out on bail for two state felony cases ....
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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No Money for Mauna Kea? Science Foundation Funds only one Giant Telescope
By News Release @ 5:39 PM :: 1797 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... NSF discuss with the Board during the May 2024 meeting its plan to select which of the two candidate telescopes the Agency plans to continue to support ....
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Saturday, March 2, 2024 |
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Short-term rental owners stand firm for their rights
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:35 PM :: 2127 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism
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... Short-term rental owners in Hawaii could hardly find a better spokesperson for their cause ....
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Saturday, March 2, 2024 |
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There is Room on Mauna Kea for Both Culture and Science
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:11 PM :: 1754 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... what we need is “the collective will to share the Mauna” ....
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Friday, March 1, 2024 |
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2nd Maunakea telescope decommissioning to begin
By News Release @ 12:43 PM :: 1583 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... UH is working with MKSOA to transfer its leases, conservation district use permits, and an easement for lands on Maunakea to the new authority ....
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Thursday, February 29, 2024 |
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Thursday, February 15, 2024 |
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Rabbi Sues Hawaii County Over Mounting Fines for Hosting Small Religious Gatherings in His Home
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 1943 Views :: Hawaii County , First Amendment
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... Lawsuit seeks relief from growing fines of $40,000+ and end to harassment leveled against Rabbi Levi Gerlitzky by county officials for using home for religious gatherings ....
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024 |
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Big Island: Low Winds Lead to Rolling Blackouts
By News Release @ 10:43 PM :: 1752 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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... Wind resources are forecast to be zero ....
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Sunday, January 28, 2024 |
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Proposed STR regulations pose threat to Hawaii Island economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:39 PM :: 1665 Views :: Hawaii County , Economy, Small Business, Tourism
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“...30% respondents reported that if there was not a home and vacation rental option during their recent stay in Hawaii, they would not have made the trip....”
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |
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Kona Airport Runway Cracks Force Shutdown
By News Release @ 2:06 AM :: 1251 Views :: Hawaii County , Tourism
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... HDOT is also working with contractors to mill and resurface a 10’ X 10’ area. Expected completion of the resurfacing, which will allow the runway to reopen, is prior to first light Tuesday, Jan. 16 ....
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Wednesday, January 10, 2024 |
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Hawaii Isle property tax bill could penalize owners with ohana units
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:45 AM :: 1477 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Cost of Living
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... they often foot the bill for property tax increases in the form of higher rent ....
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Friday, December 22, 2023 |
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Long-term rental tax relief should include mixed-use properties
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 1419 Views :: Hawaii County , Taxes
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... a new real property tax classification specifically for long-term rental properties ....
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Monday, December 18, 2023 |
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Drugs Behind 50% of Traffic Fatalities
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 1409 Views :: Hawaii County , Drugs
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“...Drugs specifically played a role in 38 of the 76 traffic deaths on island in the past three years....”
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Saturday, December 16, 2023 |
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Big Island: Gun License Denial Leads to Lawsuit
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 1636 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment
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... The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Hawaii's firearm permitting scheme, arguing that it grants law enforcement officials too much discretion ....
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Tuesday, December 12, 2023 |
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Coast Guard Orders Port of Hilo Shut Down -- Then Reopened
By News Release @ 5:05 PM :: 2183 Views :: Hawaii County , Jones Act
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...the fire hydrant near the Young Brothers area was connected to a 1920s-era water tower as its water source but that the county had demobilized that tower....
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Wednesday, December 6, 2023 |
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Hilo Police Detective Arrested for Perjury and Tampering With a Government Record
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 1579 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Police, Drugs
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... Following his arrest, Brown was placed on leave without pay pending the outcome ....
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Friday, November 24, 2023 |
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JSC seeks Nominees for Several Judicial Vacancies
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 1506 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... vacant judgeships on Oahu and Big island ....
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Tuesday, November 21, 2023 |
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DOBOR: We Knew Surf School Bidding Was Rigged
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 2239 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Small Business
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... After 'randomly' choosing four companies it turned out three of them are owned by the same person. ...
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Thursday, November 16, 2023 |
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Water May Run Out due to Fire-Related Power Outages
By News Release @ 10:44 PM :: 2022 Views :: Hawaii County
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"...an extended power outage could leave portions of DWS’ water systems empty and customers with no water...."
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Saturday, October 21, 2023 |
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Defend Hawaii: Mainland Drug Dealer Starts Selling in Hilo, gets Busted Within Two Weeks
By News Release @ 2:40 AM :: 2307 Views :: Hawaii County , Police, Drugs
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... look how very efficient the Hawaii County PD becomes when an outsider starts selling here ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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2A Victory: Hawaii County Concealed Carry Rules Rejected by Court
By Selected News Articles @ 6:30 AM :: 2230 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment
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... Hawaii County must use the same form as Honolulu ....
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Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
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Earthjustice Files Lawsuit to Clean Up Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant
By News Release @ 6:08 AM :: 1841 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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.... treated sewage from the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant flows into Honokōhau Harbor through groundwater ....
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Monday, September 18, 2023 |
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Green Orders 24-Hour Bum Patrol at Uncle Billy's Hotel
By News Release @ 9:12 PM :: 2024 Views :: Hawaii County , Homelessness, Drugs
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... Vegetation around the property has been cleared and a perimeter fence has been constructed. However, several breaches of the newly installed fence have already occurred ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Thursday, August 31, 2023 |
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Saturday, August 19, 2023 |
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Hawai’i County Police Officer Arrested for Burglary and Assault
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 2216 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Police
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... The arrest of Kaili stems from an incident reported early Tuesday morning at a residence in Naalehu, where two masked men reportedly entered the 20-year-old victim’s residence and assaulted him ....
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Thursday, August 17, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fire too Hot to Handle? Attorney General to hire outside firm to review decision-making
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 3238 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County
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... The decision not to conduct a criminal investigation is a key element of the strategy to protect HECO from the fate that befell PG&E after the Camp Fire ....
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Thursday, August 10, 2023 |
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BLNR Reschedules Mauna Kea Telescope Hearing
By News Release @ 2:48 PM :: 2418 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, OHA
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... The Board will hold oral arguments regarding the issues raised in the motion, responses, and replies on Friday, October 6, 2023, commencing at 1:00 p.m. ....
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Tuesday, August 8, 2023 |
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DHHL Awards First-Ever 'Subsistence' Ag Lots
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 2470 Views :: Hawaii County , DHHL
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... Subsistence agricultural lots are also slated for development in Honokōwai, Maui, Anahola, Kauaʻi and Honomū on Hawaiʻi Island ....
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