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- Keauhou man gets 10 years for fatal hit-and-runby John Burnett on February 4, 2025 at 10:05 am
A Keauhou man was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for a hit-and-run collision that killed a pedestrian in the early morning hours of July 22, 2024, near the intersection of Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Kimo Drive in North Kona.
- Council members question effectiveness of homeless-related grantsby Michael Brestovansky on February 4, 2025 at 10:05 am
Hawaii County on Friday awarded more than $10 million to various Big Island nonprofits to fight homelessness, but not without hours of debate before the County Council.
- Hawaii astronomers monitor potentially dangerous asteroidby Michael Brestovansky on February 4, 2025 at 10:05 am
Hawaii astronomers late last year discovered an asteroid that has a slim likelihood of striking the Earth in about seven years, and a telescope on Maunakea will be used to help track the object’s orbit.
- Bills would lower legal threshold for drunken drivingby John Burnett on February 4, 2025 at 10:05 am
For the fifth consecutive year, bills have been introduced in the state Legislature to reduce the blood-alcohol content threshold for a drunken driving charge from 0.08% to 0.05%.
- Waikoloa Road project nearly completeby none on February 4, 2025 at 10:05 am
Almost two years of repairs on Waikoloa Road in South Kohala are projected to wrap up by this spring for the 12-mile stretch of roadway, county officials said.
- Motorcyclist dies after crashing into dump truck in Pahoaby none on February 4, 2025 at 10:05 am
Police are investigating a fatal traffic collision Monday afternoon involving a motorcycle and a dump truck that occurred just south of the Pahoa Police Station.
- Kilauea eruption resumes for 8th timeby none on February 4, 2025 at 10:05 am
Kilauea’s ongoing eruption resumed again Monday night at about 10 p.m. and was fountaining this morning from the north vent in Halemaʻumaʻu crater.
- Lawmakers try again to legalize recreational potby John Burnett on February 3, 2025 at 10:05 am
A state bill that would legalize adult personal use of marijuana — as well as regulate recreational cannabis, medical cannabis and hemp within a single office — will get its first committee hearing this week.
- Trump directives stir confusion, fear for workers, nonprofitsby none on February 3, 2025 at 10:05 am
President Donald Trump’s directive to immediately eliminate any efforts to diversify federal offices and the people they serve — and require all federal employees to stop working from home — led some federal employees in Hawaii to apply for new jobs last week while they talked among one another about whether to quit.
- Hawaii Supreme Court considers fate of $4B wildfire settlementby none on February 3, 2025 at 10:05 am
Answers to three questions posed to five justices could soon determine the fate of a stalled $4 billion settlement for close to 10,000 Maui wildfire victims.