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Depleted uranium at Big Isle army installation to be topic of meeting
Local News Comments Updated: May 22, 2013 8:55amBy TOM CALLIS
Tribune-Herald staff writer
Management of depleted uranium at Pohakuloa Training Area and other Army installations will be discussed at a meeting before the Nuclear...
Coin dealer insists he never ‘propositioned’ attacker
Local News Comments Updated: May 22, 2013 8:55amBy JOHN BURNETT
Tribune-Herald staff writer
The attorney for a former mortician accused of trying to kill a downtown Hilo coin merchant in a brutal hammer attack almost two years ago...
Traffic safety laws get a little stricter
Local News Comments Updated: May 22, 2013 8:55amBy JOHN BURNETT
Tribune-Herald staff writer
Big Island police say they support two new statewide traffic safety laws.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Monday signed the two measures into...
Construction nears for Ka‘u solar farm
Local News Comments Updated: May 22, 2013 12:05amBy ERIN MILLER
Stephens Media
Construction on a series of solar panels in Ka‘u could begin as soon as 60-90 days, a solar company official said Tuesday.
Neighbors of the project...
Hawaii Public Radio aims for wider reach
Local News Comments Updated: May 21, 2013 12:05amBy HUNTER BISHOP
Tribune-Herald staff writer
Hilo is at the end of the line but is finally about to get a full serving of Hawaii Public Radio.
Most of the state — everywhere but...
New star provides picture of Sun’s future
Local News Comments Updated: May 21, 2013 12:05amGraphic: fig1.jpg
Pictured is an artist’s rendering of CoRoT Sol 1 and a chronology of the Sun’s evolution based on data from the Subaru Telescope and the CoRoT space mission. The...
Two West Hawaii men accused of molesting minors
Local News Comments Updated: May 21, 2013 12:05amBy JOHN BURNETT
Tribune-Herald staff writer
A Kona grand jury returned indictments last week against two men in separate child molestation cases.
A four-count indictment charges...
Bed and breakfasts thrive
Local News Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 12:05amBy CHELSEA JENSEN
Stephens Media
Hawaii Island is home to most of the 192 bed and breakfasts legally operating in the state, according to Hawaii Tourism Authority’s 2012 Visitor Plant...
Health fair offers free tests, advice to seniors
Local News Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 12:05amBy CAROLYN LUCAS-ZENK
Stephens Media
Larry Schuldt enthusiastically raced around a waiting area Sunday inside North Hawaii Community Hospital. Swiftly, but mindfully, the 64-year-old...
Hilo airport suffers power outage
Local News Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 12:05amThe Hilo International Airport lost power for about 90 minutes Sunday, causing headaches for weekend travelers.
Power was lost at 11:17 a.m., according to the airport’s security office, and...
