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Park approves ungulate control plan
Local News Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 12:05amBy COLIN M. STEWART
Tribune-Herald staff writer
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park announced Tuesday that it has adopted a finalized plan to protect the park’s ecosystem from damage by non...
Sentencing delayed in beating death
Local News Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 12:05amBy CHELSEA JENSEN
Stephens Media
Sentencing has been delayed for a retired Los Angeles Police Department homicide detective who admitted to intentionally beating his wife to death in...
Man missing in Waipio Valley
Local News Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 12:05amHawaii County Fire Department personnel searched Tuesday for a missing man in Waipio Valley.
Rescue workers reported that the white man in his 60s was last seen at 6:30 p.m. Monday evening....
Volunteers plant 100 Mauna Kea silverswords
Local News Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 12:05amHONOLULU (AP) — Volunteers planted 100 endangered Mauna Kea silversword plants on the slopes of the Big Island volcano over the weekend.
The Office of Mauna Kea Management said Monday the...
Council seeks $4.3M in proposed budget
Local News Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 12:05amBy NANCY COOK LAUER
Stephens Media
Despite a tight economic year that could require tax hikes to pay for basic services, the Hawaii County Council’s budget includes an extra $900,000...
Honoring the men in blue
Local News Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 10:35amPhotos by HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald
Housing complex handed over to private school
Local News Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 12:05amBy ERIN MILLER
Stephens Media
Hawaii County previously turned down an opportunity to take over a Kailua-Kona affordable housing complex that is now likely to be transferred from a...
Opponents file last-minute notice against TMT
Local News Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 12:05amBy COLIN M. STEWART
Tribune-Herald staff writer
Opponents of the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope to be built atop Mauna Kea filed a last-minute notice of appeal Monday afternoon with...
Bill would help local pharmacies
Local News Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 12:05amBy ANITA HOFSCHNEIDER
Associated Press
HONOLULU — A bill sitting on Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s desk could increase competition for Hawaii pharmacies and make it easier for some residents...
Former highways chief sues county
Local News Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 12:05amBy JOHN BURNETT
Tribune-Herald staff writer
The former chief of the county’s Highways Division chief is suing the county and Public Works Director Warren Lee, alleging defamation of...
