Next phase of Bayfront Trails pushed back
A second phase of the Hilo Bayfront Trails project will not be completed until next year at the earliest.
Children 5 to 11 not eligible for July 8 vaccine exemption
Hawaii next week will lift travel restrictions for domestic travelers who have been vaccinated on the mainland, but keiki under 12 must still test negative for COVID-19 prior to arrival.
Police seek missing Puna man
Police are seeking leads on the whereabouts of a missing 52-year-old man.
Police arrest 19 for DUI
During the week of June 21-27, Hawaii Island police arrested 19 motorists for DUI. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident.
Vaccine drive for hospitality workers slated for Thursday
The Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association — in partnership with Hawaii County, KTA Super Stores, Malama Ia Hawaii, Community First, Hilo Hawaiian Hotel and the Grand Naniloa Resort — will host a COVID-19 vaccination drive for Big Island hospitality workers from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Hilo Hawaiian.
‘Amazing’ hula ready for prime time
The dancing is pau at the 2021 Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition, and all that’s left is the delayed broadcast of the event Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Keauhou murder suspect posts bail
A 27-year-old Kona man indicted on charges of murder and arson in connection with a fatal May 25 shooting in Keauhou posted $550,000 bail on Tuesday.
Vaccination incentive program to be extended
An incentive program launched earlier this month to boost lagging COVID-19 vaccinations has done just that and will be extended through July and into August.
Wailoa Center hosting bonsai exhibit on Friday and Saturday
Wailoa Center welcomes back the Mokuhonua Bonsai Club and Hilo Bonsai Kyoshitsu who will host their annual bonsai exhibit from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the Wailoa Center in Hilo.
Volunteers sought for Wailoa Center’s Ethnobotanical Garden
Wailoa Center’s Ethnobotanical Garden has several dates planned for volunteers who want to help plant and maintain the ongoing educational garden development, located just over the wall at the Wailoa Center.
Lyman Museum offers free admission to active duty military, their families
This summer the Lyman Museum is again participating in Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America, to offer free admission to active duty military personnel (including the National Guard and Reserve) and their families, through Labor Day 2021. Please note that the Museum will be closed on Independence Day (July 4) and Labor Day (Sept. 6).
Winners picked in third annual Keiki Water Conservation Poster Contest
The Department of Water Supply on June 23 announced the top artworks from the nearly 150 posters Hawaii Island schoolchildren entered in the Department’s third annual Keiki Water Conservation Poster Contest.
HCC virtual event on Accounting and Business Technology programs slated
Faculty from the Hawaii Community College Accounting and Business Technology Programs will present details about the associate degree programs and what students can expect if they enroll during a virtual event from 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, July 6.
Woman accused in kids’ deaths in Idaho faces Arizona charge
PHOENIX — A woman with bizarre doomsday beliefs that Idaho prosecutors say she and her husband used to justify the killings of her son and daughter was indicted in metro Phoenix on a charge of conspiring to murder her ex-husband.
Popular Hawaii snorkel spot doubles entry fee for visitors
HONOLULU (AP) — The entrance fee for a popular Hawaii snorkeling spot will more than double for tourists starting this week.
Obituaries for June 30
Alberto Mabilin Adviento, 81, of Captain Cook died May 2 at home. Born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Philippines, he was a coffee and macadamia nut farmer and vegetable supplier. Services held. Survived by wife, Clara Adviento of Captain Cook; son, Roger Adviento of Captain Cook; daughters, Rufina Adviento and Ruby Adviento of Captain Cook; sister, Erlinda Adviento of Philippines; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Blackouts in US Northwest due to heat wave, deaths reported
SPOKANE, Wash. — The unprecedented Northwest U.S. heat wave that slammed Seattle and Portland, Oregon, moved inland Tuesday — prompting a electrical utility in Spokane, Washington, to resume rolling blackouts amid heavy power demand.
Florida officials pledge multiple probes into condo collapse
SURFSIDE, Florida — Elected officials pledged Tuesday to conduct multiple investigations into the collapse of an oceanfront Florida condo tower, vowing to convene a grand jury and to look closely “at every possible angle” to prevent any other building from experiencing such a catastrophic failure.
The right goes all in on ignorance
As everyone knows, leftists hate America’s military. Recently, a prominent left-wing media figure attacked Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, declaring, “He’s not just a pig, he’s stupid.”
Biden shows he’s not surrendering
The Biden administration last week upped the ante in the struggle over voting rights, announcing it is suing the state of Georgia to prevent it from enacting draconian new restrictions. Given the filibuster roadblock that Senate Republicans imposed, just days earlier, against legislative attempts to address vote-suppression schemes in Georgia and other red states, the lawsuit is appropriate — and should be the first of many.
Police receive 20 new defibrillators from Karasik, HMC foundations
The Max and Yetta Karasik Family Foundation, through the Hilo Medical Center Foundation, donated 20 new automated external defibrillators to the Hawaii Police Department. The AEDs will be distributed to officers islandwide, police said.
Your Views for June 30
‘Protect the keiki’
Biden risks poisoning his own grand bargain
Americans have broadly agreed for years that the nation’s transportation infrastructure is in desperate need of attention. Across party lines, people want the U.S. to once again be a country with modern and excellent roads, bridges, airports and rail lines.
Obituaries for June 29
Natalie Buza, 85 of Hilo died June 7 in Honolulu. She was born in Hilo. Celebration of life 2 p.m. Sunday, July 4, at Hale Inu Sports Bar, 399 Hualani St., Hilo. Survived by sons, Harvey (Dawn) Cuje, Sean (Geri) Buza; daughters, Debbie Safarik, Jackie (Doug Hagen) Garces, Lara (Charles) Porter, Lisa Wong; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Oahu Mortuary.
California far from meeting wildfire prevention goal
One key part of reducing wildfires is preventive, controlled burns. In February 2020, Nature Sustainability published a study saying that California needed to burn 20 million acres to make the state safe. That’s an area roughly the size of Maine.
