Stories by John Burnett

Troubled Hilo residential development in foreclosure

The judge in the foreclosure case of a stalled Hilo subdivision project has ordered the property be listed on the real estate market for up to six months before the previous high bid can be accepted or new bids sought.

Hilo’s Palace Theater has a ‘fan plan’

Downtown Hilo’s historic Palace Theater has a multitude of human fans. The Friends of the Palace Theater are now asking for community kokua to install two energy-efficient, ultra-quiet industrial ceiling fans in the auditorium.

Alameda, others sworn in during inauguration in West Hawaii

Hundreds were in attendance Monday, including Gov. Josh Green and Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, as Mayor Kimo Alameda, Prosecutor Kelden Waltjen and the nine County Council members were inaugurated at the Kaleiopapa Convention Center on the grounds of the Outrigger Kona Resort and Spa in Keauhou.

Giving thanks for a dry spell

It looks like picture-postcard perfect weather for both East Hawaii and West Hawaii over the unofficial four-day Thanksgiving weekend, especially during daylight hours.

Hilo man free on probation for death of Barbara Klein

The husband and a daughter of a 79-year-old aikido instructor killed more than a year ago in a Hilo traffic collision told the court Thursday the Judiciary has no satisfactory sentence to impose for her death.