Hilo-born author lands first novel on Oprah’s, Elle’s reading lists
Seldom has the first novel by an author from Hawaii been as eagerly anticipated as “Hula” by Jasmin ‘Iolani Hakes.
Volcano man faces drug charges
A 42-year-old Volcano man pleaded not guilty Monday to four drug-related felonies related to attempted distribution of methamphetamine.
Leed wants public apology from Prince Kuhio Plaza
Notable singer Melveen Leed wants a public apology from management of Prince Kuhio Plaza for cutting off her impromptu performance at the mall’s craft fair earlier this month during the Merrie Monarch Festival.
Documents ID officers shot at in crime spree
Court documents identified the three Kona patrol officers police say were endangered by a Kailua-Kona couple apprehended Thursday in Volcano after an early morning crime spree culminated in a cross-island manhunt.
Green weighs in on feral cats: Governor sending DLNR chief to the Big Island following protest in Waikoloa
Gov. Josh Green said Monday he’s dispatching Department of Land and Natural Resources Director Dawn Chang to the Big Island today “to work out a peaceful solution” between DLNR, owners and mangers of the Queen’s Marketplace, and feral cat advocates who feed the felines behind the Waikoloa Beach shopping center.
Lawyers in Boy Scout shooting case express frustration
Lawyers for the family of an 11-year-old Boy Scout killed last August when an AK-47 semi-automatic rifle was accidentally discharged at a shooting range wrangled in court Friday with lawyers for the Boy Scouts of America and its Aloha Council.
Tally of homeless up nearly 20% in Hawaii County
The number of homeless people on Hawaii Island increased by almost one-fifth in a year, fueled by a sharp uptick in unsheltered individuals.
HTA ‘at serious odds with legislature,’ battles budget cuts
The Hawaii Tourism Authority, which is facing an existential crisis in a pair of bills about to go into House-Senate conference committees, took a swing back Wednesday in a press conference in Honolulu, with the organization’s CEO calling it “a critical time at the Legislature.”
Volleyball legend, two-time Olympian Pete Velasco dies at 85
When Pedro “Pete” Velasco Jr. assisted coaches Eddie Kalima in volleyball and Larry Manliguis in basketball at Hilo High School in the mid-1990s, many probably had no idea he was a two-time Olympian.
Chief: Officer ‘within two millimeters’ of being killed
A Kailua-Kona couple that led police on a manhunt from Captain Cook to Volcano on Thursday after allegedly shooting at three officers and carjacking a sport-utility vehicle surrendered without a fight after the SWAT unit surrounded a Volcano home, according to Chief Benjamin Moszkowicz.
Overall win at 60th Annual Merrie Monarch a ‘great birthday present’ to kumu
For Tracie Lopes — half of the husband-and-wife kumu team of hula halau Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e — being overall champions of the 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival’s hula competition is a “great birthday present.”
Oahu halau wins 60th Annual Merrie Monarch; Top 3 halau all wahine
Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e,under the direction of na kumu hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes, were the big winners Saturday night at the 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival.
Kahiko night features 23 halau, 28 ancient hula performances
The 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition kicked into high gear Friday evening at Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo with group hula kahiko (ancient hula) performances.
Oahu halau scores a Miss Aloha Hula three-peat
Make it a Miss Aloha Hula three-peat for Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, as the Oahu halau again takes home hula’s most coveted title for a solo dancer at the 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival.
Powerhouse Maui halau returns to competition tonight
In 2018, the last time Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka of Maui entered the Merrie Monarch Festival’s hula competition, kumu hula Napua Greig hoisted the Lokalia Montgomery Perpetual Trophy, the ultimate hula mantelpiece.
‘There’s only one Uncle Johnny’: Lum Ho disciples prepare halau to honor his legacy
When Hilo hula master Johnny Lum Ho died on April 3, 2022, he already was preparing his halau to return to the Merrie Monarch stage for the festival’s 60th anniversary.
60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival kicks off with Ho‘olaule‘a
Brewbaker: Hawaii’s economy is in recession
“Hawaii is in a recession.”
Four nabbed in Kona underage sex sting
A grand jury on Monday indicted four Kailua-Kona men who, according to court documents, were snared over the weekend in a police sting operation dubbed “Operation Keiki Shield.”
Shawn Schweitzer seeks to have Ireland manslaughter conviction vacated
The youngest of three Native Hawaiian men convicted of the 1991 Christmas Eve abduction, rape and killing of 23-year-old Dana Ireland in lower Puna is requesting that his conviction and sentence be vacated.
