Mayor Mitch Roth said Thursday he felt “a little bit of frustration” after learning an anonymous email has been circulating that invites individuals experiencing homelessness to stay at a certain address in Hilo.

For the second consecutive month, much of the Big Island had abnormally dry weather.

A family advocacy group is suggesting that parents affected by the public school bus driver shortage go to the state Board of Education to voice their frustrations and concerns.

Of the four Hawaii County Council Primary Election races in West Hawaii, three incumbents won their seats outright Saturday night, while a fourth race will go to a General Election runoff on Nov. 5.

CORRECTIONS: The final tallies, which came out after the paper’s deadline were: Mitch Roth, 18,399 votes or 37.99%; Kimo Alameda, 13,419 votes or 27.56%; Breeani Kobayashi, 9,872 votes or 20.27%; and Jr. Tupa‘i, 5,868 votes or 12.05%. The other three candidates Yumi Kawano, Daniel Cunningham and Kavin Kahikina, received 458, 351 and 3.19 votes, respectively, all less than 1%.

The Hawaii Democratic Party has submitted to Gov. Josh Green the names of three people it has selected as possible candidates to succeed the late Rep. Mark Nakashima in state House District 1.

A hearing Tuesday to determine if Albert “Ian” Schweitzer and his brother, Shawn Schweitzer — whose convictions for abducting, raping and killing Dana Ireland on Christmas Eve 1991 were vacated last year by a judge — are “actually innocent,” turned out to be a contentious affair.

Hawaii Police Department Chief Benjamin Moszkowicz said Monday that his department didn’t have probable cause to arrest the former “Unknown Male No. 1” for the Christmas Eve 1991 murder of Dana Ireland in lower Puna.

“This is a fun race.”

A 9-year-old developmentally disabled Hilo girl starved to death by her parents and grandmother eight years ago was on the radar of Child Welfare Services almost from birth.