Forecasters predict ‘typical’ weather for holiday weekend
Despite an incoming cold front, meteorologists predict that the weather over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend will be “typical” on the Big Island.
Tougher restrictions sought for transportation of plants
A controversial revision of state rules regarding interisland transportation of plants was rejected Friday.
Increased Kilauea unrest prompts HVNP road closure
Part of Chain of Craters Road in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has been closed as increased seismic activity has been detected beneath Kilauea.
Big Island goat problem worsens
As drought conditions continue in West Hawaii, state officials are searching for ways to mitigate the impacts of wild goats.
County Council passes bill easing requirements for PV systems
Homeowners will be able to install solar power systems more easily under a new bill passed Wednesday by the Hawaii County Council.
FEMA issues final EA for Puna road restoration project; construction could start early next year
Work to restore a portion of Highway 137 will begin early next year after a lower Puna road restoration project finally cleared one of its last major hurdles.
‘The Wall That Heals’ heading to Big Island
A traveling memorial to the U.S. soldiers who died in the Vietnam War will be making its first visit to Hawaii in January.
Kona Vistas heads back to planning commission
A long-delayed and controversial $170 million West Hawaii housing project is returning to the Leeward Planning Commission in January after months of cultural review.
Five cited, fined for attempting to poach sheep
Four Big Island residents and one Oahu resident were cited and fined Thursday for attempting to poach 16 sheep on Daniel K. Inouye Highway.
More than 800 enroll in program aimed at physician retention
Hundreds of doctors statewide have applied for a state program to defray their student loans as part of a plan to alleviate Hawaii’s doctor shortage.
Officials determine Kaumana Caves safe to reopen
A popular lava tube in Hilo is safe to reopen after a rockfall, according to county officials and geologists.
Maunakea eyed for registers of historic places
Hawaiian cultural practitioners have nominated Maunakea to be included on the state and federal registers of historic places.
Bayfront Trails celebrates completion of latest section
Another segment of the Hilo Bayfront Trails project has been completed, further connecting downtown Hilo with the Bayfront soccer fields.
Sides square off on TMT: At stake is permit that will allow project to proceed
Impassioned arguments were raised, but no conclusions were reached Tuesday during a hearing about whether the Thirty Meter Telescope has met minimum requirements to keep its land use permit for Maunakea.
‘Running smoothly’: 92-unit senior housing complex on schedule to open next summer
The state’s first veteran-focused senior living center remains on track to open next year after years of fundraising and preparation.
New search underway for ordnance in West Hawaii
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is once again looking for unexploded military ordnance in West Hawaii.
Civil Defense: Red Flag Warning continues
Outdoor flames and open burning are prohibited in Ka‘u and West Hawaii as a National Weather Service Red Flag Warning remains in effect.
Fire chief talks wildfire readiness during council meeting
Members of the County Council questioned Fire Chief Kazuo Todd on Tuesday about the Hawaii Fire Department’s ability to prevent or respond to a wildfire on the scale of the August blaze that devastated Lahaina.
TMT work progresses: Project awaiting ‘necessary steps’ from the feds
Work continues around the world on the Thirty Meter Telescope’s various systems despite no sign of a new construction date on Maunakea.
Obituaries for November 3
Betty K. H. Liu, 90, of Hilo, died Oct. 15. Born in Honolulu, she was a retired home economics teacher at Kailua Intermediate School. Inurnment will take place at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kanoehe at a later date. Preceded in death by husband Clifford Liu and son Kenneth Liu. Survived by daughters Katherine Liu of San Jose, Susan (Brian) Hara of Hilo; sister Nancy Yuen of Honolulu; grandchildren Nicholas Hara, Chad Hara and Kaitlyn Liu; one great-granddaughter and numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
