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Hilo Community Rallies in Urgent Search for Endangered Missing Man Tyler Reikofski-Ekle
The search for 26-year-old Tyler Reikofski-Ekle continues as Hawaii Island police request the public's help. According to the official report on Nixle, Reikofski-Ekle, a resident of Hilo, has been missing since August 10. He was last observed near the 15-mile marker along Highway 137, Kalapana Kapoho Beach Road in Pahoa.
July was dry on the Big Island
If you haven’t noticed, it’s been pretty dry on the Big Island lately. Big Island rainfall totals for July were mostly below average, with many totals ranging from 30% to 70% of average. The Pāhoa rain gauge had its lowest July total since 2004, and area didn’t even record getting any rain last month.
The future of Army nursing: ROTC cadets/nursing students in summer training at Walter Reed
The future of Army and military nursing is training at Walter Reed this summer. “We have six iterations of Army ROTC cadets/nursing students coming through [Walter Reed] this summer for the Nurse Summer Training Program (NSTP),” said Army Col. Wendy Woodall, director for nursing and chief nursing officer at WRNMMC and the consultant to the Army Surgeon General for Medical/Surgical Nursing. “It’s such an incredible program, and myself and several other leaders here at Walter Reed completed it, [although] it’s been a while,” she added.
Women’s Equality Day: Becoming a Navy corpsman behavioral health technician
When the 19th amendment was ratified on Aug. 26, 1920, millions of women across the country won the right to vote. On Women’s Equality Day, we honor the hard-fought quest for universal suffrage and celebrate the monumental progress women have made over last century. In the lead up to...
This Hawaii-born researcher is putting robots to work to help state’s agriculture industry
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii-born researcher Kyle Yoshida believes he can help reinvigorate his home state’s agriculture industry by putting robots to work on farms and having them pick fruits and vegetables. He says it’s a formula for success. “What if we could automate some of those processes to...
FAA awards airports nationwide more than $636M in Airport Improvement Program grants
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently awarded airports in 46 states and American Samoa 320 Airport Improvement Program grants totaling more than $636 million. The program funds projects such airport development, airport noise compatibility, airport safety improvements, and project planning. “This $636 million investment helps airports across the nation sustain and improve critical infrastructure to […] The post FAA awards airports nationwide more than $636M in Airport Improvement Program grants appeared first on Transportation Today.
First Alert Forecast: Trade wind conditions expected to linger through the weekend
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Persistent high pressure far north of the islands will support locally breezy trade winds through the weekend. Passing trade showers will periodically dampen most windward areas, with some showers occasionally spreading leeward, particularly overnight. The remnants of T.S. Emilia will graze the northernmost islands of Oahu and...
Kapalua Village opens with 50 temporary modular homes for wildfire impacted employees
TY Management Corporation welcomes the opening of Kapalua Village, the first privately funded temporary housing community for Kapalua golf course and other Kapalua-based employees who were impacted by the devastating Lahaina, Maui wildfires. The opening of Kapalua Village coincides with the one-year remembrance of the wildfires and the first group of families is scheduled to move in this month.
Wildfires don’t just burn farmland − they can contaminate the water farmers use to irrigate crops and support livestock
Just like fires can contaminate municipal water systems by melting pipes, farms’ and ranches’ water supply systems are at risk. A first-of-its-kind study after the Maui fires explores the harms.
Employers Hold Key To Solving Hawaii’s Workforce Crisis
Low unemployment rates typically point to a healthy economy. With a healthy economy, wages grow, and productivity increases. Like eating too much pie, however, too much of a good thing is not necessarily better. The increasing number of job vacancies has become the next big obstacle for Hawaii’s economy as employers struggle to find and keep workers.
Business Monday: CanoeHouse at Mauna Lani welcomes 1st woman executive chef; Culinary Classic returns Labor Day weekend
One of Hawai‘i’s most legendary restaurants at a Big Island resort finally has a woman’s touch at the pass. CanoeHouse at Mauna Lani, a resort in the Auberge Resorts Collection, welcomed Chef Rhoda Magbitang to its kitchen ‘ohana on Aug. 1. She is the restaurant’s new...
Hawaii Saw The Worst Voter Turnout Saturday Of Any Primary Since Statehood
The 2024 Hawaii primary election has been widely panned as unexciting due to a lack of marquee races and fewer candidates to choose from. Voters apparently agreed, if the turnout numbers for Saturday are any indication. Just 269,912 of the 839,618 people registered statewide filled out a ballot. That works...
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