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Squatters Suspected in Pahoa Residential Blaze
PAHOA (Island News)-- A Monday night fire in the Puna district may be connected to a history of squatters at the unattended home, according to a report by the Hawaii County Fire Department. Neighbors describe a situation in which a series of squatters had taken over the residence with the...
Candidate Q&A: Hawaii County Council District 6 — Michelle Galimba
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Michelle Galimba, candidate for Hawaii County Council District 6, which includes Kau, portions...
Donkey Mill Art Center Receives Andy Warhol Foundation Grant
KONA, Hawaiʻi - The prestigious Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts grant will support the center's upcoming Artist in Residence and Exhibition Program. (BIVN) – The Donkey Mill Art Center in Hōlualoa has received a prestigious grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation, which will go towards promoting the visual arts and enriching the local arts scene.
Hawaiʻi County Provides Fireworks Permit Information
HILO, Hawaiʻi - Firework permits are being issued beginning now through the 4th of July, and can only be purchased at two locations on the Big Island. (BIVN) – The County of Hawaiʻi recently provided information on firework permits ahead of the 4th of July holiday. Fire...
NASA Taps University of Hawaii to Operate Infrared Telescope Facility
The University of Hawaii has secured a potential 10-year, $85.5 million contract from NASA to maintain and operate the Infrared Telescope Facility, or IRTF, on Mauna Kea in Hilo, Hawaii. NASA said Friday the university will create and execute an operations strategy to enable the scientific community to use the...
Police Invesitgating Kehena Beach Drowning
Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving 53-year-old man Timothy Zedalis of Denver, Colorado that occurred in Pahoa on Saturday morning, June 29, 2024. On June 29, Puna patrol officers responded to Kehena Beach after receiving information that a male was unresponsive and not breathing after being...
Candidate Q&A: Office Of Hawaiian Affairs At-Large Trustee — Brendon Kalei’aina Lee
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Nov. 8 General Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Brendon Kalei’aina Lee, candidate for Office of Hawaiian Affairs at-large trustee. The other...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 35 — Ikeda Rahman Perreira
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Ikeda Rahman Perreira, nonpartisan candidate for state House District 35, which covers portions...
OHA Wants To Take Over Hawaiian Royals’ Burial Site
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is quietly trying to take over stewardship of Mauna Ala, the burial place of Hawaiian Royalty, after the state agency currently managing the area made a controversial appointment of a new curator in May that upset many in the Native Hawaiian community. OHA held a...
Lawsuit Against DOE Questions Suspension Of Student For Bringing A Nerf Gun To School
A Honolulu mother says the Hawaii Department of Education wrongly suspended her eighth-grade son for possessing a toy gun on campus and then failed to provide academic support after he missed a month of classes at Stevenson Middle School, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. The case reflects long-standing concerns...
Ample sunshine and light windward showers through the weekend
HONOLULU (KHON2) — High pressure to the north of Hawaii will continue to drive trade winds throughout the week, gradually easing slightly by the weekend. A band of showers is moving from east to west over Oahu within the trade wind pattern. These showers are expected to bring light rain amounts through this evening as […]
Sandwich Isles Assets To Be Sold To Hawaiian Telcom
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Hawaiian Telcom will acquire some of the last remaining assets of Sandwich Isles Communications, which terminated services to its customers living on Hawaiian homelands last month. Confirmation of the sale is the beginning of the end for this yearslong case, resolving the final parts...
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