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Female visitor rescued on Sleeping Giant Trail

Jun. 29, 2024

WAILUA — A 71-year-old California woman was rescued from Sleeping Giant Trail after suffering a leg injury on Wednesday, June, 26.

Hawaii AG seeks interview on 2018 Lahaina wildfire

Jun. 29, 2024

HONOLULU — The state Department of the Attorney General filed a motion on Monday to force the director of the Maui Emergency Management Agency to answer questions about how he commanded the response to the 2018 West Maui fires fueled by Hurricane Lane.

Four Kaua‘i police officers honored by MADD for protecting local roads

Jun. 29, 2024 • Updated 9:53 a.m.

LIHU‘E — Four Kauai Police Department (KPD) officers were honored for their “critical role in significantly reducing impaired incidents” at a luncheon on Wednesday.

Green signs bills addressing health care systems

Jun. 29, 2024 • Updated 6:43 p.m.

HONOLULU — Gov. Josh Green signed several bills related to health care and behavioral health into law ON Thursday, aligning with his administration’s social health care model, which encompasses not only traditional health care, but other societal issues like poverty alleviation, homelessness and more.

Walmart stabbing suspect indicted on two charges

Jun. 29, 2024 • Updated 6:43 p.m.

HONOLULU — An Oahu grand jury Wednesday indicted a 33-year-old man on one count of second-degree attempted murder in the June 15 stabbing of a 32-year-old Walmart employee outside the Keeaumoku Street Walmart store.

Median price of a home leaps 28.89 percent to $1.45 million on Kaua‘i

Jun. 28, 2024

LIHU‘E — A big jump in the median price of a home gave the Kaua‘i housing market the dubious distinction of being the most expensive in the Hawaiian Island chain last month.

Hawai‘i firm aims to cut cost of laying power lines underground

Jun. 28, 2024 • Updated 8:48 a.m.

HONOLULU — Putting more power lines underground is an expensive part of a plan by the state’s largest electrical utility to reduce wildfire risk, and that price could come down under an ongoing national effort with a Hawai‘i connection.

Help is available for utility bills on Kaua‘i

Jun. 28, 2024 • Updated 6:33 p.m.

HILO, Hawai‘i — A construction company that mistakenly built a house on a Hawaiian Paradise Park lot owned by a California woman has been ordered to pay for the demolition of the structure and removal of debris.

Maui County weighs phasing out vacation rentals

Jun. 28, 2024

WAILUKU, Hawai‘i — A Maui fire marshal ordered officials to thin the crowds inside a Maui County Planning Commission hearing on Tuesday to review a proposal from Maui Mayor Richard Bissen to phase out thousands of vacation rentals.

Downtown Honolulu electric grid upgrade will be long, disruptive

Jun. 28, 2024 • Updated 6:19 p.m.

HONOLULU — It could take 10 years to fully upgrade downtown Honolulu’s underground electric cable network under a plan being accelerated after two disruptive outages over the past two weeks.

No lottery for this year’s trout season

Jun. 27, 2024

KOKE‘E — The state’s Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) announced there will be no lottery for the annual Rainbow Trout Season, which started on June 15 and continues through Sept. 30.

KIUC leads the state in renewable generation

Jun. 27, 2024

LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) announced that for the fifth straight year the island cooperative led the state of Hawai‘i in renewable generation after achieving 57.9 percent renewable for 2023.

Shaka is now officially the state gesture

Jun. 27, 2024

HILO, Hawai‘i — A new law has designated the shaka as the official state gesture.

Certification launched for visitor industry businesses

Jun. 27, 2024

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA) launched on Wednesday a visitor industry certification program, called Qurator, that offers Hawai‘i businesses a chance to earn an official mark of excellence, which fits into HTA’s push toward a more regenerative tourism model.

Community urges takeover of privately owned Ewa Beach road

Jun. 27, 2024 • Updated 6:44 p.m.

A plan for the city to potentially condemn a privately owned segment of Ewa Beach’s North Road drew community support Tuesday.

Former OCCC officer found guilty of killing mother

Jun. 27, 2024 • Updated 6:44 p.m.

HONOLULU — An O‘ahu Circuit Court judge found Anthony F. Pereira II guilty as charged Tuesday of second-degree murder in the June 10, 2016, shooting death of his 66-year-old mother, Barbara Pereira, at his home in Maili.

County of Kaua‘i jobless rate falls to 2.1 percent in May

Jun. 26, 2024

LIHU‘E — A drop in the civilian labor force coupled with job additions in key sectors helped push the unemployment rate to its lowest point for the month of May in at least 35 years on Kaua‘i.

Diamond Head has the most calls for those needing assistance

Jun. 26, 2024

HONOLULU — Another day, another helicopter rescue of a hiker from the Diamond Head Summit Trail on O‘ahu.

Tropic Care veterinarian was busy on Kaua‘i

Jun. 26, 2024

LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i Humane Society Executive Director Nicole Schafer Crane said the Tropic Care Kaua‘i veterinary crew, including U.S. Army Captain Farr, a veterinarian, and U.S. Army Corporal Brown, a veterinarian technician, set up a day before Tropic Care was scheduled to start.

Acid attack victim thanks community for support

Jun. 26, 2024 • Updated 6:44 p.m.

HONOLULU — Danying Zhang, the victim of the Jan. 23 chemical attack on Kapiolani Boulevard near Ala Moana Center, has expressed her appreciation for the support she’s received from the community.

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