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Hilo · HiloHILO, Hawai‘i — What began as an effort to reduce bike traffic on specific West Hawai‘i roads has become a proposed series of regulations upon bike tour operators throughout the Big Island.
In January, Kohala Councilwoman Cindy Evans introduced to a County Council committee a measure that would prohibit bicycle tour operators from sending tour groups down Kohala Mountain Road and a roughly 8-mile stretch of Akoni Pule Highway between Kohala Moun…See the Story
Regulating Big Island bike tours
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Hawaii · HawaiiHeavy construction is set to begin at the Kilohana temporary housing site in Lahaina later this week and will last approximately six months, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced on Tuesday.
Kilohana, a 34-acre site located off Cane Haul Road near Wahikuli Road, is a temporary housing project funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the state to support survivors of the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfires on Maui.
The USACE is gradi…See the Story
Construction to begin at Lahaina housing site
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Hawaii · HawaiiMOLOA’A — Investigators with the Kaua’i Police Department (KPD) are renewing their efforts and continue to request the public’s assistance regarding a homicide that occurred in February 2020.
The request comes as authorities continue to pursue leads that may enhance the investigation of the case.
The investigation began on Feb. 6, 2020, when 57-year-old Paul Christie was found dead in bushes along the side of Kuhio Highway in the Moloa‘a area. A…See the Story
Authorities seek public’s help in homicide investigation
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Hawaii · HawaiiThe Honolulu Planning Commission continues to wrestle with the city’s request for an extension to find an alternate site for the 34-year-old Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill in Kapolei which is scheduled to close in 2028.
Since August, the ongoing contested case hearing has focused on the request by the city Department of Environmental Services in December 2022 to amend a special-use permit that the state Land Use Commission granted to the city…See the Story
Planning panel mulls next step on landfill alternative
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Hawaii · HawaiiHONOLULU — The state of Hawaii’s first annual Water Safety Day occurred Wednesday under a newly-enacted law aimed at spreading awareness to prevent children and adults from drowning.
Gov. Josh Green signed Senate Bill 2841 to make every May 15 Water Safety Day for the state, and in tandem Wednesday signed a separate bill to raise money for water safety programs and efforts by authorizing the sale of special Hawaii license plates honoring legend…See the Story
Two bills aimed at preventing drownings in Hawai‘i become law
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Lihue · LihueMILILANI — Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation athletes fared well during the 2024 Island Movers Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association Track and Field championship that wrapped up on Saturday at the Mililani High School track and field facility.
Island School’s Edward Silliman led the individual honors by finishing with a silver medal in the boys 110 meter hurdles event on a run that stopped the clocks at 15.19 seconds.
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KIF athletes make individual marks at state meet
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Hilo · HiloHILO, Hawai‘i — A state board has approved an application for a dredging project that would reopen the Pohoiki Boat Ramp.
The ramp, the sole boat launch in Puna, has been unusable since 2018, when the Leilani Estates eruption of Kilauea Volcano deposited a roughly 11.6-acre black-sand beach across the mouth of the ramp.
Since then the state Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Boating and Oceanic Recreation has been gradually pr…See the Story
State OKs plan to reopen Puna boat ramp
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National Weather Service · LihueLIHU‘E — Kaua’i County officials are once again urging island residents to be mindful of another weather disturbance approaching the Garden Island.
The National Weather Service (NWS) announced that the state of Hawai‘i could experience severe weather conditions later this week and extending through the weekend. A flood watch for Kaua‘i and the rest of the Hawaiian chain is currently in effect, with the island already seeing pre-frontal showers.
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Kona low could bring heavy rain to Kaua‘i
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