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57 households face relocation as Hawaiian Home Lands nears purchase of Kaua‘i condos
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57 households face relocation as Hawaiian Home Lands nears purchase of Kaua‘i condos
Last year, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands announced plans to purchase the Courtyards at Waipouli, which will force current tenants to find a new place to live.
UH researchers discover a virus in ocean with critical cell component
Researchers at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa have made an exciting discovery: a virus found in the ocean called FloV-SA2 carries the genetic instructions for making part of a ribosome—a crucial component in cells that turns genetic information into proteins. This is the first time a virus that infects eukaryotic organisms (such as plants, animals, and fungi) has been found to have this capability, according to UH researchers.
Federal funds headed to Hawai‘i Island to protect forests and water supplies
The US Department of the Interior has announced $41 million in funding through the Biden-Harris administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support 21 water and ecosystem health projects nationwide, including two in Hawaiʻi.
Metal, appliance recycling services closed at some East Hawaiʻi transfer stations
The services are being stopped at the Honokaʻa, Laupāhoehoe, Volcano, Pāhala and Waiʻōhinu stations after Big Island Scrap Metal in Kea‘au, Hawai‘i County’s contracted metal recycling partner, suffered a large industrial fire Wednesday.
Compactor sets large pile of scrap metal, tires ablaze when crushing car
Big Island firefighters discovered a 50-by-50-by-12-foot mound of scrap metal and large tires about 75% involved in fire under a covered, open steel metal building when they arrived at Big Island Scrap Metal at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Gray — and at times black — gritty smoke billowed into the air, easily sticking out against the bright blue clear sky.
Hawai‘i County Council unanimously supports Mayor Alameda’s chosen cabinet leaders
On Tuesday during Hawai‘i County Council’s Governmental Operations and External Affairs Committee, Alameda sat in front of the council with nine of his selected department heads for Hawai‘i County, seeking the body’s confirmation on each individual.
5 World Golf Hall of Famers to tee off in 2025 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualālai
Bernhard Langer, Fred Couples, Vijay Singh, Ernie Els and Retief Goosen will join 37 other golfers on the 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed course at Four Seasons Resort Hualālai in Ka‘ūpūlehu to open the 2025 PGA TOUR Champions season.
Federal funds boost traffic safety initiatives meant to save lives on Big Island roads
Hawai’i Island police have secured nearly $160,000 in federal grants that will be used to conduct more community outreach, purchase new equipment, improve and enhance enforcement.
County, state lawmakers to talk priorities during next Waimea Community Association town meeting
Hawai‘i state Sen. Tim Richards and state Rep. David Tarnas along with Hawai‘i County Council members Heather Kimball and James Hustace are speaking during the meeting Thursday.
Opossum captured by Kona big-box store
An agriculture inspector from the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture Plant Quarantine Branch in Kona retrieved the animal early Sunday morning and arranged for it to be transported to Honolulu. This was the second opossum in as many months to be captured in the islands.
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5 World Golf Hall of Famers to tee off in 2025 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualālai
Bernhard Langer, Fred Couples, Vijay Singh, Ernie Els and Retief Goosen will join 37 other golfers on the 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed course at Four Seasons Resort Hualālai in Ka‘ūpūlehu to open the 2025 PGA TOUR Champions season.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Santana falls, breaks finger at home on Kaua‘i
8-show residency scheduled to begin later this month at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas indefinitely postponed as iconic 77-year-old musician recovers.
A look at the top 10 University of Hawaiʻi news stories from 2024
Before we get too far into 2025 and the headlines start rolling in about the people, research and work at the 10 campuses of the statewide University of Hawai‘i system, let’s review the top headlines from last year. University of Hawai‘i News posted nearly 1,500 stories in a very eventful 2024.
Ideas sought from Hawai‘i moviemakers, content creators to showcase islands as prime place for media development
Phase 1 seed funding totaling $400,000 from the Hawaiʻi Film and Creative Industries Development Fund will be used to support local filmmakers, media makers and content creators with the goal of growing Hawai‘i-made media content to be licensed and distributed worldwide.
Top 10 things to do on Big Island for Jan. 2-8: Several achievable resolutions, from ‘The Princess Bride’ to Volcano Awareness Month events
Behind us are the holidays and ahead is a whole new year, full of exciting experiences and opportunities to reinvent ourselves. Let’s make a resolution to try something new during 2025.
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New Molokaʻi Tow and Scrap program launched this month
Seabury Hall presents Disney’s Newsies Jr. musical, Jan. 17 and 18
Walmart Wellness Day offers free screenings on Saturday
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Hui No‘eau present 2025 Annual Juried Exhibition
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Flood advisory issued for most of Kauaʻi
The National Weather Service in Honolulu says minor flooding of roads and in poor drainage areas and streams is to be expected as rain falls at up to 2 incheas an hour, with satellite indicating earlier this morning the heaviest located the northeast portion of the island near Moloaʻa and Anahola.
Real Property tax collections office closed until further notice
The closure of the office at the Līhu‘e Civic Center is because of unforseen circumstances. Payments can be made in the Real Property tax assessment office or online.
Kauai Weather Forecast for January 09, 2025
A weakening front over the Kauai Channel continues to produce showers mainly impacting Oahu. Lingering moisture combined with an upper disturbance moving over...