Police seek missing Puna teen
Police are looking for a 15-year-old Keaau girl last seen Oct. 29 in Hawaiian Paradise Park. Chasslyn Heu-Pacheco is described as local, 5-foot-2 inches tall, 120 pounds, with long brown hair, brown eyes and fair skin.
Forecasters predict mild weather for holiday
East Hawaii will bid farewell to 2019 with typical trade wind patterns, according to forecasters at the National Weather Service in Honolulu.
Future of saving coral: Legacy Reef Foundation showcasing quest to regrow valuable ocean life force
KAILUA-KONA Hawaii native Bill Coney and his partner Dr. Susanne Otero are on a mission to save the coral reefs in their home state and around the world.
Task force sets sights on Pahoa albizia
The islands war against albizia will continue into the new year as the Big Island Invasive Species Committee prepares to clear the trees from a street in Pahoa.
With births down, U.S. had slowest growth rate in a century
ORLANDO, Fla. The past years population growth rate in the United States was the slowest in a century due to declining births, increasing deaths and the slowdown of international migration, according to figures released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Officials looking at councilwoman’s husband in relation to alleged assault on another public servant
A retired Hawaii County police detective is under investigation for allegedly assaulting another county official while still a member of the department in the vicinity of a building that houses government offices.
Three years in, Trump is still pushing his crazy border wall
From the earliest days of his campaign to become president, Donald Trump seized on the construction of a beautiful wall along the U.S.-Mexico border as a solution to what he asserted was the dangerous and costly problem of illegal immigration.
The 2010s are nearly over. What will the decade stand for?
Every decade eventually succumbs to a tidy political and cultural shorthand. Quick, picture the 1960s, 70s or 80s. The societal struggles of the time spring to mind, straightforward and clear. Like it or not, so do the fashions and hairstyles.
Cliffs, jungle a big hurdle for feds in Hawaii copter crash
HONOLULU The remote and rugged terrain on the Hawaiian island of Kauai where a sightseeing helicopter crashed, killing all seven people aboard, could make it difficult or even impossible to piece together what led to the wreck.
Obituaries for December 31
Joel Arruda, 68, of Hilo died Dec. 20 at Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Hilo, he was a sugar mill worker. Private services. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by brother, Clayton Arruda of Hawaii; sisters Mabel Jernstrom and Miriam Quiret of Hawaii, Carolyn Cabreira of Washington and Elaine Cheer of Oklahoma. Arrangement by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Your Views for December 31
Time to resign
Officials: Hanukkah attack suspect researched Hitler online
MONSEY, N.Y. A man charged with federal hate crimes Monday in a bloody attack on a Hanukkah celebration had handwritten journals containing anti-Semitic references and had recently used his phone to look up information on Hitler and the location of synagogues, authorities said.
Lions Foundation to honor two of its founding members
To commemorate the start of its 60th year of service in the Aloha State, the Hawaii Lions Foundation will begin 2020 with a statewide Celebration of Lions Service for two of its founding members on Sunday, Jan. 12, on the Big Island.
Dorothy Williams receives 2019 Book of Golden Deeds award
The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii, as part of the county Elderly Activities Division annual Teacher and Volunteer Recognition Luncheon on Dec. 11, honored Dorothy Williams as recipient of the clubs Book of Golden Deeds award.
China convicts 3 researchers involved in gene-edited babies
BEIJING A Chinese scientist who set off an ethical debate with claims that he had made the worlds first genetically edited babies was sentenced Monday to three years in prison because of his research, state media said.
Special deliveries; Hilo Medical Center welcomes 3 Christmas babies
Three babies were born during the Christmas holiday at Hilo Medical Center, all coming into the world before their due dates.
Let’s Talk Food: Tomorrow is New Year’s Day
Today is New Years Eve and the last day of 2019.
Waimea woman critically injured in Friday traffic crash
A 43-year-old Waimea woman was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on the Queen Kaahumanu Highway south of the 77 mile-marker.
Discover the ‘treasures beneath our feet’ at Wailoa Center
Wailoa Center welcomes the new year with a most unusual exhibit.
On the menu: Healthier drinks for keiki
Come Jan. 1, restaurants will be required to offer healthier default drink options with keiki meals.
Plotting the road to recovery: Disaster task force to review strategies at meeting
Hawaii Countys Disaster Recovery Task Force will begin reviewing proposed strategies related to recovery efforts from the 2018 eruption of Kilauea volcano at its meeting next month.
Honokaa Public Library nominated to National Register of Historic Places
KAILUA-KONA The Honokaa Public Library is one of two Hamakua properties nominated to the National Register of Historic Places.
States charge more for electric cars as new laws take effect
The new year will bring new charges for some owners of electric vehicles, as an increasing number of states seek to plug in to fresh revenue sources to offset forgone gas taxes.
Jewish leaders urge action after another ‘senseless’ attack
NEW YORK When a suspect walked into the home of a rabbi celebrating Hanukkah and stabbed five celebrants it was the latest in a week of anti-Semitic attacks in the nations most demographically diverse area and an incident that reverberated across the country.
Slippery salvation: Could seaweed as cow feed help climate?
FREEPORT, Maine Coastal Maine has a lot of seaweed , and a fair number of cows. A group of scientists and farmers think that pairing the two could help unlock a way to cope with a warming world.
