Homegrown hire: Former assistant Sueda takes reins of UHH softball program
It took almost a month to find retired UH-Hilo softball coach Callen Perreira’s replacement, but the best candidate was under everybody’s noses all along.
Ige announces changes to travel, gathering rules starting July 8
Beginning July 8, fully vaccinated domestic travelers coming to Hawaii will be able to bypass quarantine and pre-travel testing requirements, Gov. David Ige announced today.
State briefs for June 24
Homeless project grows with mobile med clinic
No debate on voting: end the filibuster
As expected, debate on a bill to protect voting rights was blocked in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday when the Democratic sponsors failed to garner 60 votes. But in reaching out to centrist Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., Senate Democrats indicated that they were open to compromise.
Unvaccinated Missourians fuel COVID: ‘We will be the canary’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As the U.S. emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, Missouri is becoming a cautionary tale for the rest of the country: It is seeing an alarming rise in cases because of a combination of the fast-spreading delta variant and stubborn resistance among many people to getting vaccinated.
Your Views for June 24
Fight against Alzheimer’s
Alii Drive condo heads to contested case hearing
A proposal to build a five-story condominium on Alii Drive is heading to a contested case hearing after three neighbors petitioned the Leeward Planning Commission.
Police ID man shot dead by officers
Police identified a man killed in an officer-involved shooting Friday in Hilo as 31-year-old Daniel Buckingham.
Police arrest 16 for DUI
During the week of June 14-20, 2021, Hawaii Island police arrested 16 motorists for DUI. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None was younger than 21.
PUC asks state, county for input on PGV
Months after suspending an application for an amended power purchase agreement between Hawaiian Electric and Puna Geothermal Venture — pending the completion of a supplemental environmental review — the state Public Utilities Commission is seeking input from both Hawaii County and the state Department of Land and Natural Resources.
State AG repudiates lawsuit over HCCC outbreak
State Attorney General Clare Connors responded Wednesday to a federal class-action lawsuit filed by 11 Hawaii inmates — including five at Hawaii Community Correctional Center in Hilo — over conditions and practices in jails and prisons the plaintiffs claim caused COVID-19 outbreaks.
Retired Hilo police detective avoids jail time in assault cases
CORRECTION: Judge Kim dismissed the more serious charges against Ian Lee Loy in a plea deal with prosecutors. A previous version of this story didn’t clarify that prosecutors brokered the arrangement. The Tribune-Herald regrets the error.
HPP road project gets green light to proceed
A controversial road project in Hawaiian Paradise Park has been delayed, but subdivision officials say work will proceed, despite some community opposition.
