Motorcyclist killed in crash by HVNP identified
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park identified the 21-year-old man who died Tuesday morning after his motorcycle collided with a small sport-utility vehicle at the entrance to the park on Highway 11 as Seth White, a Hawaii Island resident.
Ex-prosecutor’s Big Isle brother found guilty of dealing drugs
HONOLULU — The pain physician brother of a former Hawaii prosecutor imprisoned in a corruption case that also took down her former police chief husband was found guilty Wednesday of prescribing oxycodone to his friends so that they could sell the pills for cash.
Firefighters douse Kailua-Kona brush fire
Firefighters quickly extinguished a brush fire that broke out Wednesday afternoon off Makala Boulevard in Kailua-Kona.
BIIF baseball playoffs: Hiraishi outduels Birch to send Konawaena to D-II championship against Kamehameha
HONOKAA – Taven Hiraishi was almost unhittable.
BIIF boys volleyball: Hilo outlasts Waiakea, will host Warriors in semifinal
Hilo withstood Claymon Morante’s match-high 29 kills and defeated Waiakea 33-31, 25-13, 20-25, 25-22 in a BIIF volleyball showdown on Tuesday night at the Vikings gym.
Your Views for April 21
Support for Kahele
Kahalu‘u Beach Park to close for coral spawning
Kahalu‘u Beach Park will be closed from May 16-21 due to anticipated coral spawning events, according to the county Department of Parks and Recreation.
Hula dancing a ‘remarkable opportunity’ to promote public health, researchers say
A study on the prevalence and popularity of the art of hula in Hawaii has found a quarter of the state’s residents have danced or still do. And nearly half of those who identified as Native Hawaiian have danced hula.
Four East Hawaii roads to undergo repairs
Construction will take place on four East Hawaii roads over the next three months as crews repair lingering damage from Hurricane Lane.
North Hawaii hospital nurses hold informational picket
Nurses at Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea held an informational picket Wednesday morning in a stand for equal pay.
Obituaries for April 21
Manuel Bernabe Asencion, 95, of Hilo died Feb. 20 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, he was a retired seed cutter for the former Hamakua Sugar Co., U.S. Army Korean War veteran, and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and American Legion Post No. 4 Kohala. Visitation 8:30-9:30 a.m. Monday (April 25) at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Mass at 9:30 a.m. Committal service to follow 11:30 a.m. at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 Pavilion. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Flaviana Simpliciano Asencion of Hilo; son, Joseph (Elma Tomas) Asencion of Hilo; five grandchildren and a great-granddaughter; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Gas tax cut stalls at council
The final measure of a tax-trimming trifecta — a move to cut the gas tax by 10 cents a gallon — stalled Wednesday in the County Council.
Merrie Monarch craft fair makes a triumphant return
Community, crafts and the aloha spirit made a comeback at Wednesday’s in-person debut of the 59th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival’s Hawaiian Arts and Crafts Fair at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo.
Funds sought for demolition of Uncle Billy’s
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources Land Division is seeking money from the Legislature to demolish the former Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel building.
Army study won’t recommend altering Hilo breakwater
Any plan to improve water quality within Hilo Bay will probably not involve changes to the Hilo Bay Breakwater.
Ho’ike night at the 59th Merrie Monarch
Halau O Kekuhi, under the direction of na kumu hula Nalani Kanaka’ole and Huihui Kanahele Mossman, perform during the Merrie Monarch Festival’s Wednesday night Ho’ike.
