John Burnett, Author at Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Police report uptick in scams, financial fraud

Sep. 27, 2020

The Hawaii Police Department said Friday that during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has experienced an increase in reporting of financial crimes by individuals and businesses.

‘We’ve got one shot at this’: Leaders discuss Oct. 15 reopening

Sep. 27, 2020 • Updated 9:26 p.m.

The director of the state Department of Economic Development and Tourism said Friday he feels “confident the state is ready” to reopen the islands to increased tourism on Oct. 15.

Police locate 10-year-old girl they described as ‘endangered’

Sep. 25, 2020 • Updated 9:12 p.m.

Police on Thursday evening found a 10-year-old girl who was missing for almost a week.

DOH: No further environmental review needed for PGV permit

Sep. 24, 2020

Puna Geothermal Venture — which hopes to produce electricity again by the end of the month following delays in rebuilding the facility after it was partially destroyed by lava two years ago — has cleared a hurdle in renewing its air pollution control permit from the state.

EA of plans for former Hilo Scrap Metal Yard finds no significant impact

Sep. 23, 2020

A final environmental assessment of the county’s planned permanent closure and remediation of the site of the former Hilo Scrap Metal Yard has resulted in a finding of no significant impact.

Ige: No testing for keiki

Sep. 22, 2020

The state plans to allow incoming travelers from out of state who have tested negative for the coronavirus to avoid quarantine as of Oct. 15 — but visitors seeking a family vacation might have to look elsewhere.

Man released from custody 3 times back in jail

Sep. 19, 2020

A 30-year-old Hilo man judges recently released three times from custody without monetary bail despite prosecutors’ objections is back behind bars after allegedly committing more crimes.

State unveils metrics for school reopening

Sep. 18, 2020 • Updated 6:19 p.m.

There is still no set reopening date for classrooms in Hawaii, but the state health and education departments on Thursday provided metrics for how they plan to handle instruction based on the COVID-19 infection rate on each island.

Pre-travel COVID-19 testing program for trans-Pacific visitors to begin Oct. 15

Sep. 17, 2020

Gov. David Ige said he considered a variety of factors before deciding to launch on Oct. 15 a pre-travel COVID-19 testing program for trans-Pacific visitors.

Judge dismisses lawsuit over quarantines

Sep. 16, 2020

A lawsuit by a Waikoloa couple alleging Gov. David Ige and Mayor Harry Kim overstepped and overextended their emergency powers during the COVID-19 pandemic has been dismissed.

Jobless claims increasing

Sep. 15, 2020

Initial unemployment claims are again on the rise statewide, a University of Hawaii economist told the House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness on Monday.

Kim: VA team to investigate Hilo veterans home

Sep. 15, 2020

Mayor Harry Kim said a team from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will arrive later this week to investigate the situation at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home and make changes to better manage a deadly COVID-19 outbreak there.

Woman who reportedly witnessed slaying arrested following incident

Sep. 13, 2020

A 30-year-old Mountain View woman who had been the subject of a police manhunt as a witness to a shotgun slaying was taken into custody Wednesday morning in Hilo by Special Enforcement Unit officers, but not without incident.

A wet August for Kona coffee farmers, dry elsewhere

Sep. 11, 2020

It was a drier-than-average August in East Hawaii, while rainfall totals in the Kona coffee belt, which experiences its rainy season in the summer, were above average for the month.

Mental exam ordered for suspect in fatal Puna shooting

Sep. 11, 2020

A 26-year-old Puna man who reportedly told police he fatally shot his sister’s boyfriend with a single shotgun blast “center mass” late last month at her behest will receive a mental examination.

PUC won’t exempt Honua Ola from competitive bidding

Sep. 10, 2020 • Updated 7:15 p.m.

The president of Honua Ola Bioenergy said Wednesday that he was “not feeling so good” after the state Public Utilities Commission denied his company’s motion to reconsider a waiver of the competitive bidding process for the company’s nearly completed 21.5-megawatt biomass power plant.

DPS: HCCC inmate disturbance in response to contraband sweep

Sep. 10, 2020

The Department of Public Safety said Wednesday that the preliminary results of its investigation into a Tuesday disturbance in a housing unit at Hawaii Community Correctional Center in Hilo indicate inmates were rebelling against a shakedown search for contraband.

PUC denies Honua Ola’s motion to reconsider competitive bidding waiver request

Sep. 09, 2020 • Updated 12:10 p.m.

The state Public Utilities Commission today denied a motion by Honua Ola Bioenergy, formerly known as Hu Honua Bioenergy, to reconsider its denial of Hawaiian Electric’s request for a waiver from renewable energy competitive bidding costs for the nearly completed biomass power plant in Pepeekeo.

Police seek Pahoa man who missed court in kidnapping case

Sep. 09, 2020 • Updated 5 p.m.

Police said Tuesday that they’re seeking a 36-year-old Pahoa man accused of skipping out on a six-figure bail in a case involving several violent felony charges.

Officials: Inmates barricade themselves, set fire and riot at HCCC

Sep. 09, 2020

The Hawaii Police Department, Hawaii Fire Department and state Sheriff’s Division responded late Tuesday afternoon to what police described as a “riot” at Hawaii Community Correctional Center in Hilo.

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