UH-Hilo gets a closer look at another chancellor finalist
Honoring their sacrifice
From left, Waiakeawaena Elementary School fifth-graders Tracy Huymh, 10, and Ku‘ulei Kaiwi, 10, and their classmates place floral arrangements on headstones Friday, honoring veterans as part of the students’ Veterans Day project at East Hawaii Veterans Cemeteries No. 1 and No. 2 in Hilo.
Highway 137 emergency route completed, but access pending because of safety concerns
2 more rat lungworm cases confirmed
Two more cases of rat lungworm disease were confirmed on Hawaii Island, bringing the statewide total to seven this year.
Some Big Island parks to get water bottle filling stations
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources plans to install water bottle filling stations at 15 state parks, including Wailoa River State Recreation Area in Hilo.
State briefs for November 10
Public’s help sought to find Manu‘iwa after reports monk seal was hooked
Mental exam for Hilo robbery suspect
Police ID man who died in cliff fall
A man who suffered a fatal fall from a cliff Sunday night into the ocean at the end of Beach Road in Hawaiian Beaches has been identified as 50-year-old Bilas Refit of Kurtistown.
Big Island reps get new assignments
Rep. Mark Nakashima has been named vice speaker of the state House of Representatives.