Signage, barriers being installed near lava tube
Naming fissure 8: State board could make recommendation for official moniker by midyear
State briefs for January 19
New leadership: Maui Electric Co.’s president will also oversee HELCO as Jay Ignacio retires
Hawaiian Electric is appointing one person to lead its Hawaii Island and Maui subsidiaries as the private power utility seeks to consolidate administrative positions.
Hearing delayed in Old A rape civil case
KEALAKEKUA — A circuit court judge on Monday agreed to postpone a hearing on dismissing the state Department of Education from a civil suit related to a 2016 sexual assault at Old Kona Airport Park.
‘A big thank you’: Palace receives $50,000 check for upgrades
An anonymous $50,000 donation, slipped through the mail slot of the Palace Theater on New Year’s Eve, will help the theater with fire-safety upgrades and renovation of an antiquated sprinkler system — two things that must happen before a long-planned air conditioning project can move forward.
Old general excise tax hike resurfaces on council agenda
The County Council has resurrected an old general excise tax hike that was postponed last May and put it on Wednesday’s council agenda for consideration.
Remains found in Kona ID’d
Police have identified skeletal remains found on Dec. 12 in an empty lot off of Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona as those of 52-year-old Kevin Anderson of Kailua-Kona.
Gabbard apologizes for past LGBTQ statements
HONOLULU — Presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday responded to criticism about her past work advocating against gay rights by apologizing in a video.
Divers swim with giant great white shark off Oahu’s coast
HONOLULU (AP) — Divers monitoring a rotting whale carcass off the shores of Oahu this week found themselves face-to-face with a massive great white shark, prompting state officials to warn recreational divers and snorkelers to stay out of the water near the dead sperm whale amid reports some people have climbed onto the carcass to take its teeth as souvenirs.