Hilo doctor, four of his employees arrested for alleged drug trafficking
An 80-year-old Hilo doctor and four of his staff members were arrested by federal agents Tuesday on drug trafficking charges.
Council rejects tax relief for Pahoa, Volcano
Puna Councilwoman Eileen O’Hara was unable to muster support Wednesday for a resolution seeking to provide tax relief for commercial properties in Pahoa and Volcano.
Photographer hopes exhibit will help others cope with lava disaster
Melissa Schelling had a photography exhibit planned at the Wailoa Center long before Kilauea’s eruption forced her to evacuate from her lower Puna home earlier this year.
Measure that would regulate vacation rentals passes Planning Committee
A bill regulating vacation rentals took a big step forward Tuesday, clearing a council panel on its way to two final votes.
O’Hara withdraws resolution that would recognize animals as ‘sentient beings’
I bark therefore I am?
Canada now world’s largest legal marijuana marketplace
TORONTO — Ian Power was among the first to buy legal recreational marijuana in Canada but he has no plans to smoke it. He plans to frame it.
After nearly a decade in the making, new adult day center in Hilo is dedicated
The long-awaited Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Adult Day Center was dedicated Monday, nearly a decade after plans for such a facility were first discussed.
Committee of Charter Commission suggests trimming PONC fund
How much of the budget should the county set aside for preservation and open space land purchases each year?
Man dies after North Kona crash; Celebrity couple among those who helped at scene
KAILUA-KONA — A celebrity couple visiting the Big Island was among a group of Good Samaritans who provided life-saving measures for a man who ultimately died after a single-vehicle crash Sunday morning.
Sears files for Chapter 11 amid plunging sales, massive debt
NEW YORK — Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, with plans to shutter 142 unprofitable stores in the hopes that it can stay in business.