Lawmakers outline more of the items resulting from $292 million in capital improvement funding for the Big Island.

According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, the tremor did not generate a Pacific-wide tsunami.

The clinics to be held in Pahala and Ocean View are the result of a partnership between the state Department of Health and the US Department of Defense.

The hydrologist for the National Weather Service’s Oahu office said drought continues to plague some portions of the eastern end of the state.

Gov. Neil Abercrombie ordered the action in remembrance of Air Force Capt. Reid Kijiro Nishizuka, who died April 27 in Afghanistan.

The Hawaii Police Department has released its weekly list of some of the individuals wanted on outstanding warrants.

Police Chief Harry Kubojiri said an attorney’s claim that the department is investigating the judges’ actions in foreclosure proceedings is false.

“Daughters of Fire” is among the finalists for the Benjamin Franklin Gold Award for popular fiction.