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S&P Lowers Outlook for Owner of Prince Kuhio, Ala Moana
General Growth Properties improved performance prevents a full credit-downgrade by the ratings agency.
Jump Charged With Murder; Bail Set at $250,000
The charges stem from the death of a man whose body was found Sunday in his Puna home.
20 Kealakehe High School Students Suspended after Mass Brawl
School planning to confront bullying, racial tensions at January meeting.
UPDATE: Governor Requests Senate Nominees: Hanabusa Submits Application
Senator Inouye Had Indicated Preference for Hanabusa in Letter to Abercrombie.
ANALYSIS: What Inouye’s Death Means for Hawaii
Hawaii stares down the prospect of losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal spending that the late senator typically secured.
UPDATE: Murder in Nanawale: Autopsy Reveals Blunt Trauma
Police identify victim as 54-year-old James V. Johns
Senator Daniel Inouye Fighting Respiratory Complications
Long-serving Hawaii senator was admitted to the hospital on December 6th after fainting.
Chicago’s Hawai’i Tour
Thirty-three albums later with 25 of them certified platinum, Chicago performs at the Waikoloa Bowl at Queens’ Gardens on January 12, at 7:30 p.m.
OPINION: Dear Jamae, Please Be Gentle
If our new deputy prosecutor goes after the bad guys with the same gusto she did her election-year critics, our crime rate may plummet.
UPDATE: Jeffries-Hamar Charged with Escape, Robbery
Ryan Jeffries-Hamar, the second of two HCCC inmates who escaped last week, was captured in a home in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision near Pahoa.
New HGTV Show Features Big Island Real Estate Firm
HGTV launches a new show next month focusing on a Big Island real estate firm.
County Looking to Capitalize on Low Interest Rates
The county anticipates saving more than $7 million from the refinancing of bonds sold in the past to pay for capital improvement projects.
State Will Use Moth in Battle Against Noxious Fireweed
The plant toxic to livestock has already spread across 850,000 acres of Maui and the Big Island.
Hope For Clear Skies: Geminid Meteor Shower Arrives
The Geminid meteor shower runs from Dec. 10-16 this year, with the best viewing predicted on Thursday night — weather permitting.
UPDATE: Ahualoa Fire Investigation Continues; Victim Not Yet Named
Police are waiting for DNA analysis to identify the victim of the fire that occurred on Kahana Street in Ahualoa.
Waterless Rainbow Falls Stirs Debate
It’s been a dry year on the Big Island — bone dry for a day or two at what is usually Hilo’s wettest spot.
Police Offer Burglary-Prevention Tips
The department advises keeping track of activities in your neighborhood and to report suspicious people or vehicles.
Nahko’s Bringing the Medicine to Hilo Palace
Plan on waiting a long while to score one of 100 tickets left; that is, if you get a ticket at all.
Kealakehe Reopening Peaceful; Some Students Demonstrate For Unity
Some students at Kealakehe High School today responded to last week’s violence by wearing white shirts.
