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Kauaʻi Community College begins search for new chancellor
Margaret Sanchez was appointed interim chancellor on Jan. 3, 2023 after the previous chancellor, Joseph Daisy, retired in December 2022.
Family set up GoFundMe for funeral expenses for 17-year-old who died spearfishing in Kona
In just the first 15 hours, 304 people donated more than $40,000, double the goal of $20,000, to help the family of Yohan Choi, who tragically died on July 24 in a spearfishing accident at only age 17.
Update: Route 190 now open; had been closed due to brush fire
Update: Route 190 now is open between the 20 and 21 mile markers (Puʻu Lani Ranch area). It had been closed due to a brush fire on the Big Island.
Chick-fil-A seeking franchise operators in Hawaiʻi; informational webinar Aug. 2
Atlanta-based fast-food chain Chick-fil-A is holding a webinar for potential franchise operators to learn more on Aug. 2
Former Hawai‘i Hilo star point guards sign international pro contracts
Mandi Kawaha and Darren Williams just recently wrapped up their Vulcans careers and graduated this past spring.
Registration is open for Aloha Theatre’s upcoming youth classes
In these classes students will learn the building blocks of theater and pick up life skills such as public speaking, problem solving and working as part of a team.
Hawaiʻi County Council calls on U.S. Postmaster to improve Puna postal service
Patrons of the Pāhoa Post Office deal with excessive wait times, inaccessible and too-small facilities, and waitlists for postal box availability.
School bus driver shortage to impact 14 schools on Oʻahu, Kauaʻi; Big Island, Maui school routes modified
High school bus routes on the Big Island and Maui have been modified due to the bus driver shortages, but school bus service will continue.
12 motorists arrested for DUI on Big Island during week of July 17-23
So far this year, there have been 548 DUI arrests on Big Island roadways compared with 580 during the same period last year.
$8 Million in additional federal funds now flowing to Hawaiʻi to feed keiki
Hawaiʻi’s reimbursement rate for school meals and other federal child nutrition programs has been increased to 30% above the continental U.S. rates, which is projected to bring an additional $8 million a year to Hawaiʻi to support healthy meals for children.
UPDATE: Police find missing “at risk” woman
Cummings was last seen on the 600 Block of Wainaku Street in Hilo on July 25 at 10:15 a.m. wearing a pink blouse.
Hilo man charged with attempted murder
Upon arriving at “Loneliness Tree” in Hilo, officers discovered an unconscious 41-year-old man lying in sand next to a fire pit and portable metal grill, with his right arm pinned under a large boulder of the fire-pit.
17-year-old from Kona dies while spearfishing
Four spear fishermen entered the ocean near the public beach access at Hokulia in Kailua-Kona at 1:30 p.m. on July 24, but three hours later when they exited the water one of the fishermen could not be found and was later located unresponsive on the ocean floor.
Hawai‘i Island police renew request in finding man reported missing nearly a year ago
Landon Fairbanks was last seen on Aug. 3, 2022, at noon, in an area referred to as “Two-Step” beach near Pu‘uhonua O‘Hōnaunau in Hōnaunau.
Endangered ‘Aupaka plant brings founder’s family to Hawai’i Island decades later
During a 2022 survey, only 243 wild ‘Aupaka plants were recorded, making it one of the rarest plants found at Pōhakuloa Training Area.
NOAA launches Hawaiian Islands survey of whales, dolphins and seabirds
The Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey is the only comprehensive study of its kind in the islands and takes place from July through December 2023.
Nearly 1,000 participate in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park’s Kahuku Cultural Festival
Good weather brought sunshine, a welcome cloud cover at times and a light breeze that kept everyone cool during Saturday’s festival which started at 10 a.m. and ended at 3 p.m.
Queen Liliʻuokalani’s illegally seized Royal Standard back at her Honolulu home after 130 years
The Royal Standard of Queen Lili’uokalani, Hawai‘i’s last reigning monarch, was returned July 24, 2023 to her Washington Place home and placed on public view for the first time in 130 years, since it was illegally seized in 1893.
Nexamp postpones Kalaoa Solar meeting planned for July 25
“We apologize for any inconvenience this postponement may cause,” said Rick Whisman, Nexamp’s vice president of business development.
Army Corps of Engineers to host public meeting about proposed plan for former Waikōloa Maneuver Area’s Section 15
Sector 15, a Formerly Used Defense Site, is 11,200 acres located east of Waimea and primarily comprised of Pu’ukapu Hawaiian Home Lands, including Kūhiō Village and Kanu o ka ʻĀina school.
