Hawai'i State News
Mitch Roth emphasizes sustainability in his State of Hawaiʻi County address
Throughout his 45-minute 2023 State of the County address Monday, attended by dignitaries including Hawai‘i County Council Chairwoman Heather Kimball and several Council members, Kaua‘i County Mayor Derek Kawakami, representatives of Maui County and Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green, Hawai‘i Mayor Mitch Roth touched on several issues and topics, including affordable housing, homelessness, infrastructure, public transportation, economic development and public safety, among others.
UH at Mānoa nursing students practice skills on patients played by school’s acting students
HealthCAST, an innovative program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, is celebrating 10 years of bringing together nursing and acting students so both can improve their skills in practical scenarios.
What profession received the most votes in Big Island Now’s weekly poll?
More than 900 people voted in last week’s Big Island Now poll, which asked, “What is the toughest job?” Find out which profession came out on top.
Behind the scenes of ‘Tough of Nails’ with contestant Ilima Shim of Hawaiʻi
Ilima Shim, a mother of two who lives in Kapolei, O‘ahu, and grew up in Hōnaunau on the Big Island’s west side, finished in the top six of season four of the CBS reality TV competition show “Tough As Nails.”
Hawai‘i DOT: Long lines expected Sunday at Hilo International Airport
One of two security checkpoints at Hilo International Airport is down. Because of that, travelers catching a flight Sunday morning, March 12, should arrive no later than two hours prior to their flight.
Eruption of Big Island’s Kīlauea volcano no longer likely to resume
After stirring earlier today, it looks like Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire, might not reawaken after all.
Rash of bullying, violence at Hilo Intermediate spurs community to ‘Settle The Score’
The goal of Friday’s “Settle The Score” rally and sign-waving event was not just to raise awareness about a recent rash of school violence and bullying, but to also open people’s eyes to the hard reality that keiki everywhere face the same kind of injustice and start the conversation about about how the community can come together to make Big Island schools and those beyond safer.
Hawaiʻi’s economy slowing but no recession, UH research report says
While international tourism will continue to recover, domestic travel in Hawai’i will soften as the U.S. economy contracts later this year.
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park: ‘Pele is taking a break’
The eruption of Kīlauea, which began on Jan. 5 and was confined within Halema‘uma‘u crater, has paused after 61 days of lava activity. There also is no active lava within Moku‘āweoweo caldera at the summit of Mauna Loa.
Grounded yacht on Maui shoreline caused significant damage to corals and live rock
The grounding and salvage operation of a 120-ton yacht off the shore of Maui caused damage to corals and reef live rock covering at least 19,434-square-feet, according to a state damage assessment.
Hawaiʻi County Council approves new animal control agency with 45 full-time positions
On Wednesday, the Hawai‘i County Council affirmed its commitment to fixing the problems with animal control on Big Island, acting to create a new Hawai‘i County Animal Control and Protection Agency by approving the second and final reading of Bill 22.
Hawaiʻi House of Representatives passes 11 ethics reform bills; next stop the Senate
The report cited a slew of high-profile criminal acts by government workers and officials, including a Big Island case involving $2 million in bribes and kickbacks to a county housing office employee.
Yacht tales in Hawai‘i waters with pop star, Russian oligarch, coral wrecker and thief
The plight of the Nākoa, a 94-foot luxury yacht that spent nearly two weeks grounded in Honolua Bay on Maui only to be freed from the rocky shoreline and then sink in about 800 feet of water, is not the only yacht plot to unfold in Hawai‘i waters during the past decade.
Luxury yacht finally freed from Maui near-shore reef only to sink in 800 feet of water
After being freed, the multimillion-dollar yacht grounded in a Maui bay had suffered severe holes in the hull during the days it was pounding repeatedly against the rocks of the shoreline.
And the winner of the first first Big Island Now/Kauaʻi Now poll is …
Readers were asked “What’s your favorite extraterrestrial event in 2023?” and the comet garnered one-quarter of the total vote.
Subaru-Asahi Star Camera atop Maunakea captures imagination of the world
The recent reels are part of an album of astronomical and meteorological hits produced by the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera since the beginning of 2023 that have captured the attention — and imagination — of the world.
Mother of missing man from Kona: ‘I can’t sleep. I have nightmares.’
Other than a few sightings in the Captain Cook area on the Big Island’s west side and Hāmākua on the east side, no one else has seen or spoken to 42-year-old Landon Fairbanks of Kailua-Kona since about noon on Aug. 3, 2022.
Grammy winner John Cruz releasing songs from Kauaʻi-based musical ‘Hawaiian Heart’
Grammy award-winning Hawaiian icon John Cruz is releasing songs from the Kauaʻi-based musical “Hawaiian Heart,” with Taiana Tully and Bronson Varde.
Hawaiʻi Tourism Japan published educational comic and pictorial book with Gakken
The book’s comic section follows a family of four visiting the Big Island and O‘ahu and learning about responsible and regenerative tourism through participation in a Mālama Hawaiʻi tour.
Salvage of grounded luxury yacht from Honolua set to resume this weekend
Salvage efforts will resume sometime this weekend as crews attempt to free the grounded yacht Nakoa from the near-shore reef on the edge of Honolua Bay.
