Hawai'i State News

At 1:58 a.m. on Saturday, Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of multiple gunshots at a parking lot commonly referred to as “Isles” off of Lihiwai Street, near Lili‘uokalani Gardens in Hilo.

Over 600 students attended from schools across West Hawai‘i, including Kohala High School, Konawaena High School, West Hawai‘i Explorations Academy, Ke Kula O Ehunuikaimalino and Honoka‘a High School.

The State of Hawaiʻi revised its 2023 growth projections upward to 1.9%, but lowered its 2024 projections to 1.3% due to the projected global slowdown and recovery from the Maui wildfires.

The park temporarily closed Pepeiao Cabin and much of Kaʻū Desert Trail in October because of increased seismicity in the area south-southwest of Kīlauea caldera.

Bill 66 will help expedite residential solar permitting and drive lower costs for homeowners.

At approximately 12:25 p.m. on Sunday, officers responded to a report of multiple small brush fires on Kawaihae Road, near the 65- and 66-mile markers.

“It’s our hope to provide support to our community and take a moment of remembrance for those who have passed,” said Lani Weigert of Hawai‘i Care Choices.

While solar flares can be powerful, they are insignificant compared to the thousands of “super flares” observed by NASA’s Kepler and TESS missions.

The project faced delays due to challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, extending the completion date to November 2023.

The successful “evening of style and purpose” raised over $11,000 for the American Cancer Society Clarence T.C. Ching Hope Lodge Hawai‘i.

Adoptions and guardianships that move children out of foster care, or prevent their removal into foster care, were finalized on Nov. 17.

Nitrogen compounds, such as ammonium salts, are abundant in material born in regions far from the sun, but evidence of their transport to Earth’s orbital region had been poorly understood. 

Prostate cancer, a common concern both in the United States and globally, holds the title of the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men in Hawaiʻi.

Police ask anyone with information about Ishoda’s whereabouts to call the police department’s non-emergency number 808-935-3311.

Reservoir will be the largest in the State when completed in approx. two years.

All children should feel the magic of Christmas during the holidays, and no family should have to choose between paying the bills or paying for meals – especially during the happiest time of the year.

“In our second hearing in a series on fentanyl, federal witnesses outlined the challenges that they face as they work to address the health and public safety impacts affecting Native people,” said Vice Chairman Murkowski. 

Following the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the ATF has proposed a new regulation to clarify what it means for a person to be “engaged in the business” of dealing in firearms.

The voyaging canoe was unloaded onto the water at Honolulu Harbor Thursday morning at 8 a.m.

It’s important to keep up awareness of the types of volcanic activity and associated hazards possible in Hawai‘i nei.