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Former President Announces Obama Foundation Asia-Pacific Leaders Program
President Barack Obama said the Obama Foundation will formally launch an Asia-Pacific Leaders program in 2019.
Gas Prices in Honolulu Drop From Last Week
Gasoline prices in Honolulu have fallen 3.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.12/g on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019.
Obituary Notices: Week of Jan. 6, 2019
May they rest in peace. Obituaries for the week of Jan. 6, 2019. Brought to you in part by Ballard Family Mortuaries.
Man Pronounced Dead After Being Found Unresponsive in Cell
A 63-year-old Hilo man died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, after being in police custody.
Officers Bust Repeat Offender for Lay Net Violation
Officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) were on routine patrol in windward O‘ahu on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019.
College of Pharmacy Releases Fall 2018 Dean’s List
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy reports the following students have been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2018 semester:
7 Hens Stolen From Waimea Middle School
Hens that lived in the one-acre Mala‘ai Garden of Waimea Middle School were stolen sometime during the night of Friday, Jan. 4, 2019.
UPDATE: 6.6-M Quake Shakes Phillipines, No Tsunami Threat for Hawai‘i
The USGS reported that a 7.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Molucca Sea are on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, at 7:27 a.m.
HPD Searching for Carmen Walker-Torres
Carmen Walker-Torres, 24, is described as part Hawaiian 4-foot-11-inches tall, weighing 105 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
HPA Hosts Admission Preview Day for Kindergarten & Middle School Applicants
Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy will host its last Preview Day of the admission season for families with children entering kindergarten and middle school on Jan. 21.
Air Traffic Above Ewa Plains to Increase Jan. 6–11
Runway 4R-22L will be closed at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) continuously from 9:30 p.m. from Sunday through Friday for widening work.
WARNING: Hawai‘i Sheriff Impersonator Scam
The State Sheriff Division warns the public about a recent sheriff impersonator scam.
South Hilo Crime Report: Dec. 28–Jan. 3
South Hilo Community Police responded to four burglaries and three vehicle thefts over the seven-day period from Dec. 28, 2018, to Jan. 3, 2019.
PTA Training Advisory January 2019
U.S. Marine Corps units home-based on O‘ahu are scheduled to conduct various types of small unit training at Pōhakuloa Training Area.
Hawai‘i Island Road & Lane Closures Through Jan. 11
Temporary lane closures are scheduled on Hawai‘i Island from Jan. 5 to 11, 2019.
West Hawaiʻi Solid Waste Division Announces Closures
Due to staff shortages, the Keʻei Recycling and Transfer Station will be closed the remainder of today, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019.
BOH Offers Programs to Workers Affected by Shutdown
The programs provide access to cash via special loan programs or getting relief on existing BOH loans through fast approval and funding; late fees will be waived.
Transform Hawai‘i Government Applauds Appointment of New State CIO
Transform Hawai‘i Government: “Transform Hawai‘i Government released a statement regarding Gov. David Ige’s appointment of Douglas G. Murdock as CIO of the State of Hawai‘i.”
Senators Call for Reexamination of SE Asian Refugee Detention, Deportation
Senators sent a letter urging the Department of Homeland Security to reexamine its “arbitrary detention and deportation” of those who fled war and genocide.
