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The State of Hawai‘i Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) issued today the Hawai‘i Vacation Rental Performance Report for the month of November utilizing data compiled by Lighthouse Intelligence, Ltd.

The 44-year-old male employee told police he was sitting in his office when he heard the door open and a male voice demand the money from the safe.

Each permit costs $25 and will entitle the holder to purchase 5,000 firecrackers. Multiple permit purchases are allowed.

The event, hosted by the Men of Pa‘a (firm, solid, immovable), will take place during the Makahiki season, an ancient Hawaiian New Year festival that honors Lono, the Hawaiian god of fertility.

PATH received just over $900,000 from the TAP grant to expand the HIBIKE system on Hawai‘i Island.

The 2023 Hawaiʻi State Legislature provided an unprecedented $30 million over two years in educational loan repayment to health professionals licensed or otherwise certified to practice in and provide care to patients in Hawai‘i.

A 57-year-old man from Germany possibly drowned Sunday after a snorkeling tour near Red Hill/Hokulia.

Witnesses who were visiting the victim’s residence told police that a vehicle drove partially up the driveway and the 39-year-old victim was shot when he went to ask who was there.

This free program is underwritten by the Zonta Club of Hilo, whose mission is to build a better world for women and girls. Funding support was also provided by the County of Hawai‘i.

For those still shopping for gifts to give on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, your time is up!

3,884 building permits issued for single-family homes in five-year span.

The report’s findings utilized data compiled by STR, Inc., which conducts the largest and most comprehensive survey of hotel properties in the Hawaiian Islands.

In the second round of grant awards through the Kīlauea Recovery Program, 15 out of the 38 applicants were informed last week that their projects were recommended for funding, but that the grant award would be less than the original request.

The quake is of uncertain origin but most likely was caused by the bending of the lithosphere beneath Kīlauea volcano. It had no apparent impact on either Mauna Loa volcano or Kīlauea.

Luana Hospitality Group is comprised of Huggo’s, On the Rocks, KAI Eats + Drinks in Kona and Lava Lava Beach Club Waikōloa on the Big Island and Lava Lava Beach Club on Kaua‘i.

Participants are limited to two meets and three events per meet. If participants are entering more than one event, they cannot enter exclusively running events or exclusively field events but must choose at least one of each.

Baby, it’s been chilly and wet outside for about the past week, but the forecast calls for increased sunshine and fewer showers through the holiday weekend, but no snow on the mauna.

Luis Miguel Castro Alavez conspired with persons in Hawai‘i, California and Mexico to distribute methamphetamine in Hawai‘i.

The warrant sweep was conducted by officers from HPD’s Hāmākua Community Policing Section, Area I Crime Reduction Unit, Criminal Investigation Section, and Vice Section.

The alleged abuse occurred between 2019 and 2022. The victim was 13 years old at the time.