West Hawaii News

The Island of Maui took the publication’s top rankings as both the Top Island in the World and Top Island in the United States.

Beginning on May 23, Mokulele will offer flights between two California locations. The daily flights will travel between Imperial/El Centro and Los Angeles.

The program, which is funded by the State of Hawai’i, offers free classes throughout the state where the need is the greatest.

The Hawai’i Police Department reports that Kaikona Kahakai-Bohol was reported missing after last being seen at 4 a.m. on Monday in the Fern Acres subdivision.

The HEP plant will remain out of service through Friday and the generation reserves are narrow, the company said in a Monday afternoon notice.

The complaint alleges that the defendants interfered with BIDR’s operations, invaded privacy, and attempted to derail the group’s public perception.

The last confirmed dengue case was reported in late March and there have been no known cases at risk of infecting mosquitoes with the disease since March 17.

The letter is addressed to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran.

With high school graduations just around the corner, the Hawai’i Department of Education has released official graduation dates for public and public charter schools across the state.

The exhibit features an interactive Tsunami Warning Center Simulation that provides a simulated response to world-wide tsunamis.

From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the public can visit PTA and participate in various activities ranging from hands-on activities and educational displays to a virtual lava tube tour.

The Hawai’i Police Department reports that the motorcycle operator ran off the east shoulder of the roadway and into a rock embankment. He was ejected from the motorcycle.

Various roadwork projects continues this week, causing temporary road closures.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is no tsunami threat to Hawai’i following a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that occurred off the coast of Ecuador.

Various lane closures associated with ongoing road work will continue throughout the weekend.

Hawai’i Electric Light says that Hamakua Energy Partners’ generator unexpectedly tripped offline Wednesday and Thursday. Then, on Friday, the company’s Puna steam plant and a combustion turbine unit at its Keahole Power Plant (CT2) tripped offline.

Hawai’i received poor statistics in multiple categories, including a dead last ranking for the state with the highest total debt percentage of income and tying for last with Nevada for highest percentage of population spending more than they’re earning.

STARS began in 2014 as an opportunity to encourage young women in Hawai’i to pursue a career in the STEM field.

Honua Consulting commissioned the opinion research poll on behalf of the Hawai’i Wildlife Coalition, which includes several groups, including Vulcan, a Paul Allen company, International Funds for Animal Welfare, Human Society International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and the Natural Resources Defense Council.

The Hawai’i Department of Health continues to list the overall case count as 263, with no known cases currently at risk of spreading the disease to mosquitoes.