Woman cited after taking nēnē gosling from state park in Hilo on Big Island

Meiqin Chen, 57, from Hilo was observed by multiple witnesses putting an endangered nēnē gosling in her vehicle at Wailoa River State Recreation Area in Hilo on the Big Island and driving away.

Scammers are calling Hawaiʻi residents pretending to be FBI agents and claiming they will be arrested if they don’t immediately pay unpaid fines by using Bitcoin, other cryptocurrency or other methods. 

Thirty-five soldiers from the 325th Brigade Support Battalion “Mustangs” stationed at Schofield Barracks on O‘ahu joined in a beach cleanup at Spencer Beach Park and Puako on a day off from training at U.S. Army Garrison Pōhakuloa Training Area.

Mutual Trading Co. Inc., of El Monte, CA, is recalling 60 fl. oz. containers of “Kagome Worcester Sauce,” 10 fl. oz of “Kagome Chuno Sauce,” and 8 g. of “Kagome Take Out Tonkatsu Sauce,” because the package labels do not declare the presence of soy.

Now through April 30, Foodland will be accepting in-person monetary and Maika‘i points donations that will go directly towards supporting Hawai‘i’s families.

The new Hawaiʻi laws codify conditions under which felony prosecutions can be initiated within the State of Hawai‘i and provide stronger, clearer protections and better access for reproductive health care services.

As of March 17, 2023, all states were required to be compliant with the “Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services” settings regulation that was established in 2014.

The Hawai‘i County Council on Wednesday approved Resolution 61, providing a total of $7.5 million to 13 organizations for 16 projects that include permanent supportive housing, substance abuse and mental health treatment and professional development for front-line homeless service providers.

The victim was identified as Clifford Edward Myers Sr. of Van Nuys, Calif. Preliminary results of an autopsy performed March 16 did not show signs of foul play; however, final results are pending toxicology and additional forensic testing.

Danny L. Ostlund, 73, was last seen on Banyan Drive in Hilo on Feb. 26, 2023.

Matt Glickstein (Lāna‘i City, Hawai‘i) and Sarah Bethany (Hilo, Hawai‘i) co-wrote the song “Speak Easy,” which will air on ABC Television Network this Sunday, March 26 and locally at 9 p.m. in Hawaiʻi on ABC affiliate KITV.

Hale Makua's Nutrition Services Director, Rosie Kahiamoe, was honored by fellow staff for her 40 years of service. She began as a volunteer with Hale Makua at the age of 13.

The NPS will use an incompatible insect technique (IIT) which consists of repeatedly releasing incompatible male mosquitoes into the wild to reduce the reproductive potential of female mosquitoes in the project area. 

While gains were realized in month-over-month data, Maui's vacation rental supply, unit demand and occupancy in February remained down double-digits from pre-pandemic levels in 2019.

Maui County's non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February was 3.2%, down from 3.1% in January, and down from 3.5% at the same time last year.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for Kaua'i until 4:15 p.m. on March 23.

Hawai'i residents should beware of scammers — who call using a spoofed Attorney General phone number nd pretending to be FBI agents — claiming they will be arrested if they don't immediately pay unpaid fines by using Bitcoin, other cryptocurrency or other methods. 

Mutual Trading Co. Inc., of El Monte, CA, is recalling 60 fl. oz. containers of “Kagome Worcester Sauce,” 10 fl. oz of “Kagome Chuno Sauce,” and 8 g. of “Kagome Take Out Tonkatsu Sauce,” because the package labels do not declare the presence of soy.

Light winds and humid conditions will prevail through Friday as a trough stalls and gradually weakens near Kauai and Oahu. The trough will bring the potential...

Surf is expected to remain below the High Surf Advisory criteria along all shorelines through this weekend. A fetch of strong easterly winds just upstream of...