Waikōloa restaurant ordered to shut down after state inspection reveals rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions

The Hawai‘i Department of Health Food Safety Branch issued a red “Closed” placard and immediately shut down Ocean Club at Haliʻi Kai on April 19 due to an active rodent infestation, contaminated food products and unsanitary conditions within the facility.

The grant from the Environmental Protection Agency will provide solar power to low-income households across the state.

The quiz bowl was based on 30 award-winning middle grade books they have been reading over the past school year.

The checks will start on April 29 and go through May 3.

The 31-year-old also charged with carrying or use of a firearm in the commission of a separate felony. His bail has been set at $1,100,000.

US Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) led a group of 14 senators in introducing a resolution designating April 2024 as “Preserving and Protecting Local News Month.” The resolution recognizes local news as a public good that serves an essential function in American democracy.

The six units on ‘Elua Street in Līhu‘e will serve as ‘bridge housing’ for YWCA Kaua‘i clients searching for long-term homes.

Starting today, the taprooms in Hilo and Kona will offer the Smash Burger — Earth Day edition — while supplies last.

2024 marks 78 years since the deadly 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake that generated deadly tsunami waves over 50 feet high in Hilo.

Two of the finalists are from the Big Island.

Local collection points will be available April 27 for residents to safely dispose of unused or expired medications during the National Take-Back Initiative. On Maui, medications can be taken from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wailuku Police Station at 55 Mahalani St.

Surf heights along all shores will remain below advisory thresholds through the weekend. A small, medium period northwest swell will arrive late Wednesday...

Gov. Josh Green, M.D., marked Earth Day 2024, by announcing the appointment of Charles "Chip" Fletcher, Ph.D., as Special Advisor for Climate and Resilience and David Karl, Ph.D., as Chair of the Governor's Advisory Committee on Marine Affairs. These appointments are aimed at addressing critical environmental challenges and advancing initiatives for sustainable development in the state.

US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) announced that the Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority is receiving $62.45 million in grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to deliver solar power to low-income households across the state.

The Maui County Small Business Week starts on Sunday, April 28 and ends on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The 2024 MauiSBW program includes four educational events designed for one-person, mom-and-pop, micro to small size of businesses.

Facing first-degree terroristic threatening, a class C felony, and harassment, a petty misdemeanor, 67-year-old Glenn Gruenhagen is in jail on $100,000 bail for reportedly leaving the "threatening note" for County Councilman Bill DeCosta in January and returning days later to look for him at the county building.

The grant from the Environmental Protection Agency will provide solar power to low-income households across the state.

The teen was last seen on April 17 in Līhu‘e.

According to police, the elderly woman of Kōloa was walking east on Waila‘au Road when she was hit by an unknown vehicle.

Moderate to breezy northeast to east trade winds will prevail through the week, with clouds and showers favoring windward and mauka locations overnight...