News from all Islands of Hawai’i
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The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Regulated Industries Complaints Office (RICO) debuted a new website portal allowing the public to submit tips related to unlicensed activity electronically. The U-Tip …
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(LIHU’E) – The annual E Ho‘opomaika‘i ‘ia na Manu ‘A‘o (A Cultural Release of the Native Newell’s Shearwater) event was not slowed down by the Covid-19 crisis this year. Instead …
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FCC grants Department of Hawaiian Home Lands use of Neighbor Island spectrum
by Thunda1 minutes read(Kapolei, Oʻahu) – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved three of five applications submitted by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) for unassigned spectrum in response to a …
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Fraudster Anthony T. Williams Sentenced to 20 Years’ Imprisonment in Connection with Fraudulent Mortgage Debt Reduction Scheme
by Thunda3 minutes readAnthony T. Williams, 49, of Pineville, Louisiana was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi to 240 months’ imprisonment for wire fraud and mail fraud …
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Department of the Attorney General and the Department of Human Services Join with Law Enforcement and Local Agencies on Child Recovery Operation
by Thunda4 minutes readThe Department of the Attorney General and the Hawai‘i Department of Human Services today announced the results of a joint child recovery operation in Honolulu. Operation “Shine the Light” is …
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Governor welcomes critically needed Healthcare workers to supplement local Healthcare team
by Thunda2 minutes readAbout 50 out-of-state healthcare workers attended an onboarding session today, as they arrived to help supplement local healthcare teams in Hawai‘i. Gov. Ige visited them at the St. Francis Healthcare …
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HONOLULU – Coffee leaf rust (CLR) has been tentatively identified on coffee plant samples collected on Maui. The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) this afternoon received preliminary results from University …
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The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that it would launch Federal-State Extended benefits (EB) beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 27 to Hawaii workers who have …
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The ocean provides resources for both ourselves and the native wildlife that live within it. The DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) have concerns about a recent increase in harmful …
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Hawaii Attorney General urges U.S. Supreme Court to block Robocall loopholes
by Thunda2 minutes readHawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors today filed an amicus brief in Facebook v. Noah Duguid, a U.S. Supreme Court case that will determine the scope of the protections of …
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Hawai‘i Department of Health now preparing for statewide COVID-19 vaccination program
by Thunda3 minutes readAlthough a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration is not expected to be widely available until early next year, state and county officials and …
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DOH’s Maui District Health Office (MDHO) has confirmed 16 new cases of COVID-19 in residents on the island of Lāna‘i. That brings the total to 20 confirmed cases on Lāna‘i. The …