News from all Islands of Hawai’i
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Application Deadline Extended for Mauna Kea Management Stewardship and Oversight Authority
by Thunda3 minutes readDavid Ige and leadership from the State Senate and House of Representatives have extended the application deadline for the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority to Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. …
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According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), a total of 842,927 visitors came to the Hawaiian Islands in June 2022, representing …
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The Department of Public Safety (PSD) has implemented a new inmate identification card program, with the help of the City and County, Department of Customer Service, Motor Vehicle, Licenses and …
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Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald has been notified by the State of Hawaii Elections Commission of the need to appoint two members to the Commission to fill …
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Monkeypox Vaccine Distribution Focuses Limited Supply on Those at Highest Risk of Infection
by Thunda3 minutes readThe Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) will open monkeypox vaccination appointments to Hawaiʻi residents at higher risk of monkeypox infection or severe illness this week. Beginning on Wednesday, July 27, …
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The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) has identified three additional cases of monkeypox. This brings the total number of cases in Hawaiʻi to eleven. Two individuals are Oʻahu residents. DOH …
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Seven years ago the DLNR Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands (OCCL) launched a streamlined application for loko i‘a (fishpond) repair and restoration as part of the Hoʻāla Loko Iʻa …
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Office of Consumer Protection Joins Multistate Agreement Recovering $34.2 Million for U.S. Servicemembers Defrauded by Harris Jewelry
by Thunda6 minutes readThe State of Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, joined a multistate agreement co-led by the New York Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission …
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Hawaiʻiʻs Celebration of Lā Ho‘iho‘i Ea! Its First National Holiday on July 31st
by Thunda4 minutes readHB 2475 recognizes and designates July 31st of each year as Lā Ho‘iho‘i Ea, a special day of observance. It also provides an important opportunity for Hawaii residents to learn …
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The highest south shore surf in more than 25-years delivered as predicted. An officer with the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE), estimates one wave off Diamond Head …
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DOH, AG Investigators Execute Search Warrant at Suspected Unlicensed Care Home (OAHU)
by Thunda1 minutes readThe Hawai‘i Department of Health’s Office of Health Care Assurance (OHCA) and the Department of the Attorney General executed a search warrant at a suspected unlicensed adult residential care home …
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 80 Months in Prison for Firearm Possession During Drug Crime
by Thunda2 minutes readUnited States District Judge Derrick K. Watson yesterday sentenced Andrew Schwab, 43, of Waianae, Hawaii, to 80 months in prison for possessing a firearm in furtherance of methamphetamine trafficking. Judge …