Man Dead In Officer-Involved Shooting
HAWAIIAN BEACHES, Hawaiʻi - Police say the man pointed a rifle at the responding officers, who fired their duty weapons at the man.
Scabies Outbreak @ Kona Hospital
Since the outbreak was identified, beyond removing infected personnel, hospital policy has been to put patients who were potentially exposed into isolation, notify everyone for adequate coverage, evaluate patients for relocation or discharge in anticipation of possible future staff shortages, intensify housekeeping efforts and mobilize the pharmacy with an adequate amount of relevant medications.
Proposed Biofuel Plant Faces $100M Deadline
The same federal tax credit homeowners get for installing solar panels could pay up to 30 percent of the roughly $260 million cost of turning a defunct coal-powered plant into one that burns trees to produce energy.
Disney Moana ʻŌlelo Hawai‘i Will be Distributed Across State
An ʻōlelo-Hawaiʻi version of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Moana will be distributed to schools across Hawai‘i as the culminating act of a year-long production that strives to encourage students to learn the Hawaiian language.
New Military Proposal for Kohala
An Environmental Assessment just released proposes that, among other sites in the state, the Kohala shoreline (specifically naming Kawaihae Harbor to Māhukona) be used for military exercises starting in 2019.
Big Island: Embattled Dairy To Close
Big Island Dairy owners confirmed Tuesday that the company will discontinue dairy and milk processing operations at the Ookala facility for financial reasons.
Plea agreement reached for one suspect in North Kohala standoff
Via: HNN A man charged as an accomplice in a standoff incident in January in North Kohala will serve no additional jail time as part of a plea deal meted with prosecutors. On Tuesday, Lucas R. Wolf, 28, pleaded not guilty to first-degree terroristic threatening and permits required before Judge Melvin Fujino in 3rd Circuit Court as part of a plea agreement with the prosecutor’s office. In exchange for the […]