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Police warn of people scrubbing $1 bills, turning them into $100
HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) – An alert from police has surfaced as people are taking low denomination U.S. bills and turning them into $100 bills. Authorities said it’s happened about a dozen times in just the past month in Hilo. A cashier at Ohana Foods in Hilo said she had a feeling something was off when […]
Controversial Punalu‘u project on Big Island set back as contested case moves ahead
The developer of a controversial proposed Ka‘ū residential and commercial community on the Big Island will have to wait to find out if it will be approved for a special management area use permit to move forward with project — or if it will be considered at all — following a special meeting Monday of the Hawai‘i County Windward Planning Commission in Hilo.
Former employee accused of embezzling $44,000 in union members’ due payments
A former union employee is facing charges after reportedly embezzling more than $44,000 in union dues from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union 1186. The Department of the Attorney General’s Special Investigation and Prosecution Division charged Lilinoe Smith, 44, with first-degree theft following an investigation conducted by...
Hilo businesses begin cleanup process after rain pummels Hawaii Island
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Businesses in Hilo are now beginning the cleanup process after Friday’s rain battered Hawaii Island. It was 90 minutes of downpour in Hilo Friday afternoon. The store Simply Sisters, located on Kamehameha Avenue, watched as water seeped into the store. “It started flooding throughout all of...
Register now for 2024 Coach Jimmy Yagi Vulcan Basketball Camp
Registration is open for an annual basketball camp named after a pioneer of basketball in Hawai‘i and former University of Hawai‘i at Hilo men’s basketball coach. The 2024 Coach Jimmy Yagi Vulcan Basketball Camp is set for July 22-25 at the Pana‘ewa Park Gym in Hilo.
New FDA podcast features UH-Hilo faculty member discussing health disparities for Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders
A new podcast from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, featuring a University of Hawai‘i at Hilo faculty members, shines light on health disparities for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. And it’s just in time for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which is observed in...
Papaikou man dies in single-vehicle collision on Mamalahoa Highway
NORTH KONA, Hawaii (Island News) -- A 78-year-old Papaikou man died in a single-car crash Tuesday, May 7 in North Kona. According to police, this happened on Mamalahoa Highway (Highway 190) near the 31.5-mile marker. The 78-year-old driver has been identified as Jeffrey Lawrence Gross.
Hilo Sign Waving To Raise Awareness On Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women
HILO, Hawaiʻi - The Sunday sign waving on Kanoelehua Avenue was organized by the Hawaiʻi County Committee on the Status of Women, in collaboration with Going Home Hawaiʻi and He Hoʻomaka Hou Ana O Puna. (BIVN) – Advocates gathered along Kanoelehua Avenue in Hilo on Sunday...
Second Hearing On Pōhakuloa EIS Held In Hilo
HILO, Hawaiʻi - The public had a chance to share its thoughts on the proposed PTA land retention during a meeting held at ‘Imiloa. (BIVN) – The second public hearing on the U.S. Army lease of state land at Pōhakuloa was held Tuesday evening in Hilo.
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