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State / In Brief
April 17, 2013 Dead whale calf washes ashore on Oahu HONOLULU — A dead whale calf has washed up on Oahu’s North Shore. more »»
PLDC repeal clears last hurdle in House
April 16, 2013 HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii House voted unanimously Monday to get rid of the highly disliked Public Land Development Cor. more »»
Legislative preview: Budget, resolutions
April 15, 2013 HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Senate and House lawmakers plan to spend the beginning of this week in negotiations over roughly $24 billion in proposed state spending for the next two fiscal years. more »»
Teen who died may have been riding on car hood
April 14, 2013 HONOLULU (AP) — Police say a Honolulu teen whose body was found in front of Sandy Beach may have been riding on the hood of a moving car. Lt. more »»
BLNR approves of Thirty Meter scope
April 13, 2013 HONOLULU — A plan by California and Canadian universities to build the world’s largest telescope at the summit of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea volcano won approval from the state Board of Land and Natural... more »»
ACLU: Hawaii is withholding records illegally
April 13, 2013 HONOLULU — The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii claims the state Department of Public Safety is illegally withholding public records that attorneys representing families in wrongful prison... more »»
Lawmakers agree on minor costs in budget
April 13, 2013 HONOLULU (AP) — A cross-section of lawmakers from the Hawaii House and Senate agreed on small, administrative budget items Friday and put off tough decisions within roughly $24 billion in spending... more »»
Gabbard: U.S. must take N. Korea threats seriously
April 13, 2013 HONOLULU (AP) — The United States should take threats of nuclear war from North Korea seriously to avoid any mistakes, Hawaii U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said. more »»
Lawmakers agree to set aside funds for state liabilities
April 12, 2013 HONOLULU — Hawaii lawmakers in both the House and the Senate have agreed on funding for the state’s unfunded liabilities, invasive species control and the charter schools commission, among others. more »»
Guardsman who set off search hit with charge of desertion
April 11, 2013 HONOLULU — A veteran rescue swimmer has been charged with desertion after he went missing for three months and triggered a massive search, the Coast Guard said Wednesday. more »»
Group: UH needs transparency
April 11, 2013 HONOLULU (AP) — An advisory task group conducting an accountability study of the University of Hawaii system says the Board of Regents knows there needs to be more transparency. more »»
House highly likely to agree to dissolve state’s land agency
April 10, 2013 HONOLULU — Hawaii House Majority Leader Scott Saiki says it is highly likely that his chamber will agree to a bill that would dissolve the state’s Public Land Development Corp. more »»
State House advances preschool bill, others
April 10, 2013 HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii House is moving forward with measures to address the state’s unfunded liabilities, create a preschool program through private-public partnerships and amend the state’s... more »»
Attempted murder suspect found
April 8, 2013 LIHUE (AP) — Kauai police say a man accused of pushing a vacationing Japanese woman off a cliff has been arrested after four months as a fugitiv. more »»
Lawmakers prepare for marathon of voting
April 8, 2013 HONOLULU — Hawaii lawmakers are gearing up for a marathon of voting this week as they figure out which of the session’s remaining initiatives merit further debate. more »»
State / In Brief
April 7, 2013 Tsunami sirens accidentally triggered HILO — A mistake led to all of the Big Island’s tsunami emergency warning sirens being triggered. more »»
Public safety director testifies on escape
April 6, 2013 HONOLULU (AP) — Correctional procedures are being reinforced and changes made after a prisoner who was being brought to a Honolulu court escaped and was on the lam for nearly 12 hour. more »»
Off-duty officer helps airport agent
April 6, 2013 HONOLULU (AP) — An off-duty California police officer who came to the rescue of a security agent being assaulted at Honolulu International Airport was praised by federal authorities as video of the... more »»
Officials: UH report redactions were not unjustified
April 6, 2013 HONOLULU (AP) — Nearly none of the redactions made to a University of Hawaii fact finder’s report on a botched Stevie Wonder concert fundraiser were necessary, according to the state Office of... more »»
California man 11th this year to die in Kauai waters
April 6, 2013 LIHUE (AP) — A California man died Thursday afternoon while swimming off Kauai. Kauai County said in a statement that the victim was 41-year-old Christian Lung of Castro Valley. more »» |
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