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MEDIA RELEASE The nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) has criticized proposed legislation, SB 1085, which would place an additional tax of one cent per ounce on sugar-sweetened beverages. The bill will next be considered by the Ways and Means Committee before going to the Senate floor. CCF contents the proposal to tax sugar-sweetened beverages […]

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Kreuzer: ‘We’re now able to greatly reduce emergency transit times for patients who require transfer, which in turn will improve outcomes for those patients’

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Senate has confirmed Theodore I. Sakai as director of the Department of Public Safety. Sakai has been serving as the interim Director of Public Safety since June 1, 2012, when he was appointed by the governor. “Mr. Sakai will undoubtedly serve the public well as Director of the Department of Public […]

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Simeon in Los Angeles two-part final cook off for $100,000 top prize

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Autopsies performed on the victims of a double shooting confirmed a cause of death. Based on the examination performed on Elaine Ahu, 74, the medical examiner ruled that the cause of her death was traumatic injuries to the head and brain as a result of a gunshot wound.

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Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), the first Japanese immigrant to serve in the Senate, has been named Senate Co-Chair of The Congressional Study Group on Japan (CSGJ), a bipartisan organization committed to promoting frank and candid dialogue between American lawmakers and their counterparts in Japan.

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Big Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 51-year-old Japanese National. Hiromichi Yoshino was last seen in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday (February 13) at approximately 8:57 a.m. Yoshino’s rented vehicle, a burgundy colored Kia four-door sedan was found unlocked and unattended at the end of Route 130 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Rain prevented the contractor from completing construction on the makai lane of Kilauea Avenue from the Pauahi Street intersection to Aupuni Street on Friday, Feb. 15. The contractor may continue construction Saturday, Feb. 16, if it does not rain. Because there is no roadwork, traffic restrictions no longer apply. Traffic restrictions are enforced […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Continue your Valentine’s revelry with a romantic stroll with someone special along oceanfront Alii Drive, which becomes a pedestrian-only walkway during Kokua Kailua 1-6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17. The next Kokua Kailua is Sunday, March 17. Kokua Kailua Village Stroll is sponsored by the Kailua Village Business Improvement District, Destination Kona Coast, Kailua […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Lanihau Center will host it’s second Cruise Night of the year 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 in its parking lot facing Palani Road. The event is open to all types of vehicles, from antiques to hot rods, classics, VWs, trucks and bikes. There is no entry or admission fee and the public is […]

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MEDIA RELEASe The North Kohala Eat Locally Grown Campaign host a free Seed Saving Workshop 9 a.m. – noon Saturday, Feb. 16 at Wishing Well (55-230 Hoea Road) in Hawi. This Sustainable Saturday event is the first in an ongoing series of Home Gardening Workshops co-sponsored by North Kohala Eat Locally Grown and Sustainable Kohala. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE It is Rodeo time in Hilo on Saturday, Feb. 16 and Sunday, Feb. 17. If it’s fun and some “on my gosh” moments you want, that is what you will find at the 21st Annual Panaewa Stampede Rodeo. This great rodeo is at the Panaewa Equestrian Center, just outside of Hilo off of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The traditional Hawaiian art of “kakau” (tattooing) all but disappeared in the 1800’s, under missionary influence. However, thanks to writers and artists like P.F. “Ski” Kwiatkowski and Tom Oo Mehau, their imagery and legacy have been preserved for future generations. Kwiatkowski first self-published “The Hawaiian Tattoo” in 1996. The new edition, by Mutual […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sen. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, announced Sen. Brian Schatz as the Chair of the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Schatz will serve on additional Subcommittees within Energy and Natural Resources, including the Subcommittee on National Parks and the Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. […]

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