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MEDIA RELEASE Pearl City, October 28, 2019: The Hawaii State Elections Commission will meet on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at State Office Tower, 235 South Beretania Street, Room 203, Honolulu. The Office of Elections will provide the commission with a status of operations update and the public will be provided the opportunity […]

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The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division alerts travelers of limited parking at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport’s public parking lots due to an increased amount of air travel for Spring Break.

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The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is pleased to announce Rasier LLC. (Uber) and Lyft Inc. have been authorized to continue pick-up service at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) an additional six months beginning March 1, 2018. HDOT believes the additional transportation option benefits the passengers and traveling public and the increased competition […]

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Wayne Eric Alfred Gonsalves, Jr., was arrested on Tuesday, (September 19), on the Island of Oahu, by the Honolulu Police Department for the warrant of arrest part of this investigation. Gonsalves is being transported back to Hilo where he will have an initial court appearance on Friday, (September 22).

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The fungal disease has devastated more than 50,000 acres of native ʻōhiʻa, one of Hawaii’i’s most prized and culturally important forest trees.

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“This is my fifth message to the Senate Ways and Means and House Finance Committees, and we are encouraged by signs of a gradual economic recovery at the state level, including recent increases in visitor arrivals and visitor spending. Most importantly, we are relieved to see the recent declines in unemployment statewide. We all understand […]

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On Saturday, Dec. 22, Senator Inouye will lie in state from 5 p.m. to midnight in the State Capitol Rotunda. A short program will commence with the arrival of the senator’s casket. Public viewing will begin after the program for all to show their aloha to Senator Inouye with respect and quiet dignity.

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Sergeant Bradley Freitas was named the Hawaiʻi Police Department’s 2012 “Top Cop” for the Law Enforcement/Security Coalition of Hawaiʻi. Freitas, a 22-year veteran of the Hawaiʻi Police Department, is commander of Kona Patrol’s Special Enforcement Unit, a four-person unit consisting of Kona patrol officers and Community Policing officers.

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House Tourism committee will hold a public hearing on HB 2788, which will grant one stand-alone casino (not in a hotel) a 20-year license to do business in Waikiki. The measure also creates a Hawaii Gaming Control Commission, and imposes a 15 percent wagering tax on the casino’s gross receipts. The measure was introduced by […]

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‘Earlier this month, the Council of Revenues projected a 3 percent decline in our revenue forecast, which amounts to $130 million. The question then, is how do we address what could be a daunting fiscal picture.’

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On Saturday (Dec 17) the Parker School debate team brought home the first place trophy from this year’s final non-qualifying debate tournament at McKinley High School in Honolulu. Parker placed first for highest percentage of wins, and second for the highest number of wins (Punahou placed first for number of wins).

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This Christmas, the Friends of Washington Place is hosting a special Christmas Open House with holiday entertainment and historical stories on Friday, December 16, 2011 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Reservations are required for this event and can be made by calling 586-0248 by Thursday, December 15th.

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Mayor Kenoi has also been interviewed by various local and international media outlets, including the Guangzhou Daily News, which featured the mayor on the front page of the Thursday edition of this large southern Chinese newspaper.

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Big Island police are cautioning the public about responding to advertisements seeking prospective models. While there obviously are reputable modeling agencies making legitimate recruitments, Hilo detectives have uncovered an unscrupulous and potentially dangerous online effort by an organization that lures unsuspecting women to Oahu under the pretense of offering them careers in modeling while actually […]

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