4 charged in alleged $1.5M fraud scheme
HONOLULU — The state Department of the Attorney General has charged the alleged ringleader and three members of what authorities say is a criminal organization involved in a $1.5 million check fraud...
View ArticleCouple pleads guilty to misusing $1.4M in COVID funds
HONOLULU — A California couple who allegedly used more than $1.36 million in loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program to buy sport utility vehicles and homes in Kapolei and California has...
View ArticleMaui judge declines to appeal own wildfire ruling
Insurance companies with claims against Hawaiian Electric tied to hundreds of Maui wildfire lawsuits largely prevailed Friday in court on an issue that could affect when and how they share damage...
View ArticleKauai and Waikiki hotel workers go on strike
LIHUE — Thousands of hotel workers on Kauai and Oahu went out on strike on Sunday morning over concerns about wages, proper staffing and fair workloads. The UNITE HERE Local 5 hotel workers walkout was...
View ArticleMissing hiker found in Kokee
LIHUE — A female hiker, who was reported missing last week, was safely located on Friday, Aug. 30. Rachel Griffith, 30, was reported missing on Friday. Kauai Police Department (KPD) personnel were able...
View ArticleSummer was a deadly time for traffic crashes
HONOLULU — As the “100 deadliest days of summer” come to a close, state officials are marking another season of traffic crashes and fatalities on Hawaii roadways. During that time period — from...
View ArticleDo more to help working families
On this Labor Day 2024, Hawaii and the U.S. are more focused on labor than is typical in a period of statistically high employment and economic strength. About time. Chalk it up to the fact that it’s a...
View ArticleContract awarded for teacher housing at Mililani High campus
HONOLULU — The state School Facilities Authority has awarded a contract to the nonprofit Pacific Housing Assistance Corp. for a workforce housing development at the Mililani High School campus aimed...
View ArticleRegistration pending for plane that crashed
The Federal Aviation Administration’s records show that ownership registration was pending for the Cessna that crash-landed Wednesday close to the Upolu Airport near Hawi on Hawaii island’s North...
View ArticleDisaster insurance brings in billions in revenue
HONOLULU — Hawaii homeowners and businesses have purchased nearly $38 billion in disaster insurance over the last 20 years, generating more than $23 billion in net income for insurance companies and...
View ArticleWaimea High teacher earns Boynton grant
WAIMEA — Waimea High School teacher Branden Smith was awarded the 2024 Fall David Spalding Boynton Educational Grant of $2,000 on Thursday. Smith’s project plan, “Engineering Environmental Ecological...
View ArticleHappy Camper for Monday, Sept. 2, 2024
Dr. Monty Downs hasn’t figured out whether he’s bringing the guitar or the harmonica (or both?), but said he’ll be entertaining at the Lihue United Church annual Labor Day Breakfast, whether they have...
View ArticleIwaki takes Kauai Marathon for second year
POIPU — Representatives from the Iwaki Sunshine Marathon blistered the 26-mile Kauai Marathon to take the first two places in the full marathon phase of the event, which is celebrating its 15th year....
View Article4 dead, 2 hurt in Waianae dispute
HONOLULU — Four people were fatally shot and two were injured after a “neighbor-on-neighbor dispute” between two longtime kamaaina families led to violence with a front loader and gunfire at a...
View ArticleBig Island’s historic Takata Store sold
Hilo-based Puna Plantation Hawaii Ltd., the parent company of KTA Super Stores, KTA Express and KTA Pharmacy, will officially acquire K. Takata Store in North Kohala on Sept. 23. The sale includes the...
View ArticleForgotten Navy waste dump holds up repairs at Radford High School
HONOLULU — Underneath the athletic fields and parking lots around Radford High School and Makalapa Elementary School, long forgotten toxic debris buried and left behind by the U.S. military has been...
View ArticleOccupancy up at Kauai hotels in July
LIHUE — Hotels on the island of Kauai put up some solid numbers in the first full month of summer, as hotel occupancy came in at nearly 80 percent while the average cost for a room was nearly...
View ArticleSea Scouts celebrate 15 years
NAWILIWILI — Kauai is the only island to host a Sea Scout program in Hawaii, Sea Scout officials announced on Friday when the two troops, one in Kapa‘a and the other in Port Allen, gathered with...
View ArticleLabor Day Breakfast is 43 years old
LIHUE — The handwritten message atop a stuffed animal’s chest delivered the day’s message on Monday during the annual Lihue United Church of Christ (LUCC) Labor Day Breakfast at Lihue Parish Hall....
View ArticleBirths for Tuesday, September 3, 2024
• Dayna-Lynn and Brayden Farias greeted their daughter, Evalynn Leina‘ala Kapuaalohaikamaluokeakua, weighing 5 pounds, 11 ounces, on July 17, 2024, at Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Farias is...
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