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Public Invited to Attend Police Week Festivities
The Hawaiʻi County Police Department is inviting the public to a number of Police Week
KTA Super Stores Launches 2025 Gift Card Photo Contest
KTA Super Stores launched its 2025 Gift Card Photo Contest which invites Hawaiʻi county residents
Police Renew Request for Leads on Missing Pāhoa Man
Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for information regarding the disappearance of 34-year-old Kelly
Doctor Accused of Trying to Kill His Wife on Hiking Trail Seeks Bail
(AP) – A judge at a hearing Tuesday is scheduled to consider a Maui doctor’s
Coast Guard Medevacs Captain From Fishing Vessel offshore Hawaiʻi
The Coast Guard medevaced the captain of a commercial fishing vessel 80 miles offshore Hilo,
Hawaiʻi Island Lane Closures: Week of May 12
The Department of Transportation announced the following Hawaiʻi Island lane closures during the week of
Drug Companies to Pay Hawaiʻi $700 Million to Settle Plavix Blood Thinner Lawsuit
(AP) — Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle its lawsuit
Land Board Votes to Not Accept Pōhakuloa Training Area Environmental Impact Statement
After hearing hours of testimony from community members, the Board of Land and Natural Resources
County Increases Support for Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Eradication
Hawaiʻi County is continuing to increase support for efforts to stop the spread of the
DOH Urges Parents of Seventh Graders to Schedule Well-Child Visits
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is encouraging parents of students who will be entering
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Island Conversations
Mayoral Forum w/Big Island Press Club
Meet the Mayor! Two finalists — incumbent Mayor Mitch Roth and challenger Kimo Alameda — have made it through the Primary Election and now face a November runoff. The Big Island Press Club, along with New West
KWXX Mauna Loa Update – Episode #4 -12-02-22 Guest: Mayor Mitch Roth
Friday Mauna Loa Update with Mayor Mitch Roth air date: 12/2/22
KWXX Mauna Loa Update – Episode #3 -12-01-22 Guest: Mayor Mitch Roth
Mayor Mitch Roth joins the KWXX Breakfast Lūʻau to update us on the latest with the Mauna Loa eruption Air date: 12/1/22
KWXX Mauna Loa Update – Episode #2 -11-30-22 Guests: Mayor Mitch Roth
Mayor Mitch Roth joins the Loeka & Kuʻehu and KWXX Breakfast Lūʻau for an update on the Mauna Loa eruption Original air date: 11/30/22 8:45am
KWXX Mauna Loa Update – Episode #1 -11-29-22 Guests: Mayor Mitch Roth and Ken Hon
11/29 – 7am update Mauna Loa update with Hawai’i County Mayor Mitch Roth and Ken Hon, Scientist-in-Charge at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) Original air date: 11/29/22
Island Conversations #119 (Bonus) -Big Island wastewater, with Dr. Rick Bennett
Dr. Rick Bennett has been in heated conversations with heads of the Hawaii County Department of Environmental Management for years, concerned about the wastewater treatment plants around the island. For years he–and others– have been urging the
Island Conversations #118 (Bonus)–Water quality off the Big Island with Dr. Rick Bennett
Dr. Rick Bennett, PhD, is a Kona Coast Waterkeeper, a title bestowed on him by The Water Keeper Alliance, International, which has been in operation since the 1970s. He and Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken talk about
Island Conversations #117–Gratitude, and goodbye
As I record my final Sunday Island Conversations, after nearly 17 years in radio, I want to express my gratitude to everybody on this island–and elsewhere–who have been so supportive of the work that I do, whether
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