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Department of Transportation Updates Travelers on Arrival and Departure Programs
The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) is advising travelers that, due to the ongoing partial

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear From Oil and Gas Companies Trying to Block Climate Change Lawsuits
AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear from oil and gas

Kauaʻi Residents Worry 148-Unit Housing Project Will ‘Kill’ Kōloa Town
Kōloa on Kaua‘i’s South Shore is a historic, rural town where single-family houses surround a

Police Renew Appeal for Information on Armed Fugitives
Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for public assistance in locating Robert James Teinauri

More Than 30,000 Kaiser Permanente Health Care Workers to End Strike
(AP) — An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente health care workers

Department of Water Supply Downgrades Water Restriction Notice to Water Conservation Notice
The Hawai‘i County Department of Water Supply has downgraded the Water Restriction Notice to a

Hawaiʻi Island Lane Closures: Week of February 23
The Department of Transportation announced the following Hawaiʻi Island lane closures during the week of

Waipio Valley Road to be Closed for Geophysical Survey
Waipio Valley Road will be closed to all traffic between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.

HPD Chief Reed Mahuna Formally Sworn
The Hawai‘i County Police Commission confirmed their selection of Reed K. Mahuna as Police Chief
Fatal Traffic Collision Kills Three-Year-Old Girl
Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a single-vehicle collision that claimed the life of a three-year-old
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







