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Police Investigating Kona Drowning
Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a Kahalu‘u Beach Park drowning involving 76‑year‑old Daniel Vasquez of
Police Respond to Pāhala Hele-On Bus Collision
Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a traffic crash involving a Hele-On bus. Yesterday afternoon, officers
Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug
(AP) — President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed
Civil Defense Launches Outreach Campaign to Help Residents Apply For Federal Storm Assistance
During the next week, Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency staff and volunteers will visit communities
Governor Green Names Keith Regan as Acting Lieutenant Governor
Governor Green has appointed Keith Regan, the state comptroller and director of the Department of
More Kids Attending state-funded preschool Than Ever Before
The number of 4-year-olds attending state-funded preschools reached record highs last school year, driven by
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines Transition to Shared Passenger Service System
Hawaiian Airlines has transitioned to the same Sabre passenger service system (PSS) used by Alaska
US Health Officials Nix Publication of COVID Vaccine Effectiveness Study
(AP) — U.S. health officials stopped the publication of a study on whether the COVID-19
Hilo Man Setenced to 10 Years in Prison for Series of Identity Theft and Computer Offenses
33 year-old Christopher Amador Nascimento of Hilo was sentenced to a ten-year prison term for
Hawai’i February Unemployment Rate at 2.3 Percent
The Hawai‘i State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) recently announced that the
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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
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