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Emails show FBI Director’s Hawaiʻi Trip Included ‘VIP Snorkel’ at Pearl Harbor
(AP) — When Kash Patel visited Hawaii last summer, the FBI took pains to note
Hawaiʻi County Purchases Honolulu Landing
Hawaiʻi County has completed the purchase of Honolulu Landing, a 364-acre parcel on the Puna
Governor Green Unveils 2026 Policy Report
Governor Green announced a new policy report titled “A Vision for Hawaiʻi’s Future,” outlining the
Kailua Kona Man Indicted for Drug Distribution and Firearms Offenses
A Kona grand jury indicted 45-year-old Luis Pagano Colon of Kailua-Kona following the execution of
Changes to Service Announced for Ocean View, Waiʻōhinu and Kealakehe Recycling and Transfer Stations
Hawaiʻi County announced changes in available services and operating hours for the following Recycling and
New State Law Targets Corporate Influence in Politics After Citizens United Tuling
(AP) — Hawaii’s Democratic governor on Thursday signed into law a bill that uses a
Hawaiʻi National Guard to Close Hilo Job Challenge Academy
The Hawai‘i National Guard (HING) will be closing the Hawai‘i Job Challenge Academy (JCA) in
HPD to Host Scavenger Hunt Beach Cleanup at Old Airport Recreation Area
The Hawai‘i County Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section, in partnership with Miss Aloha Hawaiʻi
2026 Neighbor Islands Homeless Point in Time Count Results Announced
Bridging The Gap, a coalition of agencies dedicated to ending homelessness on the neighbor islands,
May “Coffee With a Cop” Dates Announced
West Hawaiʻi residents are invited to attend Coffee With a Cop events this May. These
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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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