February 26, 2019 (Hawai’i, USA) – A couple was exploring the coastline of the Hawaiian island of Lānaʻi by boat last week when they spotted a large mass of fishing net and plastic trash washed ashore on the remote volcanic …
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2016 primary election results are referendum against Mayor Billy Kenoi
Mayor Billy Kenoi is our State’s 2nd ever mayor to face criminal indictment.
Former Honolulu mayor Frank Fasi was indicted almost 40 years ago, but the indictment was dismissed when the chief prosecution witness refused to testify.
Almost every candidate associated with …
Esteemed prosecutor Ricky Roy Damerville responds to 2016 prosecutor candidate Mike Kagami’s ads
Ricky Roy Damerville responds to Mike Kagami ads:
1. You criticize Mr. (Mitch) Roth for what you imply are lenient plea deals. Yet in State v Joseph Amormino, it was you who plead the case down from attempted murder in the …
Hurricane Panic Syndrome Sweeps Hawaii Ahead of Iselle
UPDATED 1217pm HST
from the National Weather Service in Honolulu:
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#Iselle onset times for sustained tropical storm winds (39+ mph): 4 pm Big Island, 9 pm Maui, 6 am Fri Oahu, 4 pm Fri Kauai.
Here is the ‘hurricane’ that closed down …
Sugar Cane Burning
Growing up on the Big Island of Hawaii, I remember stories of how the sugar cane industry died so long ago, and how the Big Island economy died along with it. So when I first moved to Maui, I was …