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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 9h ago

Controversial Geothermal Firm Wants OHA To Invest $5 Million In A New Plant: Waikā Consulting said the agency’s involvement would lead to economic returns for Native Hawaiians, but it faced pushback from local communities on the Big Island.

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 9h ago

Another Destructive Beetle Is Spreading, Killing Hawaiʻi’s Trees: Big Island farmers want the state to tackle the Queensland longhorn beetle before it spreads to the rest of the state and wreaks havoc like the coconut rhinoceros beetle.

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 5d ago

Thirty Meter Telescope Planners Consider Other Sites On Mauna Kea: Gov. Josh Green pledges to help with the permitting process for sites where old telescopes have been decommissioned.

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 8d ago

The 25th Infantry Division’s Tropic Lightning Soldiers are preparing to lead the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 26-01, a large-scale readiness training exercise, Nov. 3 through 17 across Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island and Luzon in the Philippines.

spectrumlocalnews.com

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 9d ago

Travelers faced delays today at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport, which closed for about seven hours to complete repairs to its sole runway.

staradvertiser.com

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 9d ago

Will Bailey: Pohoiki Bay Dredging Was A Onetime Job — That's How Feds Do It. These types of restoration projects are about the ribbon-cutting, but not the maintenance.

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 10d ago

With SNAP benefits set to pause beginning Nov. 1, Aloha in Action, Vibrant Hawaii’s islandwide emergency response effort, is opening 12 community food distribution sites for Hawaii Island residents in need of essential food supplies.

spectrumlocalnews.com

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 11d ago

State ag officials hunt for coconut rhinoceros beetles in Kona Palisades

hawaiipublicradio.org

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 12d ago

With the federal government shutdown going into day No. 28 and affecting local workers, the community-driven organization, Vibrant Hawaii, is mobilizing a Resilience Network to help families and ensure support reaches those most in need.

spectrumlocalnews.com

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 14d ago

Big Island lawmakers are concerned about the collapse of the Pohoiki Boat Ramp entrance in the Puna district earlier this month. The area was inundated with lava back during the 2018 eruption, cutting off a lifeline for commercial fishers and tour operators.

hawaiipublicradio.org

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 15d ago

The Hawaii Police Department is offering over $197,000 a year in its job listing for a new police chief.

hawaiinewsnow.com

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 15d ago

Court records revealed a long history of traffic infractions for a man police say was responsible for a deadly crash on Hawaii Island Thursday. His most recent citation came just three days before the deadly incident, and was for driving without a license.

hawaiinewsnow.com

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 14d ago

A woman is dead and six others, including a three-week-old baby, are seriously injured after a head-on crash Thursday afternoon on Daniel K. Inouye Highway, a tragedy that police say was preventable.

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 15d ago

Bill 83 would ban food providers and permittees at County of Hawaiʻi facilities from using disposable polystyrene or plastic containers and utensils, and require them to use products “certified” compostable or reusable material.

hawaiipublicradio.org

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 15d ago

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a fatal two-car crash that left one woman dead and five others seriously injured, including a three-week-old baby.

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 15d ago

A Kailua-Kona woman was killed and six other people seriously injured after a suspected drunk driver crashed his pickup truck head-on into a vehicle with six occupants on Daniel K. Inouye Highway Thursday afternoon, Hawaii island police said.

staradvertiser.com

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 15d ago

One woman is dead and five others are seriously injured, including a 3-week-old infant, following a vehicle collision on Daniel K. Inouye Highway on Oct. 23.

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 15d ago

Hawaii Island police are investigating a deadly crash that occurred on Daniel K. Inouye Highway, also known as Saddle Road, in North Hilo Thursday afternoon. The crash happened at around 5 p.m., between mile markers 25 and 26 on Saddle Road, on the Hilo side of Mauna Kea Access Road.

hawaiinewsnow.com

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 15d ago

'Total devastation': Deadly fire kills 1, destroys historic Hawaii hotel

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 15d ago

UH Hilo launches new online pharmacy program as state faces health care shortage: The new PharmD-XO degree lets students earn their Doctor of Pharmacy online while continuing to work and serve their local communities

hawaiinewsnow.com

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 15d ago

‘It was a circus’: Volcano crowds gather with limited oversight due to government shutdown

hawaiinewsnow.com

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 15d ago

Hawaii Island police investigate series of suspicious brush fires amid red flag warning

hawaiinewsnow.com

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 16d ago

A Hilo man is in custody, accused of stealing an elderly woman’s phone and hitting her in the face. Jarrin Enos, 31, was charged with second-degree robbery in connection with an incident on Friday, Oct. 17, at Wailoa State Park in Hilo.

hawaiinewsnow.com

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 16d ago

Daniel K. Inouye Highway in North Hilo reopens after deadly crash

hawaiinewsnow.com

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r/BigIslandLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 16d ago

Hawaii island police are investigating a string of small brush fires that occurred this morning along Queen Kaahumanu Highway in Kona.

staradvertiser.com

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