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‘Earlier this month, the Council of Revenues projected a 3 percent decline in our revenue forecast, which amounts to $130 million. The question then, is how do we address what could be a daunting fiscal picture.’

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Scientists have discovered an outbreak of coral disease called Montipora White Syndrome in Kāneʿohe Bay, Oʿahu. The affected coral are of the species Montipora capitata, also known as rice coral.

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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a High Surf Advisory for East facing shores of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and the Big Island through 4 p.m. Saturday (Oct 15). Strong Northeasterly winds, due to an approaching front moving down from the North, will cause rough wind generated surf.

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Big Island Police are searching for a 31–year-old woman reported as missing.

Kelly Malson, a.k.a. Kelly-Ann Tokeshi, has not been seen or heard from in approximately 3 to 4 weeks.

She is described as Japanese, 5-foot-2, 105 pounds, with a slim build. She has black hair, brown eyes and a light complexion.

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The University of Hawaii at Hilo volleyball team embarks on a 20-match season in 2011 beginning with a pair of NCAA Division II West Region matches on Oahu as they face the University of Alaska Fairbanks on Friday, August 26 and University of Alaska Anchorage on Saturday, August 27 in 1 p.m. matches in McCabe gym.

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Big Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in locating a 42-year-old North Kona woman who was reported missing.

Naomi Sanders left her Kainaliu home the night of June 6.

Honolulu Police received an unconfirmed Crime Stoppers tip about a possible sighting on Oahu on or about June 15 in the Nimitz area in the vicinity of the Honolulu airport. She was wearing black shorts and a blue T-shirt.

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PacWest Radio will provide a live worldwide Internet broadcast of the Hawai‘i Hilo at Hawai‘i Pacific softball doubleheader on Saturday, April 30, from Howard A. Okita Field in Kaneohe, HI.

The twinbill will begin at 12 p.m. HT (3 p.m. PDT/4 p.m. MDT) with PacWest Commissioner Bob Hogue and Director of Compliance Wayne Coito calling the games.

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In honor of National Jazz Month, the 32-member Honoka’a Jazz Band from the Big Island has scheduled a “Big City Tour” of Oahu from April 14-17.

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A minor earthquake occurred at 2:12:45 PM (HST) on Thursday, February 24, 2011. The temblor was felt and widely reported by people on Oahu and on Molokai.

The earthquake was originally reported by the USGS to have an center of the quake south of Lanai but was revised with the epicenter in the Kaiwi Channel between Oahu and Molokai.

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MEDIA RELEASE A ground blessing ceremony Wednesday in Kalaeloa, Oahu kicked off the largest Micro-scaled Concentrating Solar Power (MicroCSP) project in the State of Hawaii. The Kalaeloa Solar One project will produce 5 megawatts of renewable energy for the island of Oahu. Earlier this year, Keahole Solar Power (KSP) partnered with the state Department of [...]

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The University of Hawaii at Hilo ended pre-conference play with a 1-0 loss to Cal State East Bay on Oahu.

The Vulcans are 1-1 while the Pioneers are 1-0.

“It was a hard fought match,” said UHH head coach Bryan Green. “The boys played hard. Unfortunately, we came up on the wrong end.”

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(Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) The bits of dust kicked up by last Sunday’s magnitude-3.6 earthquake south of Oahu have settled. The earthquake occurred at 3:27 p.m. and its location was determined to be 26 km (16 miles) southeast of downtown Honolulu at [...]

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