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Average retail gasoline prices in Hawaii have risen 1.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $4.35/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 355 gas outlets in Hawaii. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.51/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.

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MEDIA RELEASE GABBARD VOTES TO PREVENT RENEWED U.S. MILITARY ROLE IN IRAQ Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has voted to pass a bipartisan resolution that would limit President Barack Obama’s ability to commit U.S. troops to Iraq. The House passed H.Con.Res. 105 with overwhelming support by a vote of 370-40. It prohibits the president from deploying or […]

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MEDIA RELEASE SENATE COMMITTEE PASSES SCHATZ-COSPONSORED LEGISLATION TO BOOST TOURISM The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has voted unanimously to advance the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act (S. 2250), legislation to reauthorize Brand USA, a successful travel promotion program aimed at boosting international tourism to the United States. U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE HIRONO, JUDICIARY COMMITTEE APPROVE MEASURE TO HELP CURB UNLIMITED CORPORATE SPENDING IN POLITICS Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, voted to approve a constitutional amendment to help curb unlimited corporate spending in elections. Hirono forcefully rebutted Republican arguments by presenting the historical precedence for amending the U.S. Constitution […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Cody Evile, 11, recently received the Hawaiian Marine Life Ambassador Award after snorkeling with manta rays as he completed the Shark & Ray camp with Jack’s Diving Locker. To achieve this award, recipients must complete the Jack’s Diving Locker Sea Camp Hawaii series that includes six week-long day camps with the following topics […]

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MEDIA RELEASE “He lau maona” is a Hawaiian expression that means “the leaf that feeds until satisfied,” referring to the kalo plant, a key food source from root to tip. As the new name for an up-and-coming culinary partnership, “The Feeding Leaf” means sharing food rooted in culture, prepared and served with a high level […]

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MEDIA RELEASE WHAT: 55th Annual Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament Starts Fishing! WHERE: Kailua Kona, Tournament Headquarters This prestigious big game fishing tournament built on prestige and strict International Game Fish Association (IGFA) rules for world records starts fishing Monday, July 28 and continues through Friday Aug. 1. A total of 35 teams are headed to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE PLEASE NOTE: Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting. — MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY (ROUTE 11) — 1) VICINITY OF KEAAU TO MOUNTAIN VIEW Alternating single lane closures on Volcano Road (Route 11) in both directions between Milepost Markers 8.6 and 13.4, in the vicinity of […]

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On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodations, commercial facilities, telecommunications, and state and local government services.

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Army officials are opening several training areas for bow hunting, here, July 26-27, from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Training areas 10 and 11 will be open for bow hunting of mammals only. Hunters are allowed one pig, one goat and one sheep, per day, in keeping with state bag limits. Shooting sheep with blue […]

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As of Friday, July 25, 2014, the listed individuals are wanted by the Hawaii Police Department because of outstanding warrants. Persons who know a warrant is out for their arrest are advised to report to the nearest police station to avoid having an officer go to their home or workplace to arrest them.

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Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for three men and a woman who are wanted for fraudulent use of a credit card. The card was stolen Wednesday (July 23) from a car on Kuakini Highway and then used at a Kailua-Kona business three times.

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The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Detective Robert Almeida as “Officer of the Month” for June and Officer Eddie Cardines as “Officer of the Month” for July in a luncheon ceremony Thursday (July 24).

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A collapse at the Halemaumau Overlook Vent Wednesday (July 23) sent molten lava flying out of the vent and onto the abandonded visitor’s area burning the old wooden fencing.

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