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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 […]

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The innovative, free-flowing floor plan eliminates one of three check-in steps and also removes the limitation of having designated queues for various destinations, meaning customers entering the lobby will be able to go to any of the new 48 self-service check-in stations that are available, cutting peak period wait times by up to 75 percent.

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The University of Hawaii at Hilo women’s soccer program beat Chaminade University 3-0 in a Pacific West Conference match on the St. Louis High School field in Honolulu, Hawaii. ” We played well today and generated more scoring opportunities,” said UHH head coach Marc Miranda. The Vulcans are 4-5-1 overall and 3-4 in the PacWest […]

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Working to enhance the University of Hawai‘i’s research programs and technology development and transfer, UH President M.R.C. Greenwood appointed on Monday a team of local and national experts to serve on the newly created President’s Advisory Council on Hawai‘i Innovation and Technology Advancement.

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Lt. Governor James R. “Duke” Aiona, Jr. today announced that the State will provide more than $8.3 million to the four counties to reduce and prevent underage drinking in Hawai‘i. Through a 2006 federal grant, the state committed $10.45 million over five years to address the public health concern of underage drinking.

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At the Neal Blaisdell Center, the HPU men’s basketball team defeated UH-Hilo, 103-99, in overtime. C.J. Jackson posted 33 points and 15 rebounds, and Ray Murdock added 31 points and 10 rebounds, as HPU improved to 6-1 in the PacWest and 14-4 overall. The Vulcans dropped to 4-3 in conference and 10-7 overall.

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The Swords took the second of three matchups with Hawaii-Hilo, defeating the Vulcans 68-62. The game was tight early, with the game tied at 6-6 in the early minutes. Chaminade went on a run going up double figures before the Vulcans narrowed it to 30-25 at the half. Chaminade looked to run away from UH-Hilo, […]

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The University of Hawaii at Hilo dropped the consolation game of the Hawaii Challenge, 76-96, to Hawaii Pacific University in a game played in McCabe Gymnasium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Vulcans are 2-4 while the Sea Warriors are 4-3. Bryan Ngo led the Vulcans with 17 points while Andrew Gipson and Justin Smith added 15 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii at Hilo beat Cal State East Bay 3-0 in an NCAA II West Region match at the Aqua Hotel Invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii. Set scores were 25-17, 25-20 and 25-11. “We left last night’s match pretty confident that we didn’t play as well as we were capable of,” *UHH […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii’s four county mayors will join state and county tourism officials next week for a special marketing campaign in Los Angeles to promote Hawaii as a wonderful visitor destination. The special promotional campaign is entitled “Hawaii: A Thousand Reasons to Smile,” and was organized by the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, its Island […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced the expansion of the Global Entry initiative — a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) pilot program that streamlines the screening process at airports for trusted travelers through biometric identification — to 13 additional airports across the United States. Global Entry expedites the customs […]

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MEDIA RELEASE (Tuesday, June 16, 2009) — The Hawaii Council of Mayors—Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Jr., Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann, Hawaii Mayor Billy Kenoi, and Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares—have submitted the counties’ package to the governor for inclusion in the formal employers’ proposal to the public employee unions. State law requires that Hawaii’s public employers, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) today confirmed one additional case of novel H1N1 Influenza A (swine flu) in an adult resident of Oahu. The individual is a student at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa and school officials have been notified. The individual had no history of recent travel and […]

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Photos by Eugene Tanner/Special to Hawaii247.com

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