Weight restriction lifted on Wainiha Bridge No. 3 with erosion repairs completed

27-year-old Mark Mironichenko was last seen nearly a month ago the evening of Aug. 22 in Kailua-Kona, wearing camouflage shorts, an unknown color of shirt and carrying a backpack.

Six candidates seek the position and will be interviewed by Hawaiʻi County Fire Commission in-person and during open session Sept. 24 followed by commissioners making a decision Sept. 25 about who becomes the next leader of the department.

The proposed plan could increase customer electricity rates on the Big Island by about $15 monthly.

Advocates from Hawaiʻi and around the country met with federal lawmakers to urge themto pass the Clinical Trial Modernization Act.

Kalama Intermediate School has been selected as the first middle school campus in Hawaiʻi to join the statewide "Drive With Aloha" campaign initiative.

2026-2027 MHLA Board members include: Stephen Bennett, President of Trilogy Excursions; William Bethel, General Manager at Hilton Grand Vacations; Naomi Cooper, Deputy Director of Maui Hotel and Lodging Association (non-voting); Eric Duff, Dual General Manager at AC Marriott Hotel & Residence Inn; Richard Elliott, General Manager at Andaz Maui; Fred Findlen, General Manager at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa; Myra Galinato, Vice President at Blue Hawaiian Activities; Stephen Hinck, Area Managing Director & General Manager of the Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows; Kaleo Kenui, General Manager at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa; Melissa Lee, Hotel Manager at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua; Gregg Lundberg, General Manager at Courtyard Marriott – Kahului Airport; John Pele, Executive Director of Maui Hotel and Lodging Association (non-voting); Aaron Placourakis, President & CEO of AMP Restaurant Group; Michael Pye, Fairmont Regional VP of Hawaiʻi & General Manager of Fairmont Kea Lani; Chris Rabang, Market General Manager – Westin Vacation Club, Maui & Marriott Vacation Club, & Island of Hawaiʻi; Angela Vento, General Manager of Wailea Beach Resort – Marriott Maui; and Maile Wong, Vice President & Region Manager of First Hawaiian Bank.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources has suspended the deadline for accepting the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Pacific Missile Range Facility and Kōkeʻe Park Geophysical Observatory, to protect the public’s ability to participate in the review.

This weekend (Sept. 18–20), Wailea Golf Club in Wailea is hosting one of 12 PGA Jr. League Regionals nationwide. Sixteen All-Star teams from across the region — including two local squads from Oʻahu (one in each age division) — will compete for a spot at their divisional National Championships (13u and 17u).