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Gruenhagen appeared for a scheduled status review on the morning of May 7, which unexpectedly transitioned into a change of plea, followed by instant sentencing by Fifth Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Watanabe. 

Last year’s “Stamp Out Hunger” effort in Hawai‘i netted more than 193 tons of food donations.

“Coco Palms has received all necessary permit approvals from the County and through that process, they affirmed the project’s ability to tie into the municipal wastewater system,” said Reed Capitalʻs communications representative Shane Peters.

“We are pleased to see a lower number of rescues in the first four months of 2024,” said Fire Chief Michael Gibson.

The 2024 Summer Fun Program will run from June 17 to July 26, on weekdays, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except on holidays. It’s open to children 5 to 11 years old.

First responders rescued an injured 65-year-old male Washington visitor in Princeville on Friday, May 3.

Administrators confirmed St. Catherine’s closure on Friday, after parents staged a failed attempt to save the school in mid-March.

The program will help locate and safeguard missing persons who are elderly or are cognitively impaired or developmentally disabled.

Kaua’i County Council members held a briefing on AT&T’s plan to place a 5G cell tower on a house lot in Ha’ena during a committee meeting on Wednesday, as community residents filled the chambers to speak out against the proposed construction.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health and its partners are joining together to encourage Hawaiʻi residents to foster acceptance of mental health care and end the prejudice and discrimination that create barriers to seeking treatment.

For more than a decade, the DEA’s National Drug Take Back Day has removed almost 18 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country.

Firearm registration activity increased dramatically over the course of the 24 years for which these data have been systematically compiled and reported.

Affected roads include: Mehana Road, Ulaula Road, ‘Ele‘ele Road, Keokeo Road, Melemele Road, Akala Road, and Uliuli Road.

The recalled product may have been distributed at Hoku Foods Natural Market, at both the Kapaʻa and Koloa store locations.

“There were options that could have benefitted and protected community interests. But they really decided to completely side with the developer.”

On April 23, participants were invited to place blue pinwheels on the police department’s lawn as a visible reminder that every child deserves love, happiness and a future free of abuse or neglect.

The Pacific Missile Range Facility and its partners held a competitive beach cleanup and more on April 26.

This mock travel day was meant as a fun activity to help children with autism get more comfortable with the process of going through the airport — starting from the ticket counter, to going through security, and agriculture to boarding a plane and ending at baggage claim.

Using specialty machines, ocean conservation nonprofit Ho‘omalu Ke Kai is building beach cleanup stations using upcycled marine debris.

Due to a significant decrease in daily reports being submitted, officials believe that the scope of impact has been captured. Therefore, KEMA will be closing the portal on Monday, April 29.