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1 day ago · Champs again: Kona football claims CPB/BIIF DI title over Kea‘au. November 4, 2024. KEALAKEKUA — Clinching island titles have never been No. 13 Konawaena football’s ultimate goal, but head coach Brad Uemoto admitted that Saturday night’s Central Pacific Bank/Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division I Championship win over Kea‘au was a step in the right direction for where the ...
UH president finalist puts emphasis on AI - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Sep 25, 2024 · The first of two final candidates to replace the University of Hawaii’s president promised an AI-driven future during a forum Tuesday at UH-Hilo. Wendy F. Hensel is one of two finalists the UH Board of Regents is considering to replace outgoing UH President David Lassner. Currently the executive vice chancellor and university provost at the ...
Bid for overhaul of Hilo wastewater plant could be approved next …
Sep 22, 2024 · Hawaii County next month could approve a bid for contractors to begin the long-awaited overhaul of the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant. The aging facility, located in Keaukaha east of the Hilo International Airport, has been slated for a major rehabilitation for years — a 2022 study found that 86% of the facility is in need of restoration ...
Court: No STVRs on ag land - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Sep 26, 2024 · The state’s highest court issued a unanimous verdict Tuesday in a 4-year-old case stemming from a Hawaii County ordinance limiting the establishment of STVRs on agriculturally zoned land. The case initiated from a group of 20 West Hawaii landowners, referred to as the Rosehill Petitioners after their lead complainant Linda Rosehill.
New chief gets good review: Moszkowicz’s performance in first …
Sep 25, 2024 · The Police Commission on Friday gave Hawaii Police Department Chief Benjamin Moskowicz a positive review for his first year as the Big Island’s top cop, but said in his evaluation letter it is “crucial” the chief “enhances his transparency” with the commission, “particularly in areas where the commission holds oversight authorities.”
Hilo fire station still slated for improvements
Oct 1, 2024 · Work to improve the 91-year-old Central Fire Station building on the corner of Kinoole and Ponahawai Streets in Hilo should begin soon, according to Hawaii Fire Department Chief Kazuo Todd. “We signed a lot of recent paperwork to get stuff moving,” Todd told the Tribune-Herald on Monday. “I’m hopeful we’ll see some significant ...
Veterans housing complex nearly pau - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Oct 3, 2024 · The development will be for residents over 62 with preference given to veterans and surviving spouses. Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald A pedestrian on June 6 walks by the ongoing construction the 92-unit senior housing development, Hale Na Koa ‘O Hanakahi, in Hilo. The state’s first veteran-focused senior living center will take a little ...
Second finalist for UH president attends forum in Hilo
Oct 2, 2024 · The second of two final candidates for the position of University of Hawaii president emphasized respect for Hawaiian culture during a forum Tuesday at UH-Hilo. Julian Vasquez Heilig is one of two finalists vying to replace outgoing UH President David Lassner, who will retire by the end of the year. Heilig currently is the provost and vice ...
Three Big Island courts employees honored by Judiciary
Oct 4, 2024 · Hawaii Island residents Terri Lynn Lum, Miguel Amadis and Michal “Miki” Popadic were honored recently at the Hawaii State Judiciary’s 2024 Statewide Employee Awards Ceremony in Honolulu. Lum, the longtime program director of the East Hawaii Children’s Justice Center, received the Meritorious Service Award for her distinguished career in ...
Your Views for September 26 - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Sep 26, 2024 · I’m writing to thank the Tribune-Herald for the coverage and the hope that, after all these years, Hawaiian Paradise Park will finally get a much-needed park space. Newcomers to HPP may not be aware that the community board, in 2016, formally rejected the County of Hawaii’s proposal for a park, and that’s how the William “Billy” Kenoi ...