Hawaiian Telcom customers experience issues due to equipment maintenance

• By Timothy Hurley
• March 20, 2023

The company said the situation has been resolved but any customers who are still experiencing problems are advised to call Hawaiian Telcom at (808) 643-3456. Read more

Protecting aquifer a high priority, Honolulu residents say

• By Timothy Hurley
• March 20, 2023

Honolulu residents place a high priority on protecting drinking water aquifers from pollution, according to the results of an annual survey conducted by the city. Read more

Kamehameha Schools quietly selecting new board trustee

• By Timothy Hurley
• March 19, 2023

A quarter-century after a major scandal purged the Kamehameha Schools Board of Trustees and changed the way members are chosen, the latest version of the panel is quietly going about its business and awaiting its next member. Read more

Auditor calls out OHA for lax and risky real-estate planning

• By Timothy Hurley
• March 15, 2023

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has been building its real estate portfolio over the past couple of decades to the point where it is now the 13th-largest landowner in Hawaii with holdings valued at more than $421 million. Read more

Court again rejects Big Island biomass plant

• By Timothy Hurley
• March 14, 2023

The state Supreme Court on Monday once again dashed Honua Ola Bioenergy LLC’s hopes of bringing its $520 million Hawaii island biomass plant into operation burning trees for renewable energy. Read more

Debt shuts down Hawaiian Isles water, coffee companies

• By Timothy Hurley
• March 12, 2023

Two familiar brands in the islands — Hawaiian Isles Water Co. and Hawaiian Isles Coffee Co. — have shut down under a pile of debt and in the wake of ongoing bankruptcy proceedings, according to the companies’ attorney. Read more

2 months in, Kilauea Volcano activity tapering off

• By Timothy Hurley
• March 5, 2023

Two months after Kilauea began its latest eruption, the spectacle remains active within Halemaumau crater — but only barely. Read more

Volcano observatory eyes new Hilo headquarters

• By Timothy Hurley
• March 2, 2023

Plans have been unveiled for a new Hawaiian Volcano Observatory headquarters and research building in Hilo that will replace its Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park facility, which was irreparably damaged by the powerful 2018 Kilauea eruption. Read more

Helping people was leading immigration attorney’s passion

• By Timothy Hurley
• March 1, 2023

Honolulu immigration attorney Clare Hanusz didn’t become a lawyer to get rich. Read more

Lawsuit seeks protections for marine species

• By Timothy Hurley
• Feb. 25, 2023

Earthjustice has filed a lawsuit on behalf of conservationists seeking to protect threatened and endangered marine species from longline fishing operations in the Pacific Ocean. Read more

Say aloha to Aloha Stadium at Saturday celebration

• By Timothy Hurley
• Feb. 23, 2023

Former University of Hawaii football standout Chad Owens grew emotional this week while setting up his former Aloha Stadium locker with memorabilia from his playing days. Read more

Humpbacks winter in Northwest Hawaiian Isles, too

• By Timothy Hurley
• Feb. 22, 2023

There was a time when the ocean waters around the Northwest Hawaiian Islands were thought to be marginal as breeding grounds for humpback whales. A 1976 aerial and shipboard survey found few, if any, whales in the area. Read more

Surf community mourns pioneering cinematographer Larry Haynes

• By Timothy Hurley
• Feb. 18, 2023

Haynes, 61, died after collapsing from a heart attack near his car at Laniakea. He had just filmed what would be his final ride with a GoPro camera mounted on his stand-up paddleboard. Read more

Kona low set to produce heavy rain, flash flooding, power outages

• By Timothy Hurley
• Feb. 17, 2023

A powerful Kona low storm bearing down on Hawaii is expected to pound the islands for the next couple of days. Read more

Laser over Hawaii might be environmental monitoring

• By Timothy Hurley
• Feb. 16, 2023

Five days before a Chinese spy balloon was spotted over Alaska, a Mauna Kea telescope captured video of a row of green lasers beaming down from space like a picket fence in the cloudy sky above Hawaii island. Read more

Army, Hawaii County battle fires at Pohakuloa Training Area

• By Kevin Knodell
• Feb. 14, 2023

Firefighters continued Monday to battle two wildfires that the Army said began as the result of lightning strikes on Sunday afternoon at the Army’s Pohakuloa Training Area on Hawaii island. Read more

Kauai groups seek greater scrutiny of Waimea hydro project

• By Timothy Hurley
• Feb. 12, 2023

West Kauai community groups have filed suit against the state Department of Land and Natural Resources for failing to provide enough environmental scrutiny over a $200 million hydropower project proposed for the Waimea River. Read more

Lawmakers urged to step up coconut rhinoceros beetle fight on Oahu

• By Timothy Hurley
• Feb. 11, 2023

Despite a nine-year, multi­agency battle against the coconut rhinoceros beetle on Oahu, eradication appears to be unattainable here, and officials have turned to a containment and control strategy that aims to prevent the beetle from reaching the neighbor islands. Read more

UH researchers discover 2 viruses infecting hibiscus

• By Timothy Hurley
• Feb. 6, 2023

University of Hawaii researchers didn’t have to go far to discover two previously unidentified viruses infecting hibiscus plants in the islands. Read more

Octopus center in Kona remains closed

• By Timothy Hurley
• Feb. 5, 2023

Hawaii island’s Kanaloa Octopus Farm has closed its doors for now in response to a cease-and- desist order from the state Division of Aquatic Resources. Read more

Maui bike tours face new limits starting today

• By Timothy Hurley
• Feb. 1, 2023

A winding bicycle ride with stunning vistas down the side of 10,000-foot Haleakala all the way to the ocean has for decades been a staple activity for tourists visiting Maui. Read more