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Lawmakers hope to toughen DUI laws

Lawmakers called a press conference Thursday in Honolulu in reaction to a Monday traffic collision near Ala Moana Center that killed three pedestrians and injured…

Police: Beware of smoke alarm scam

Hawaii Island police are warning the public about scams involving phone calls to Hawaii residents in which the caller indicates it is “Fire Safety Month”…

Number of tourists declined in 2018

The number of visitors to the Big Island in 2018 dropped from the previous year, while visitor spending remained flat in the wake of the…

Charges stand for beating suspects

WAIMEA — A 34-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman will stand trial in connection with an early January robbery in the Puako area. Family Court…

Kim seeks GET flexibility

Mayor Harry Kim asked state lawmakers in Honolulu on Thursday to grant more flexibility in how counties can use their general excise tax surcharge. Kim…

Keeping Waipio

Bishop Museum will retain ownership of its Waipio Valley lands, the Tribune-Herald has learned. The news comes three years after the Oahu-based museum declared in…

Lawmakers again eye Hawaii Airports Corporation

The state Legislature is again considering creation of a new entity to manage Hawaii’s airports. On Wednesday, the Senate Transportation Committee advanced a bill, introduced…

State briefs for January 31

Son of state Senate president hired as chamber lobbyist HONOLULU — Hawaii’s leading business advocacy group hired a new lobbyist, the son of the state…