News from July 2021
It's 'the foremost priority for the (HDOA) to isolate and control' bovine tuberculosis on Molokai
By Caleb Lombardo | Jul 16, 2021
Ranchers and herds in Hawaii will be facing an especially tricky year navigating bovine tuberculosis, otherwise known as Mycobacterium bovis.
Census Bureau: 19.9% of people in Nanawale Estates identified as multi-racial in 2019
By Big Island Times | Jul 16, 2021
Of the 1,707 citizens living in Nanawale Estates in 2019, 80.1 percent said they were only one race, while 19.9 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
Census Bureau: 70.8 percent of people in Pahala were old enough to vote in 2019
By Big Island Times | Jul 16, 2021
Of the 1,827 citizens living in Pahala in 2019, 1,294 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
VA Pacific Islands HCS ranks 102nd in total VA system pending appointments
By Big Island Times | Jul 16, 2021
The VA Pacific Islands Health Care System ranked 102nd among VA health care systems with 45,169 pending appointments across its 10 locations during the period ending Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Kona Crime Prevention Committee honors new Hawaii Police Department officer for 'proactive policing'
By Karla Florez | Jul 15, 2021
The Hawaii Police Department recognized the efforts of a recently appointed officer, Michael Gusman, who is credited with the seizure of a large quantity of narcotics.
Week of July 13 DUI stats
By Press Release | Jul 15, 2021
Hawai‘i Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant during the week of July 5, 2021, through July 11, 2021
Unite Hawaii 'connecting vulernable populations' to health resources
By Press Release | Jul 15, 2021
Unite Us, the enterprise technology company providing the digital infrastructure to power integrated health and social care ecosystems, announced partnerships with Kaiser Permanente, a leading healthcare provider, and AlohaCare, a nonprofit health plan in Hawaii, to implement the first-ever coordinated care network throughout the state: Unite Hawaii.
Census Bureau: 85.3 percent of people in Paauilo were old enough to vote in 2019
By Big Island Times | Jul 15, 2021
Of the 586 citizens living in Paauilo in 2019, 500 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Census Bureau: 31.3% of people in Naalehu identified as multi-racial in 2019
By Big Island Times | Jul 15, 2021
Of the 962 citizens living in Naalehu in 2019, 68.7 percent said they were only one race, while 31.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
Hawai’i uses animation to teach tsunami warning signs
By Press Release | Jul 14, 2021
A new animated public service announcement teaches Hawai’i residents when to stop fooling around and get to high ground in the event of a tsunami.
Maunakea visitor station will educate on 'cultural importance of the mountain'
By Press Release | Jul 14, 2021
The Maunakea Visitor Information Station (VIS) on Hawaiʻi Island will resume operations starting Thursday, July 15, more than a year after shutting its doors in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Census Bureau: 46.8% of people in Mountain View identified as multi-racial in 2019
By Big Island Times | Jul 14, 2021
Of the 3,381 citizens living in Mountain View in 2019, 53.2 percent said they were only one race, while 46.8 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
Census Bureau: 73.1 percent of people in Orchidlands Estates were old enough to vote in 2019
By Big Island Times | Jul 14, 2021
Of the 3,139 citizens living in Orchidlands Estates in 2019, 2,294 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
VA reports decrease of June appointments scheduled at VA Pacific Islands HCS health facility in Hilo
By Big Island Times | Jul 14, 2021
The VA Pacific Islands Health Care System, subsidiary 459GB in Hilo, Hawaii scheduled 2,480 pending appointments in June compared to 3,796 during the same period last year, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Hawaii County COVID-19 cases averaged nine per day over past week
By Big Island Times reports | Jul 13, 2021
New COVID-19 cases in Hawaii County were up 87% over the past two weeks, with the average number of daily cases over the past week reaching nine, according to data from the State of Hawaii Department of Health.
Census Bureau: 14.5% of people in Mahinahina identified as multi-racial in 2019
By Big Island Times | Jul 13, 2021
Of the 917 citizens living in Mahinahina in 2019, 85.5 percent said they were only one race, while 14.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
Census Bureau: 80.6 percent of people in Nanawale Estates were old enough to vote in 2019
By Big Island Times | Jul 13, 2021
Of the 1,707 citizens living in Nanawale Estates in 2019, 1,376 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Astronomers at W.M. Keck Observatory at Mauna Kea help discover massive 'white dwarf'
By David Beasley | Jul 12, 2021
A "white dwarf" -- a small hot white star of low intrinsic brightness -- recently discovered by astronomers in Hawaii is both the smallest and most massive one ever discovered.
Census Bureau: 80.4 percent of people in Naalehu were old enough to vote in 2019
By Big Island Times | Jul 12, 2021
Of the 962 citizens living in Naalehu in 2019, 773 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Census Bureau: 15.9% of people in Leilani Estates identified as multi-racial in 2019
By Big Island Times | Jul 12, 2021
Of the 1,576 citizens living in Leilani Estates in 2019, 84.1 percent said they were only one race, while 15.9 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.