News from February 2022
Hawaii County Governmental Operations, Relations, and Economic Development Committee will meet Feb. 9
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Feb 6, 2022
Hawaii County Governmental Operations, Relations, and Economic Development Committee will meet at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 9.
January report from Hawaii County Fire Chief
By Big Island Times | Feb 6, 2022
Reports include details on budgets and fire response statistics.
December report from Hawaii County Fire Chief
By Big Island Times | Feb 6, 2022
Reports include details on budgets and fire response statistics.
Hawaii County Finance Committee will meet Feb. 9
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Feb 6, 2022
Hawaii County Finance Committee will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 9.
Iris Ayame Namaye
By Big Island Times | Feb 5, 2022
Iris Ayame Namaye - May 27, 1930 - January 23, 2022
Naomi Kaupiko Naipo
By Big Island Times | Feb 5, 2022
Naomi Kaupiko Naipo - June 27, 1943 - January 26, 2022
Steven Luther Hurt
By Big Island Times | Feb 5, 2022
Steven Luther Hurt - July 10, 1946 - January 3, 2022
Hawaii County Human Services and Social Services Committee will meet Feb. 8
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Feb 4, 2022
Hawaii County Human Services and Social Services Committee will meet at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 8.
Inaccurate data, questionable Chinese policies and 'benefits' unnerve U.S. companies
By Art Benavidez | Feb 4, 2022
Tech, competition issues highlight annual US-China Business Council survey.
California researchers use CRISPRi to devise new method for studying essential genes
By Marjorie Hecht | Feb 4, 2022
Although essential genes are only a tiny part of the genes of most organisms (about 5% to 10%), they are important because they are responsible for much of the organism's protein synthesis and because they are the targets of most antibiotics. Essential genes are notoriously hard to study, however, because their removal leads to the death of the organism.
Hawaii County Regenerative Agriculture, Water, Energy & Environmental Management Committee will meet Feb. 8
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Feb 4, 2022
Hawaii County Regenerative Agriculture, Water, Energy & Environmental Management Committee will meet at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 8.
Rare dinosaur bone found in western Massachusetts
By Marjorie Hecht | Feb 3, 2022
A Mount Holyoke College geologist looking for ornamental garden stones, chanced upon a dark-colored fossil bone, which he later identified as the distal (outer) end of the right humerus (long upper-arm) of a large neotheropod. The bone dates to the Lower Jurassic period, between 201 million and 174.1 million years ago.
Hawaii County Parks and Recreation and Public Safety Committee will meet Feb. 8
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Feb 3, 2022
Hawaii County Parks and Recreation and Public Safety Committee will meet at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 8.
Supreme Court could be 'inclined to do a slash-and-burn expedition' through the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act
By Bob Martin | Feb 2, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court announced last week that it will hear arguments in February for cases that will challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) role in the Clean Air Act, which is set up to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, as well as a case that could change the definition of the Clean Water Act.
Hawaii will receive more than $8 million from federal government for 'much-needed improvements' to island harbors
By Bob Martin | Feb 2, 2022
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) announced that Hawaii will receive funding worth $8,218,000 to improve harbors on Molokai, Maui and Oahu through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Breyer announces his retirement, opening the door for Biden nomination 'who will reflect the virtues of our nation'
By Bob Martin | Feb 1, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has announced that he will be retiring from his judicial duties, which will take effect when the court enters summer recess, as long as a successor has been approved, he told President Joe Biden on Jan. 26.
North Kohala Community Resource Center holds annual golf tournament March 5: 'This fundraiser is critical'
By David Beasley | Feb 1, 2022
The North Kohala Community Resource Center (NKCRC), a nonprofit that supports after-school programs and cultural activities, will hold its fifth annual golf tournament Saturday, March 5, at Hapuna Golf Course at Mauna Kea Resort.
Hawaii County COVID-19 cases averaged 236 per day over past week
By Big Island Times reports | Feb 1, 2022
New COVID-19 cases in Hawaii County numbered down 44% over the past two weeks, with the average number of daily cases over the past week reaching 236, according to data from the State of Hawaii Department of Health.