News from March 2022
Fernando Alejandro Shaquille Villasenor-Bermudez
By Big Island Times | Mar 19, 2022
Fernando Alejandro Shaquille Villasenor-Bermudez - Monday, September 27th, 2021 - Saturday, March 5th, 2022
Hawaii County Council will meet March 23
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 19, 2022
Hawaii County Council will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 23.
Harley Leroy Rhodes
By Big Island Times | Mar 19, 2022
Harley Leroy Rhodes - Saturday, December 28th, 1946 - Friday, March 11th, 2022
Hawaii County Regenerative Agriculture, Water, Energy & Environmental Management Committee will meet March 22
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 19, 2022
Hawaii County Regenerative Agriculture, Water, Energy & Environmental Management Committee will meet at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 22.
Hawaii County Parks and Recreation and Public Safety Committee will meet March 22
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 18, 2022
Hawaii County Parks and Recreation and Public Safety Committee will meet at 9 a.m., Tuesday, March 22.
Pet of the Week: Ohia
By Submitted by Hawaii Island Humane Society | Mar 18, 2022
Pet of the Week: Ohia
Hawaii County Public Works and Mass Transit Committee will meet March 22
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 18, 2022
Hawaii County Public Works and Mass Transit Committee will meet at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 22.
Hawaii County Finance Committee will meet March 22
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 17, 2022
Hawaii County Finance Committee will meet at 1 p.m., Tuesday, March 22.
Hawaii County Planning Committee will meet March 22
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 17, 2022
Hawaii County Planning Committee will meet at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 22.
Problem Solvers Caucus backs legislation to ban Russian energy imports
By Laurie A. Luebbert | Mar 15, 2022
The Problem Solvers Caucus endorsed the bipartisan Ban Russian Energy Imports Act to prohibit the importation of Russian crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquified natural gas and coal.
Practice Reiki on the Big Island this week
By Julie Giyer | Mar 15, 2022
On Wednesday, March 23, Halai Healing Place will offer an intimate gathering for Reiki practitioners to come together and support each other.
Case seeks presidential waiver of Jones Act so Hawaii can get oil easier
By Laurie A. Luebbert | Mar 15, 2022
U.S. Rep. Ed Case (D-HI) recently urged President Joe Biden to exercise existing authority to grant a waiver from the federal Jones Act to permit international shipping companies to ship oil and other petroleum products from mainland U.S. ports to Hawaii.
Hawaii County COVID-19 cases averaged 15 per day over past week
By Big Island Times reports | Mar 15, 2022
New COVID-19 cases in Hawaii County were down down 69% over the past two weeks, with the average number of daily cases over the past week reaching 15, according to data from the State of Hawaii Department of Health.
HSTA Recommends Sylvia Luke for lieutenant governor
By Press Release | Mar 14, 2022
The Hawaii State Teachers Association is excited to announce our support for Sylvia Luke’s campaign for lieutenant governor.
Grab a cup and join Ka‘u Coffee Festival online events
By Laurie A. Luebbert | Mar 14, 2022
You won’t get your morning caffeine from your computer, but the Ka’u Coffee Festival will bring coffee-themed events online this April.
'It is wrong to restrict freedoms.' Kahele responds to Texas governor’s call for citizens to report parents of transgender kids for abuse
By Laurie A. Luebbert | Mar 14, 2022
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently called on “licensed professionals” and “members of the general public” to report the parents of transgender minors to state authorities if it appears the minors are receiving gender-affirming medical care, ruffling the feathers of a Hawaiian political leader.
'This new funding will go directly to our priorities.' Schatz secures millions in federal funding
By Laurie A. Luebbert | Mar 14, 2022
Earmarks are back, and one of Hawaii’s elected representatives is taking advantage of them to make sure the state gets its piece of the funding pie.
Events coming up this week on the Big Island
By Julie Giyer | Mar 13, 2022
On Wednesday, March 16, Halai Healing Place allows you to nurture your inner healer in its Introductory Level II Reiki Workshop.
Hawaii County COVID-19 cases averaged 18 per day over past week
By Big Island Times reports | Mar 13, 2022
New COVID-19 cases in Hawaii County were down 66% over the past two weeks, with the average number of daily cases over the past week reaching 18, according to data from the state’s Department of Health.
'We've worked hard to protect our community': Ige drops COVID-19 Hawaiian entry requirements
By Laurie A. Luebbert | Mar 12, 2022
As the world watches the number of new cases of COVID-19 fall off, Hawaii has decided it will lift its strict COVID-19 entry requirements on March 26.