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Helicopter Companies Push To Reopen New  Plan Restricting Air Tours Over Volcanoes Park Naka Nathaniel/Civil Beat/2024

Helicopter Companies Push To Reopen New Plan Restricting Air Tours Over Volcanoes Park

The air tour management plan for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is meant to address noise and environmental concerns. The industry says the new rules compromise safety.

Hawaii Storytellers: Genesis Pililani Pua-Kaipo

Hawaii Storytellers: Genesis Pililani Pua-Kaipo

She grew up singing, but drifted away from music over time. A moment during the pandemic led her back.

Hawaii Storytellers: Andrew Hara

Hawaii Storytellers: Andrew Hara

He made a name for himself as a photographer in California, but had to return home to Hilo to find contentment.

Hawaii Storytellers: Keoni Kaholoa驶膩

Hawaii Storytellers: Keoni Kaholoa驶膩

After a career fighting overseas, he found healing when he became a park ranger and connected with his amakua, Tutu Pele.

Hawaii Storytellers: Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd

Hawaii Storytellers: Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd

When she arrived in Hilo, Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd was front-page news as Hilo鈥檚 first adoptee from Japan.

Hawaii Storytellers: Kaycee Nathaniel

Hawaii Storytellers: Kaycee Nathaniel

Kaycee Nathaniel鈥檚 family is the second family to run the famed Kawamoto Store in Hilo.

Hawaii Storytellers: Joe O’Connell

Hawaii Storytellers: Joe O’Connell

After he grew up in foster care, Joe O鈥機onnell felt compelled to become a foster parent himself.

Kirstin Downey: 30 Years Ago, The Cry For Justice For Dana Ireland Was Unstoppable Screenshot/Newspapers.com

Kirstin Downey: 30 Years Ago, The Cry For Justice For Dana Ireland Was Unstoppable

Her parents, activists, the public and the media kept the pressure on authorities to solve the Big Island’s high-profile murder case.

Big Island Mayor Mitch Roth And Kimo Alameda Are Headed To A Runoff Tim Wright/Civil Beat/2024

Big Island Mayor Mitch Roth And Kimo Alameda Are Headed To A Runoff

UPDATED: Most Hawaii County Council races are being decided in the primary, with incumbents leading the way.

Hawaii County Seeks To Delay Release Of Records in Dana Ireland Case Newspapers.com

Hawaii County Seeks To Delay Release Of Records in Dana Ireland Case

Hilo Judge Peter Kubota questioned why police need to protect records pertaining to a suspect who is now dead.