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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division Awarded $11.99 Million Grant to Improve Services Statewide
The Hawai‘i Department of Health’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division (CAMHD) has been awarded
Utility Work to Close One Lane of Hawai‘i Belt Road in Kona Next Week
Hawaiian Electric crews will replace a utility pole on Hawai‘i Belt Road in Kona on
Honolulu Police Officers Will Not be Charged in Fatal New Year’s Day Shooting
(AP) – No charges will be filed against seven officers who were involved in the
7.0 earthquake off Northern California prompts brief tsunami warning
(AP) — A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook a large area of Northern California on Thursday,
Police Seek Information on December 2023 Hilo Homicide Investigation
Hawai’i Island police detectives are renewing their request for information regarding a December 2023 homicide
Crow That Went Extinct Decades Ago Released on Maui
(AP) — Five Hawaiian crows on Wednesday were released on Maui for the first time
UnitedHealthcare CEO Shot to Death in Manhattan
(AP) — A gunman killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO on Wednesday in a “brazen, targeted attack” outside
Ten New Deputies Join State Sheriff Division
The Department of Law Enforcement (DLE) recently welcomed 10 new deputy sheriffs during a graduation
Hawaiʻi County D.U.I. Statistics: November 18-24
During the week of November 18 through November 24, 2024, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested thirteen
COVID-19 Weekly Update
In the last week, the State Department of Health reported 48 cases of coronavirus with
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27th KWXX Ho`olaule`a presented by Coca-Cola and Monster Energy – Mark Chun Gallery
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Island Conversations
Mayoral Forum w/Big Island Press Club
Meet the Mayor! Two finalists — incumbent Mayor Mitch Roth and challenger Kimo Alameda — have made it through the Primary Election and now face a November runoff. The Big Island Press Club, along with New West
KWXX Mauna Loa Update – Episode #4 -12-02-22 Guest: Mayor Mitch Roth
Friday Mauna Loa Update with Mayor Mitch Roth air date: 12/2/22
KWXX Mauna Loa Update – Episode #3 -12-01-22 Guest: Mayor Mitch Roth
Mayor Mitch Roth joins the KWXX Breakfast Lūʻau to update us on the latest with the Mauna Loa eruption Air date: 12/1/22
KWXX Mauna Loa Update – Episode #2 -11-30-22 Guests: Mayor Mitch Roth
Mayor Mitch Roth joins the Loeka & Kuʻehu and KWXX Breakfast Lūʻau for an update on the Mauna Loa eruption Original air date: 11/30/22 8:45am
KWXX Mauna Loa Update – Episode #1 -11-29-22 Guests: Mayor Mitch Roth and Ken Hon
11/29 – 7am update Mauna Loa update with Hawai’i County Mayor Mitch Roth and Ken Hon, Scientist-in-Charge at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) Original air date: 11/29/22
Island Conversations #119 (Bonus) -Big Island wastewater, with Dr. Rick Bennett
Dr. Rick Bennett has been in heated conversations with heads of the Hawaii County Department of Environmental Management for years, concerned about the wastewater treatment plants around the island. For years he–and others– have been urging the
Island Conversations #118 (Bonus)–Water quality off the Big Island with Dr. Rick Bennett
Dr. Rick Bennett, PhD, is a Kona Coast Waterkeeper, a title bestowed on him by The Water Keeper Alliance, International, which has been in operation since the 1970s. He and Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken talk about
Island Conversations #117–Gratitude, and goodbye
As I record my final Sunday Island Conversations, after nearly 17 years in radio, I want to express my gratitude to everybody on this island–and elsewhere–who have been so supportive of the work that I do, whether
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