HPR News Staff

Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore of Oʻahu is changing owners again and will join the Ritz-Carlton brand. Blackstone invested an undisclosed amount of money to upgrade the resort during the pandemic.

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state broke the law when it took control of the Mauna Kea Access Road on the Big Island and turned it into a state highway before the 2019 Thirty Meter Telescope protests.

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says the eruption began early Monday, about 1 mile south of the Kīlauea caldera inside Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

The 19 lots total nearly 1.5 acres at Maui Lani that the county authorized to give the organization in 2022. They will be used for affordable workforce housing in perpetuity.

The state Department of Health has awarded new contracts for ambulance services following a competitive bidding process.

The newest dashboard of Respiratory Disease Activity shows COVID-19 is at the yellow level — or “medium activity.”

The fund's original sign-up deadline of April 30 was first extended to May 31. It has been further extended to June 15, 2024, by Gov. Josh Green.

The $250 million loan will help the utility bolster its financial ability as it faces litigation following the Aug. 8 wildfires on Maui. Money will also be used for wildfire mitigation on all islands it provides power to.

Maui County will be acquiring a 7-acre parcel in Kula that houses the community center and other public use facilities.

State conservation officers have cited three Wailuku men for multiple fishing-related violations within the ʻĀhihi-Kīnaʻu Natural Area Reserve.