Hilo News

• UH Hilo College of Pharmacy needs $38M to start construction
  The Hawaii Tribune Herald reports that after completing its $5.5 million design phase last spring, the project is "shovel ready," and could break ground as early as this spring if the funding is secured, according to university officials. […]
• Prostitution sting nets 5 suspects
  Five Big Island men were arrested and charged for allegedly soliciting prostitution in a sting operation earlier this week in Kailua-Kona . They are: Dennis Fontany, 68, of Kailua-Kona; Taavili Tapu Taylor, 44, of Waikoloa ; Christopher John Chipley, 38, of Kailua-Kona; Jason L. Hickman, 32, of Kealakekua ; and Vincent Daniel Rice, 49, of Hilo. […]
• Cameras monitor traffic congestion
  Big Brother is watching — but he is supposed to be helping. Traffic in Kona can often get snarled as commuters make their way about the town's relatively few thoroughfares. […]
• Blood delivered to Hawaii-bound cruise ship
  A woman who needed blood while aboard a Hawaii-bound cruise ship has been taken to a hospital on the Big Island. […]
• Application deadline for UH Hilo Chancellor scholarship is March 1
  The University of Hawai`i at Hilo is currently accepting applications for its Chancellor Scholarship, a prestigious award created for graduates from Hawai`i high schools that covers four years of tuition. […]
• Business Talk
  Kaiser Permanente Hawaii announced the appointment of Lloyd Tanaka and George "Skip" White as clinic administration managers for its Big Island clinics. […]
• Highway Crew Kills Snake Accidentally
  A highway maintenance crew accidentally killed a snake near Honolulu International Airport Wednesday, according to the state Department of Agriculture . […]