Finally we have some legislative progress toward funding effective education in the state of Hawai'i. The House has passed a budget bill that restores a portion of the money taken from our most cost-effective educational institutions, Hawai'i's state public libraries.

Oahu is under a flood advisory until 4:30 p.m. today. Around 1:20 p.m., radar showed heavy rain over West Oahu that was nearly stationary.

The state is awarding $600,000 in grants for environmentally beneficial projects in Leeward Oahu, from Kapolei to Makaha.

Makaha Elementary School is hosting Read Aloud America sessions through April 29th focusing on the importance of parents and family members reading to children.

"WELCOME, DR. CHEN!" 1. Philip T.Y. Wang, left, director general of the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office, was the host and translator at a private reception for "Living Tradition: The Calligraphy of Chen Wei-Tei" Feb.

The City Department of Emergency Management and the Hawaii State Civil Defense are responding to reports that sirens that didn't sound or were faintly heard during Saturday's tsunami scare.

On most days, hundreds of homeless people are scattered along Oahu's beaches from the Leeward Coast to Waikiki.

As the Makaha Sons prepare to celebrate the 34th anniversary of the original Mahaka Sons of Ni'ihau, Louis "Moon" Kauakahi said the only time he thought the group might have hit the end of the road was in 1993 when his brother-in-law, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, abruptly quit few days before they were scheduled to headline the sixth annual "Makaha Bash" ...

Mobi PCS has activated a new Big Island cellular site at Yokohama Bay that will enhance its 3G network on the Leeward Coast.

LOOK >> Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore, who tours the country exploring the climate in different regions, visited the Big Island for the episode entitled "Hawaii: Island of Adventure". The local episode of "Cantore Stories" will air Saturday at 5:30 p.m. on the Weather Channel.

An Oahu grand jury returned an indictment yesterday that could mean an extended term of imprisonment for a 36-year-old Punchbowl man who allegedly caused the Sunday hit-and-run death of a 20-year-old Makaha woman.

Former U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo was confirmed by the state Senate yesterday as a Circuit Court judge after senators put aside their concerns and looked at his character and his long record as a prosecutor.

Family members of the woman killed in the drive-through of a fast food restaurant in Nanakuli said they are shocked by the act of violence.

The city medical examiner's officer today identified Raelynn Adams, 20, of Makaha, as the woman who was fatally injured early yesterday morning when she was run over in the drive-through lane of the McDonald's restaurant in Nanakuli.

The body of a hiker missing since Saturday has been recovered above Kili Drive in Makaha.