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Business · HiloHoliday celebrants in Hilo, Hawaii, might notice something different about the traditional Yule Log cake from the Short ’N Sweet bakery this year.Maria Short typically makes her popular $35 bûche de Noël with two logs combined to look like a branch. This year, thanks to soaring prices for eggs and butter and other items, she’s downsizing to one straight Yule log.“It’s the same price, but smaller,” she said. “That cuts down on size and labor.”Hig…See the Story
Smaller food cos. get set for a high-priced holiday season
42% Center coverage: 12 sources
US & Canada · HiloA federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Hilo man to 42 months in prison for a COVID-19 fraud scam.See the Story
Feds sentence Hilo man for COVID fraud scam
100% Left coverage: 2 sources
US & Canada · HiloThe Circuit Court of the Third Circuit is seeking applications for independent grand jury counsel for Hilo and Kona. The compensation shall be as provided by law. If you are interested in being considered for a one-year appointment, please submit a letter indicating your interest and a resume by January 31, 2023.See the Story
Judiciary seeks independent grand jury counsel for Hilo, Kona
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
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US & Canada · HiloDuncan Kealoha Mahi, 52, pleads not guilty to a host of charges in connection with the alleged Sept. 16 abduction and ensuing crimes committed against a 15-year-old Kona girl. The charges stem from a series of alleged crimes that began around 1:30 p.m. September 16 at Anaehoomalu Bay in South Kohala. The abduction triggered Hawaii Island's first-ever Maile (AMBER) Alert.See the Story
Hilo man pleads not guilty to kidnapping, sex assault
100% Left coverage: 3 sources
US & Canada · HiloA machine in the state's Hilo counting center rejected 11 ballots bearing the same bar code. The state Office of Elections is reviewing the ballots and investigating how the incident occurred. It's not yet known how the ballots, which apparently did not have mail-in envelopes, made their way into the counting center.See the Story
Hilo election machine foils ballot tampering attempt
100% Left coverage: 2 sources
Coronavirus · HiloCarey Mills pleaded guilty to charges related to a single count of wire fraud on May 17, 2022. Mills fraudulently submitted multiple applications for the Paycheck Protection Plan and Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds on behalf of three businesses under his control. Mills received $937,575 in payments in the form of three forgivable PPP loans and one EIDL grant.See the Story
3.5 years prison for Hilo man in COVID funds fraud
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
US & Canada · HiloHilo-based physician Frederick Nitta has been a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist in Hawaii since 1993. With over 90% of Nitta's patients eligible for Medicaid or Medicare, he also provides primary care physician, or PCP, services for his patients. In November 2015, the DHS demanded Nitta repay the $205,940.13 given to him via the Medicaid enhanced payments.See the Story
Hilo doctor prevails in high court decision regarding reimbursements
100% Left coverage: 2 sources
Hilo · HiloFurthermore, Hilo is still a long way from achieving the goals set when it was founded.See the Story
A Hydro subsidiary makes a profit at the expense of its parent company
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
US & Canada · HiloKona Community Hospital has temporarily stopped accepting new patients in its medical oncology and chemotherapy infusion clinics. Current patients are still being treated. Patients are being referred to Queen's North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea and Hilo Medical Center for treatment. Kona Cancer Center's chemotherapy infusion clinic is currently managing 494 patients.See the Story
Staffing crisis forces hospital’s cancer center to turn away new patients
100% Left coverage: 2 sources
US & Canada · HiloThe Hawaii International Film Festival is bringing cinema from around the world to Hilo. The lineup includes titles from New Zealand, Japan and 13 short films shot in Hawaii. Six of the Big Island short films will play in the Made in Hawaii Shorts Program beginning at 8 p.m. on Saturday.See the Story
Film festival kicks off today at Palace Theater
100% Left coverage: 2 sources
US & Canada · HiloJordan Gino Cacatian, 41, has been charged on Monday in Hilo with first-degree terroristic threatening, attempted assault against a law enforcement officer and attempted second-degree assault. The charges stem from an incident that occurred on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 23, when South Hilo Patrol officers responded to a report of a male party on Keawe Street who was cutting himself with a knife.See the Story
Suspect charged in Hilo officer-involved shooting
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