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Cycling enthusiasts are opposing a bill aimed at providing greater public and City Council scrutiny of planned city bikeways, maintaining it would only delay putting in place badly needed bike lanes and other accommodations.

KAILUA-KONA >> A woman who pleaded guilty to a robbery charge after using a hatchet to try to steal a Corvette from a driver on Hawaii island has been sentenced to at least two years in prison.

Man arrested in attempted murder • Tips lead to arrest of alleged robber

The state Health Department last month halted delivery of Thai basil from a farm in Waianae and ordered crops destroyed after finding unacceptable levels of pesticide residue.

A 45-year-old man has been charged with second-degree theft for allegedly taking money from a private high school’s Project Graduation event.

Enrollment at Hawaii public schools dropped slightly this year to 180,409 students, the state Department of Education said Friday.

The prospect of discrepancies tied to the timeline of a fistfight and fatal stabbing has prompted a Kauai District Court judge to extend a preliminary hearing for a 37-year-old man charged with murder.

There was so much debris and trash left behind in the Kakaako homeless encampment that a special city cleanup crew could not meet Friday’s deadline to clear out the encampment and will have to return Monday.

A 25-year-old surfer lost his lower left leg in a shark attack Friday morning at a popular North Shore surf break.

As the first anniversary of his firing approaches, Gib Arnold could receive the largest settlement ever awarded a former University of Hawaii athletic department employee.