03/17/10 Hawaii senators revived a plan Tuesday to raise broad-based taxes paid by everyone. The Senate Economic Development and Consumer Protection committees unanimously voted to increase the general excise tax -- Hawaii's version of the sales tax -- by one percentage point to at least 5 percent total. 03/17/10 been shipped to Hawaii with 32 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials identified the driver of the car who died in Friday's crash on the H-3 freeway as Marvin Edgar Burrow Jr. 03/17/10 BASEBALL Today HPA at Kealakehe, 3 p.m. Honokaa at Makua Lani, 3 p.m. Kohala at Konawaena, 3 p.m. Thursday Pahoa vs. Ka'u, noon at W. Victor Hilo at Kamehameha, 3 p.m. Friday Ka'u at Waiakea, 3 p.m. Honokaa at HPA, 3 p.m. Konawaena at Makua Lani, 3 p.m. Kealakehe at Kohala, 3 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Standings East Division Division I Waiakea 2-0 Keaau 1-1 Kamehameha 0-0 Division II Pahoa 3-0 Hilo 0 ... 03/17/10 Hilo had to wait longer than any other Big Island Interscholastic Federation baseball team to play its regular-season opener. On Tuesday in the bottom of the first inning against Keaau, the Vikings showed they also were willing to wait a little longer while at the plate. 03/17/10 Mauna Kea meeting March 25 The state Board of Land and Natural Resources is meeting March 25 in Hilo to hear and vote on crucial components of the Mauna Kea Comprehensive Management Plan. 03/17/10 A bill that would outlaw smoking in any motorized vehicle occupied by a child or young adult was advanced Tuesday by a 6-3 vote of a County Council committee. | 
