Hawaiʻi county urges preparations ahead of red flag warning
Big Island leeward residents are asked to be on high alert and take precautions as a Red Flag Warning is anticipated to take affect today around 10 a.m. and continue through Monday.
Announcements for Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023
Transfer station and landfill closed for Ironman
Marine debris is everybody’s problem
Marine pollution is a very significant threat to marine life in the ocean. Abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing nets can ruin essential habitat like coral reefs, as well as entangle marine life such as turtles and humpback whales. The Protected Species Program with the Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) would like to remind everyone to utilize its statewide marine debris hotline and reporting website.
Fire damages structure in Holualoa
Fire damages structure in Holualoa
KCH breaks ground for pharmacy extension
Kona Community Hospital joined community leaders and legislatures Tim Richards, Nicole Lowen, Kristin Kahaloa and Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth in a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday at the Kealakekua facility for the hospital’s drug compounding facility expansion.
Waikoloa affordable housing ready for occupancy
Waikoloa Family Affordable — Hawaii Island’s newest affordable housing development — is ready for occupancy.
Family fun day held by Child and Family services last weekend
Child &Family Service (CFS), Hawaii’s family-centered, full-service nonprofit on Saturday hosted a Child and Family Fun Day for Kona families at Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i at Kahalu‘u Ma Kai. The free family-focused event offered giveaways, crafts, food, informational fun booths, entertainment, and more. CFS staff were on hand to share and enroll families in their programs and services.
Kalei Lee takes home 4 medals
A Special Olympics athlete from West Hawaii took home one silver and three bronze medals in powerlifting at the Summer World Games in Berlin, Germany.
Man identified in fatal Kailua bicycle crash
Police have identified the elderly Kailua-Kona man who died following a single bicycle crash on Sunday, May 21, 2023, on Hinalani Street in North Kona, as 82-year-old Stuart S. Dunn.
Missing South Kona Baby
The Hawaii Police Department seeks your help in locating a missing one- year-old child.
New law prohibits discrimination against tenants with housing vouchers
Discriminaton against voucher holders and recipients of other housing assistance programs is now illegal for many landlords in Hawaii.
INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR LANDLORDS – $3,000 sign-on bonus for renting to select housing voucher holders
The Hawaii County Office of Housing and Community Development announced Tuesday a $3,000 sign-on bonus for Hawaii Island Landlords taking part in select housing assistance programs.
Four Kona men charged in underage sex sting
Hawaii Island police have charged four Kona men for child sex solicitation as part of a multi-agency undercover operation designed to identify and arrest individuals using the internet to facilitate sexual crimes against children.
Grateful for your support
Dozens of people recently rallied for Kona Community
169 Whales seen during Great Whale Count
Over 300 volunteers gathered data from the shores of Kauai, Oahu and Hawaii islands during the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count and from Maui during the Great Whale Count by Pacific Whale Foundation, the last of three coordinated whale counts between the two organizations in 2023. This is the first year since March 2020 that both programs will be resumed normal operations.
Kona woman involved in officer-involved shooting incident indicted
The Hawaii County Prosecuting Attorney Office announced Tuesday that a Kona woman, 26 year-old Jacqueline Keanaaina, was indicted by a Kona grand jury last week. Keanaaina was charged in relation to two incidents. On March 10, 2023 Keanaaina was apprehended as a passenger in a stolen vehicle that was involved in an officer-involved shooting on Palani Road in Kona and she was arrested in relation to a February 26, 2023 attempted burglary incident at a residence on Tiki Lane in Ocean View.
Announcements for March 17th 2023
Hawaii County Parks and Recreation announces Summer Fun
Colors of the Rainbow: Kahakai Elementary holds Color Run
The colors of the rainbow filled the air Friday afternoon at Kahakai Elementary School as they held their annual School Color Run.
Manhunt Over, Suspect in Custody
The suspect who lead Hawaii Island Police on a manhunt Friday was captured without incident Saturday morning in Honokaa.
Manhunt ends as suspect taken into custody
The suspect who lead Hawaii Island Police on a manhunt Friday was captured without incident Saturday morning in Honokaa.
