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.
Announcements for March 8
Community College to offer free ciulinary classes
Water bills could drop
Hawaii County water consumers will have the opportunity to speak out on a proposed decrease to the power cost charge.
Police investigating possible drowning at Honaunau Boat Ramp
Hawaii Island police are investigating a possible drowning in the Kona district.
Police identify body located in Hilo Bay
Hawaii Island police have identified the body that was discovered in Hilo Bay on Thursday afternoon as 59-year-old David Michael McManus, of Waikoloa.
Pahoa man killed in single-vehicle crash in Puna
A man was killed and a woman injured in a single-vehicle crash that occurred on Sunday evening on Highway 137 near mile marker 13 in Pahoa.
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Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were among the attendees at a recent dedication at St. Michael The Archangel Catholic Church in Kailua-Kona.
Proposal to release wasp to fight CBB advances
The release of a parasitoid wasp from Africa to assist in the fight against the invasive coffee berry borer moved one step closer to taking place Thurdsday.
Kona’s Dave Yamagata facing health hurdle
Long-time West Hawaii paddler Dave Yamagata is tackling myelodysplastic syndrome — a bone marrow disorder that prevents his body from making its own red blood cells.
