Down for the count: Maunakea study counts visitors, impacts
HILO A study of public and commercial tour capacity on Maunakea is proceeding, even though tourism on the mountain has been at a standstill for more than a month.
Fourth annual Hawaii Island Festival of Birds canceled
KAILUA-KONA The organizers of the annual Hawaii Island Festival of Birds have announced the cancellation of this years event, citing difficulty accessing forest reserves around Maunakea.
Settlement reached in cyclist death
KAILUA-KONA A settlement appears to have been reached in a wrongful death case filed by the family of a cyclist fatally struck by an on-duty Hawaii Police Department officer in 2015.
No injuries reported but Kona police major says he should have notified public during spree
KAILUA-KONA – A 38-year-old man faces 39 charges in connection to a crime spree Wednesday that spanned East and West Hawaii.
These cops are tops
KAILUA-KONA Hawaii police department officers will be perched atop scaffolding at the Kailua-Kona Walmart until Saturday for the annual Cop on Top fundraiser for Special Olympics.
Spree suspect faces slew of charges
Hawaii Police charge a Kailua-Kona man after a crime spree that encompassed both East and West Hawaii.
Truck bursts into flames on Palani Road
KAILUA-KONA Deniz Tek was driving home with his wife Wednesday night, heading northbound on Palani Road around 10:15 p.m., when they came upon a single-vehicle wreck about a half mile south of Hina Lani Street.
No damage, tsunami warning after 4.2M ‘quake south of Pahala
The U.S. Geological Surveys Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded an offshore magnitude-4.2 earthquake south of the Island of Hawaii at 4:33 a.m. this morning.
Official: Overcrowding, inmate woes caused Maui jail riot
WAILUKU Overcrowding and numerous disruptions to daily inmate life sparked rioting at a Hawaii jail, a state official said.
Penalties pile up for owners of downtown Hilo property
HILO The owners of a downtown Hilo property that has become a homeless encampment have accrued nearly $200,000 in fines after failing to remove illegal structures for the better part of a year.
Kim to hold second meeting with Hawaiian leaders
HILO Mayor Harry Kim will hold a second meeting with leaders of the Native Hawaiian community Friday regarding the Thirty Meter Telescope.
PGV gets OK for new wells
HILO Applications from Puna Geothermal Venture for two new geothermal wells have been approved, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources confirmed Wednesday.
Transmission line work continues in Honokaa
HILO – Hawaii Electric Light crews completed repairs to transmission lines and equipment damaged by a fallen tree in Hakalau.
Council parses Kona CDP changes
HILO Whats in a word? Plenty, it seems, when it comes to the difference between shall and should.
Shark attack victim recounts attack in letter
KAILUA-KONA Kealakekua Bay reopened Wednesday following a shark attack reported the day before.
Suspect taken into custody after chase, shots
HOLUALOA A man is in police custody in the wake of crime spree that reportedly began in Hilo, involved gunshots fired at a Kailua-Kona shopping center, multiple vehicle thefts and the response of the police departments Special Response Team to a Holualoa home.
Kealakekua Bay reopens after shark attack
KAILUA-KONA Kealakekua Bay reopened today following a shark attack on Tuesday.
Maui explores expanding ban on commercial beach activities
WAILUKU Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino is looking to ban commercial activities at all beach parks on Sundays and holidays.
Police ramp up traffic, parking enforcement, near Maunakea Access Road
HILO Police have increased the issuing of citations on vehicles traveling or parked near Maunakea Access Road on the Daniel K. Inouye Highway.
Disaster recovery survey deadline nears
HILO Hundreds have responded to community surveys that aim to aid the county in its recovery from the 2018 eruption of Kilauea volcano in lower Puna.