Police still looking for leads in hit-and-run
The Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit is continuing to look for any witnesses or video surveillance for the traffic collision that killed a Kailua-Kona man who was later identified as 35-year-old Masayoki George. This was following a single vehicle hit and run collision that occurred on Thursday May 30 in Kailua-Kona on Hualalai Road, fronting the Kailua-Kona Public Library.
OLS Hotels & Resorts tapped to run Volcano House
HONOLULU OLS Hotels & Resorts is expanding its presence in Hawaii by taking over management services at the Volcano House Hotel, in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Injured man, 5 others cited for trespassing in Hawaii park
HONOLULU A man injured during a rockfall in a Hawaii state park is among five people cited for trespassing.
Ige signs mental health bill
HILO Gov. David Ige on June 7 signed legislation that aims to improve mental health care.
Attorney blames victim for near-death beating
KEALAKEKUA – A defense attorney representing one of three individuals charged in the attempted murder of a hotel security guard placed the blame on the victim, calling him the aggressor and responsible for the brutal beating he endured.
Undoing the volcanic cat-astrophe
HILO June is Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat month and the three Hawaii Island Humane Society shelters, Rainbow Friends Animal Sanctuary and Hui Pono Holoholona/PAWS have the purr-fect pet for a prospective cat owner.
Prelim set for man charged in Kalaoa stabbing
KAILUA-KONA A 39-year-old man charged with assault in connection with a stabbing last week in Kalaoa is out of custody pending a preliminary hearing next month.
Vacation rental applications trickling in
HILO Vacation rental registrations are coming in faster than workers at the county Planning Department can process them.
Understaffed Hawaii jail recruits guards from other islands
KAHULUI Hawaiis corrections department has begun recruiting guards from other islands to counter a staffing deficit at a Maui jail, officials said.
Hilo heart-to-heart: Cardiac program makes progress, but facility loses specialists in other areas
HILO Hilo Medical Centers cardiac program has expanded once again, with the addition of a second interventional cardiologist.