Volunteers work to support those battling fire
Volunteers in Waimea brought food and water to first responders Monday as they battled the 40,000-acre fire burning near the Department of Hawaiian Homelands Puukapu Subdivision.
Firefighters continue to battle Hawaii Island’s largest fire
Firefighters appear to have gotten the upper hand on a more than 40,000-acre wildland fire in South Kohala deemed the largest in Hawaii Island history.
Roads reopen as firefighters get upperhand on South Kohala fire
Hawaii County officials are asking residents and visitors to remain vigilant and to be prepared for evacuate if needed as firefighters continue to battle a 40,000-acre wildland fire that threatened Waikoloa Village Sunday afternoon.
Results of breakwater study expected by this fall
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed a study of whether potential alterations to the Hilo Bay breakwater would improve water quality in the bay.
Dive safe: Nonprofit FreediveSafe Hawaii holds safety program in Kona
It’s tough to find a better freediver on this planet than Martin Stepanek.
Waikoloa Village evacuation order lifted as wildland fire continues to burn
An evacuation order Sunday afternoon that prompted thousands to flee Waikoloa Village was lifted at 7 p.m. as firefighters continued to battle a wildland fire that’s scorched more than 62.5 square miles and consumed two homes in South Kohala.
Waikoloa Village evacuation order remains in effect as wildland fire continues to burn
An evacuation order Sunday afternoon that prompted thousands to flee Waikoloa Village was lifted at 7 p.m. as firefighters continued to battle a wildland fire that’s scorched more than 62.5 square miles and consumed two homes in South Kohala.
Red Cross opens shelter at Old Kona Airport Park
The Red Cross has opened up a shelter at Old Kona Airport Park in Kailua-Kona for evacuees from the Mana Road wildland fire in South Kohala.
Waikoloa Village ordered to evacuate as brush fire nears
Evacuations orders have been issued for Waikoloa Village.
Bus hubbub: New interim administrator, big changes in the works
Mayor Mitch Roth’s administration has officially ruled out land owned by a politically connected Pahoa resident as the site for a bus hub, overturning steps taken by the previous administration.
Under the radar: Using weather stations to study Kilauea’s Dec. 20, 2020, plume
This week marks the second anniversary of the appearance of water in Kilauea’s Halema‘uma‘u crater, so it seems timely to discuss the water lake’s demise last Dec. 20, or rather, its transformation into a volcanic plume and how we use weather radar to investigate how that happened.
Testing rises with demand as COVID cases pile up
The demand for COVID-19 testing on the Big Island is rising as case numbers continue to surge.
Neighbors have little love for disruptive ‘Love Island’ production
Since the beginning of July, a group of young people sequestered in a Ninole villa has competed for romantic favors from each other to the delight of millions of daily viewers.
Brush fire continues to burn out of control in South Kohala
Strong winds have hampered efforts to contain a brush fire in South Kohala that by late Saturday afternoon had burned more than 12,000 acres — and counting.
Case count total tops 4,000 on Big Island
The Big Island reported 101 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, sending the island’s total case count to 4,051.
South Kona woman sentenced for traffic fatality
A 46 year-old South Kona woman was sentenced to prison Wednesday for a 2018 traffic fatality that took the life of Nevada resident Mark Brown.
Dozens turn out to sign wave during World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
Dozens of people lined up on Kamehameha Avenue on Friday to wave signs and inform the public about ways to alleviate human trafficking in East Hawaii.
Man in Hilo fined for undersized ‘opihi harvest
A 27-year-old man was cited Friday for harvesting 345 undersized ‘opihi from the shoreline at Onekahakaha Beach Park in Hilo.
Record-breaking virus cases reported
Friday marked the largest single-day COVID-19 case count in Hawaii since the pandemic began early last year.
Tourists fined $500 for touching Hawaiian monk seals
HONOLULU — A woman from Louisiana who was honeymooning in Hawaii has been fined $500 after a social media video showed her touching an endangered Hawaiian monk seal, U.S. authorities said.
