Double DUI offender ordered to pay $809,000 restitution
KEALAKEKUA A 3rd Circuit Court judge determined a Kailua-Kona man was responsible for more than $800,000 in medical bills after striking a runner on Alii Drive while driving drunk.
Pirates Outreach Community Center looks to offer space for kids, veterans and nonprofits
KAILUA-KONA On the second-to-last day at Privateers Coves former location, a couple asked the restaurants owner, Nick Traxler, if he, the man behind a pirate restaurant, is also the right man to run a community center at the former Hualalai Theatre.
More snow forecast for Big Island summits
KAILUA-KONA More snowfall is expected over Big Island summits today as a cold upper low continues to fuel wintry weather conditions.
Police investigate body found off Daniel K. Inouye Highway
KAILUA-KONA Hawaii Island police are investigating the discovery of a body found off of the Daniel K. Inouye Highway Thursday morning.
Kuleana Education Academy hosts students from Beijing, Shenzhen
KAILUA-KONA A boy growing up in Kona and a boy from Beijing might not immediately seem to have a lot in common, but when Dana Kerns son met the boy the family would be hosting for the duration of a program that brought more than a dozen students from China to Kuleana Education Academy, the two just hit it off right away, said Kern, board president at Kuleana Education Academy.
Watts in waiting
HILO Hu Honua Bioenergy will have to wait until the state Supreme Court rules on the appeal of its power purchase agreement before it can begin generating power.
Moratorium on aquarium fishing passes first committee
KAILUA-KONA A bill that would have abolished aquarium fishing in Hawaii cleared its first committee Wednesday, but not before its purpose was significantly amended.
Police seek public’s help in locating 2 sisters
KAILUA-KONA Police are seeking the publics help in locating two sisters who were reported missing five days ago.
Bill would let airports self-manage; not rely on state
Ex-prosecutor, doctor released as siblings face opioid case
HONOLULU A Hawaii pain doctor and his former prosecutor sister were released on bond Wednesday while awaiting trial on charges they dealt opioids.