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Fires at a Hilo restaurant and Kona residence deemed total losses by Hawai‘i Fire officials
The restaurant fire occurred in the early morning on Sunday. The residential structure fire was reported in the evening.
Hawai‘i Island police sending officers to Maui to help in response to devastating wildfires
Hawai‘i Island police will be sending 12 officers to Maui through a Mutual Aid Agreement to assist Maui police and the residents of Maui in the wake of the devastating wildfires.
North and South Kohala brush fires under control but flare-ups still a threat
No injuries among residents or fire personnel have been reported as of Wednesday morning.
Wildfire update 4: Hisaoka Gym in Kapaʻau, Waimea Community Center back to normal operations
The red flag warning for leeward areas of the Big Island remains in effect as critical fire weather conditions of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures makes for extreme fire danger.
Portions of Akoni Pule Highway and Queen Kaahumanu Highway remain closed due to brush fire
Hawai’i County officials say portions of West Hawai’i roadways remain closed due to the brushfire.
Update 5: North Kohala fire 60% contained; estimate of burned area reduced to 1,000 acres
Kohala Ranch, between Kamakani Loop to Akoni Pula Highway/270, remains under mandatory evacuation; and Akoni Pule Highway remains closed between the 6- and 17-mile markers.
Hawaiʻi Island police identify man who drowned picking ʻopihi as 39-year-old from Hilo
The body found in the ocean near the cliffs off Old Government Road in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision on July 30 has been identified as a 39-year-old from Hilo.
UPDATE: Crews battle structure fire in West Hawai‘i; no injuries reported
The fire that fully engulfed a residence at 76-991 Kahako Place in Hōlualoa was extinguished by shortly after noon. Police report that Māmalahoa Highway, which was closed in the area of the fire, is now reopen to traffic.
UPDATE: Road open after Puna brush fire
Update: The intersection of Nahelenani Street and Old Volcano Road is open. It had been closed due to a brush fire.
Search ends for Pāhoa woman reported missing on Sunday while picking ‘opihi
Hawai‘i Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard searched for Shanice Ogata-Staudinger, by land and sea, from Sunday evening until the search was called off on Wednesday afternoon. They did not find any signs of her.
Search continues for Pāhoa woman reported missing while picking ‘opihi at ‘Hau Bush’
While the search continues for a woman from Pāhoa who went missing on July 9 while picking ʻopihi, fire department officials say there is no confirmation that she actually went into the water.
Update 3: Fire crews continue to stamp out hot spots of Ka‘ū brush fire
A brush fire that ignited on Monday afternoon in the Kaʻū District of the Big Island scorched 42 acres, damaging a garage and possibly some vehicles. Fire crews are now doing mop up work to prevent flareups.
Update 2: Main brush fire put out; Kamaoa Road in Naʻalehu now open
Update: Kamaoa Road is now open. Hawaiʻi Fire Department remains at the scene to mop up a brush fire.
Hawai‘i police searching for missing ʻopihi picker in Pāhoa
Shanice Ogata-Staudinger was picking ʻopihi with a relative in the area of Kahakai Boulevard and Papio Street in Pāhoa, at a spot commonly known as “Hau Bush.”
Police investigating possible drowning at South Point
Bystanders brought the distressed swimmer to shore and began CPR until Hawai‘i Fire Department personnel arrived on scene, however, attempts to resuscitate the man at the scene were unsuccessful.
20-year-old from Big Island dies after fireworks explodes in his hands
A 20-year-old man from Kailua-Kona died from a head injury following a fireworks incident on the Fourth of July on Hawaiʻi Island.
Video: Truck fire breaks out in Downtown Hilo
Hawaiʻi Fire Department crews were on the scene on Wednesday morning to extinguish a truck fire on Kamehameha Avenue in Downtown Hilo.
What you need to know about backyard fireworks to stay safe, legal for July 4th on the Big Island
What you need to know about fireworks on the Big Island for the Fourth of July holiday, including how to be safe and prevent fires. And make sure you know what fireworks are illegal and the rules about using them.
Hawaiʻi County councilwoman calls for ‘drastic’ action at abandoned Uncle Billy’s hotel in Hilo
The former nearly 150-room Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel on the Big Island’s Waiakea Peninsula is now nothing more than a nuisance — for the Banyan Drive area and Hawai‘i County. It has long been condemned and is dilapidated to the point where most of the rooms are exposed to the elements and debris is strewn throughout the structure.
