#Hawaii Fire Department
Update: Pāhoa woman officially charged for allegedly strangling man to death after she says he tried to kill her
42-year-old Patricia Ann McConnell of Pāhoa was charged with second-degree murder in connection with a reported domestic dispute late the night of April 24 in Nānāwale Estates between her and 45-year-old Patrick Gideon John-Bruce Dalrymple-Collins also of Pāhoa.
‘Vital step’: Central Fire Station to begin operating from interim location in early May
Personnel and equipment from Hawaiʻi Fire Department’s oldest fire station in downtown Hilo are relocating while their permanent facility receives repairs and upgrades during the next year.
Friends, family hold out hope missing Kona fisherman will be found alive
Hawai‘i Fire Department’s two helicopters circled the entire island, spending four days in the air, covering 1,724 nautical miles in 19 hours.
U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for fisherman who went missing off Big Island’s south coast
U.S. Coast Guard and partner agency crews had searched 200,048 square nautical miles for more than 242 combined hours by the time the agency suspended its search efforts for for missing 42-year-old Kona fisherman Earl “Oa” Hind at 3:30 p.m. the afternoon of April 15. Family and friends, however, are not giving up hope.
Missing Kona fisherman and vessel have yet to be found after nearly a week of searching
The U.S. Coast Guard said it plans to continue its search for missing fisherman Earl Kekuanaoa Hind and his boat “Makalapua Onalani” until at least Tuesday.
Search continues for local fisherman last seen offshore near Miloli‘i
The fisherman and his vessel’s current whereabouts are unknown. His truck and boat trailer were located parked near the South Point boat ramp area. Coast Guard officials say the search will continue till at least Tuesday.
Watch: Sayre Foundation partners with Life Flight Network to provide Big Island with new air ambulance
Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda praised the agreement between the nonprofits providing the new emergency response helicopter, which will add lifesaving capacity around the island, especially in even the most rural areas.
Hawai‘i Fire Department welcomes 4 new ambulances to service
Funded by the state with $1.2 million, the ambulances will be assigned to the Central (Hilo), Keauhou, Waikōloa, and Ocean View stations.
Big Island home destroyed in fire; no injuries reported
When firefighters arrived on scene, crews found a single-story home on fire with flames spreading through the entire interior of the house.
Police launch arson probe after several suspicious brush fires in Ocean View
Hawai‘i Fire Department fire crews responded to reports of brush fires at 1:15 p.m. and 3 p.m. Monday, with three smaller fires already extinguished before they arrived to the scene of the earlier report, for a total of 4 blazes in the general area between Lūʻau Drive and Coral Parkway along King Kamehameha Boulevard.
‘True embodiment of what it means to serve with aloha’: Tamaribuchi, Kohara receive Hāweo Awards
Hawaiʻi Fire Department Fire Equipment Operator Lyle Tamaribuchi and Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section Detective Donovan Kohara were recently honored by the Hawaiʻi County Council for going above and beyond call of duty.
Divers rescued out of rough waters in South Kona
Hawai‘i Fire Department personnel responded Monday afternoon to Pebble Beach down Kona Paradise after a report of swimmers in distress.
Police seek a male suspect in an Ocean View arson investigation
The resident was unharmed but reported that she observed a man on her property shortly before the fire started. The identity of the male party is currently unknown and he was last seen wearing darker colored clothing and had his face covered.
Early morning shooting in Hilo leaves man dead
Police ask anyone who may have been in the area on Maunakai Street shortly before 5 a.m. on Wednesday, or who may have information about this incident to call police.
Waikōloa Village residents encouraged to participate in annual evacuation drill
The evaucation drill, also known as Hulu Holoholo, will take place on Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m.
Central Fire Station personnel, equipment to temporarily relocate
The nearly 90-year-old building in downtown Hilo is the county’s oldest fire station and is in need of significant repair. Hawaiʻi County Department of Public Works Building Division crews will conduct repairs — to preserve the integrity of the building’s exterior — after fire department personnel relocate.
Update: Police identified man who died in apparent drowning at OTEC Beach in Kalaoa
Kona patrol officers continue their investigation.
Compactor sets large pile of scrap metal, tires ablaze when crushing car
Big Island firefighters discovered a 50-by-50-by-12-foot mound of scrap metal and large tires about 75% involved in fire under a covered, open steel metal building when they arrived at Big Island Scrap Metal at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Gray — and at times black — gritty smoke billowed into the air, easily sticking out against the bright blue clear sky.
Abandoned Puna structure frequented by squatters destroyed in early morning blaze
It is unknown what caused the fire.
