East Hawaii News

Police seek any information on 16-year old Davan Ahnee-Makekau, who was last seen on Kinoʻole Street at 8 p.m. Thursday night.

Several restrictions are in place for those areas under threat of wildfires igniting from critical fire weather conditions, which are expected again later Friday morning and afternoon and Saturday.

It will be a spooktacular weekend before Halloween, with several events on the Big Island once again planned to celebrate the holiday — each one a scream in its own right; all offering tons of frightful family fun.

A fire weather watch means critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings.

35-year-old Kaela Escalante faces multiple charges — including 2 counts of second-degree burglary, 2 counts of second-degree theft and 4 counts of habitual property crime, among others — and made her initial appearance Oct. 20 in Hilo District Court.

Police do not believe that speed, alcohol, or drugs were factors when a car struck the male pedestrian on Highway 19 on Sunday, Oct. 19.

Hawai‘i Master Food Preservers debuts its first conference Oct. 23, with the 35th Hawai‘i Tropical Fruit Growers Conference to follow Oct. 24-26; both will be at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel and are open to the public.

Thousands of frontline caregivers will return to the bargaining table Oct. 28-29 backed by community support and a national patient safety mandate.

The park on Waiānuenue Avenue, which includes Pi‘ihonua Gymnasium, will be closed 2 days at the end of this week.

Hawai‘i Island police report that Johnessa Elkin-Kanae, who was missing for more than a day, was found shortly after 7 p.m. Oct. 19.

Two collection events are scheduled for later this year; registration is open now, but the deadlines to sign up are drawing nearer.

The league season is Dec. 1 through Feb. 26, 2026; registration is open through Oct. 29.

Expansion of the fiber network, however, requires trimming vegetation in certain public easements in Volcano during a 4-month period from Oct. 20 to Jan. 20, 2026, which also will involve temporarily parking trucks on one-lane roads that might temporarily impact access to homes.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice. All projects are weather permitting. Will any of these planned closures impact your commute or fun? Take a look and plan ahead now.

Five of the graduates will work at Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center with the other four being posted at Kulani Correctional Facility; the class is the seventh to graduate from recruit training this year.

“These would be the highest single fountain and highest pair of fountains seen during this eruption,” said Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in a status update for the Big Island volcano at 10:05 p.m. Friday.

Latest eruptive activity of the ongoing episodic eruption of the Big Island volcano began at just after 8 p.m. with sustained molten rock geysers already at 500 feet high from the north vent and rapidly increasing in height.

39-year-old Isaac Kamali‘i was arrested after holing up for several hours at an Aloha Drive residence the evening of Oct. 16 in connection with the case of a stolen ʻĀinaloa vehicle.

Checkout donations at visitor center stores hit a record high, showing strong visitor commitment to conservation and culture.

Veterans can learn more about the benefits available to them and explore the wide range of services provided through the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System during an event in Hilo on Wednesday, Oct. 22.