East Hawai‘i News

Zonta International is giving a University of Hawai‘i at Hilo student the chance to receive even more scholarship funding from a program that supports women seeking careers in business.

It it’s March, it’s time for “Young at Art” at the East Hawai‘i Cultural Center in downtown Hilo.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park invites the world to experience the skillful work of Native Hawaiian cultural practices as part of a new video series.

The Hawai’i Police Department is once again inviting community members to come have a cup of joe with their local law enforcement, this time in the Laupāhoehoe area.

The county Department of Water Supply encourages customers to fix a leak and help conserve water islandwide.

Hawai’i Police Department is advising anyone with respiratory problems to avoid Leilani Street in the area of the Hilo Transfer Station Because of smoke from a fire at the station’s sorting warehouse.

The Hawai’i County Council on Wednesday during its regular meeting took the final step in creating a new fund that will allocate tax dollars to addressing homelessness on the Big Island.

The Hawai‘i County Council on Wednesday showed its support for the people of Ukraine and condemned the actions of Russia and its invasion of the former Soviet state.

A Big Island woman will serve more than three years in prison after being sentenced for what prosecutors called a “brazen crime spree.”

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a flood advisory for portions of the interior of the Big Island. The advisory is in effect until 7 p.m. today, March 9.

Big Island police are asking for the public’s help with locating a teen who is missing.

A cultural program at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park is getting a financial boost thanks to a donation of more than $153,000 through a specialty license plate program.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a flood advisory for a portion of the Big Island.

The Hawai’i Police Department advises motorists to avoid the area of the 6-mile marker of Daniel K. Inouye Highway because of a traffic incident.

The dry rainy season is starting to take its toll, with continuously monitored streamflow stations throughout the state flowing at record low rates. Some are even approaching the lowest flows ever recorded, according to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources.

The Hawai’i Police Department continues its efforts to keep the Big Island’s roadways safe from motorists who drive under the influence of an intoxicant.

Only negative COVID-19 test results among inmates across the board throughout the state’s correctional facilities were reported Monday, March 7, by the state Department of Public Safety.

To mask or not to mask. That is the million-dollar question right now as the state, and the Big Island, get closer to a new post-pandemic norm. But the answer isn’t as simple as some might think.

With just two months left of the rainy season, only December has so far provided wet conditions, according to a National Weather Service hydrologist. And the Big Island hasn’t escaped the dry conditions.

The county Department of Water Supply will be conducting fire hydrant flow tests in two separate locations between 10 and 11 p.m. Tuesday, March 15.