East Hawai‘i News

Businesses in downtown Hilo have struggled since the beginning of the pandemic and onset of restrictions. Some pivoted and made changes to their operations to weather the storm.

The county Department of Water Supply is notifying customers along Mikahala Place and Kipimana Street in Kea‘au that a fire hydrant flow test will be conducted in early March.

Hawai‘i County is making the process of obtaining a building permit placard more convenient.

The state and University of Hawaiʻi are partnering together to help students participating in digital readiness courses through UH community colleges get technology that will help them succeed.

A traffic incident has caused the closure of a roadway in East Hawai‘i.

Big Island police continue their pursuit to make roadways safe from drivers under the influence of an intoxicant.

Plans for the 2022 Merrie Monarch Festival continue to evolve and a live audience could be watching.

Start your engines, Big Island, because racing is returning to Hilo Oval Track.

The state Department of Public Safety reported Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 22, that one staff member at Hawai’i Community Correctional Center in Hilo has received a positive COVID-19 test result.

People seeking office this year can make their intentions paperwork official beginning next week.

Hawai‘i County Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen announced Tuesday, Feb. 22, the separate federal indictments of three Big Island men.

Interested in pursuing law enforcement as a career? Looking for a way to help keep the Big Island safe? The Hawai‘i Police Department is looking for those kinds of people.

Several students from an Oʻahu high school are the latest to be named Maunakea Scholars.

An observatory atop Maunakea played a part in the discovery by an international team of astronomers that discovered a massive cluster of young galaxies forming in the early universe.

A member of the Hawai‘i Police Department was recently honored by an East Hawai‘i club.

The fire department of U.S. Army Garrison — Pōhakuloa Training Area recently earned top honors in a competition among other small Army fire departments.

An observatory atop Maunakea played a major part in a recent study involving high-altitude winds, aurorae and planetary rotation of Saturn.

The state Department of Public Safety on Thursday, Feb. 17, reported four COVID-19 positive test results among inmates at Hawai’i Community Correctional Center in Hilo.

The original purpose of geologic mapping in Hawaiʻi was to understand the distribution of groundwater and soils to support agriculture. But as geologic maps have been developed over time, they’ve provided basic information on how the Hawaiian Islands evolved, the workings of individual volcanoes and the relative degree of long-term hazards posed.

Each week, a small battalion of volunteers not only battles food insecurity in the Honoka’a area, more importantly, it’s building community.