East Hawaii News

The large affray that resulted in three male teens being assaulted while they sat in a vehicle at the Big Island beach park might have been the result of mistaken identity following a separate fight that occurred earlier in another section of the park.

BHE Renewables, a Berkshire Hathaway Energy business, is hosting a discussion from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hilo Intermediate School about its 10-megawatt Wailuku hydroelectric generation project, also known as Wailuku River Hydroelectric.

Chelsie Evans Enos is honoring the short life of her son, Tre’ Evans-Dumaran, a Maui firefighter who died following a tragic accident trying to help during flooding on Maui, with the creation of the Live Like Treʻ Foundation.

Families gather for World’s Oceans Day in Downtown Hilo’s Kalākaua Park on Saturday.

One of Hilo’s most historic buildings houses the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center, where you can check out World Ocean Day on June 10.

The Hawaii Police Department is advising drivers to avoid Middle Keei Road due to a current traffic issue. According to a report, a vehicle crash near the Middle Keei Rd and Highway 11 intersection has closed Middle Keei Rd, between Highway 11 and Painted Church Rd, and will require a detour of traffic until 10 […]

Residents vented numerous concerns Thursday night during a public meeting to discuss the new draft Environmental Impact Statement for Puna Geothermal Venture’s proposed “Repower Project.”

The last day to provide public testimony online about the National Marine Sanctuary designation is Friday.

Dozens gathered Monday at the West Hawai’i Veterans Cemetery Monday for a Memorial Day ceremony.

Heartfelt memories of loved ones shared during the Hawai’i Care Choices’ 19th Annual Celebration of Life in Hilo.

Hawai’i Police Department said they have arrested Thomas Allen, 47, of Ocean View, or allegedly shooting his neighbor.

There will be no county road work on Monday in observance of Memorial Day.

After conferring with the Hawai‘i County prosecuting attorney’s office, police on Wednesday arrested and charged 39-year-old Sergey Anatolyevich Tkachuk of Pāhoa with an array of offenses.

The alleged crimes include a string of burglaries that occurred at self-storage facilities located within the Shipman Industrial Park.

Capt. T. N. Simeona, the pound master for the Kohala area on the Big Island near the end of the 19th century, was killed in the line of duty on Sept. 30, 1890. His story was told and his name added to the police memorial wall at the Hilo Police Station on Monday during the Hawai‘i Police Department’s National Police Week ceremony.

Resurfacing work is planned for a portion of Kalanianaʻole Street in Keaukaha from May 15-26 and a part of Keawe Street in Downtown Hilo will be limited to one lane overnight from May 15-18.

Nonprofit PAL (Permanently Affordable Living) Kaua‘i is in escrow for a 5.5-acre property in Pepe‘ekeo, which would be its first project on the Big Island.

The block party and benefit concert will feature live music, food trucks, art installations and pop-up vendors, all in celebration of the strength and resilience of the people and culture of the Puna district on the Big Island.

May 2023 marks the 99th anniversary of a sequence of explosive eruptions from the summit of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island that occurred throughout 16 days from May 11-27, 1924.

The Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation is proposing dredging and excavating most of the volcanic debris from the 2018 Kilauea eruption that landlocked the boat ramp, severely curtailing fishing, emergency services and other commercial, recreational and food subsistence activities that previously relied on ocean access there.