East Hawai‘i News

Ruggles is currently pursuing her second degree at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo’s College of Business and Economics, and is also a 2006 graduate of Kea’au High School.

In the video, taken during field observations in February, the whales are seen swimming and diving, and at one point, the mother appears to be doing a headstand and drifting her tail out of the water.

Officers determined that a 68-year-old Michigan woman was operating a 1990 Oldsmobile four-door sedan that was traveling west on the 800 block of Kaiwiki Road. The car ran off the right side of the road and struck a utility pole.

Arson investigations are underway as fire inspectors and police attempt to uncover the origins of about a dozen fires in West Hawai’i over the past month and a half.

During the same time period, 112 potential cases have been excluded from the count, including five in the past 24 hours.

The search help is available on the Department of Health’s Deposit Beverage Container Program website and is accessible via web browsers on computers and mobile devices.

Kona Brewing Co. is ready to break ground on its new location.

According to a medical examiner, the man died as result of gunshot wounds to his abdomen and chest.

Donald Trump received 5,677 votes, garnering 42.4 percent of votes from the state’s registered republicans.

The finalists’ artwork is being displayed in the halls of the Hawai’i State Capitol.

Helicopter operations for various activities within Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park have been scheduled.

The dengue fever confirmed case count remains stalled at 260. No new cases have been reported by the Hawai’i Department of Health for nearly two weeks.

Among the bills passed were a number of measures that strategically address housing and homelessness, one of the major issues of the Legislative Program.

This year’s 12th annual Journey through the Universe program will run through the second week of March.

Senator Mazie Hirono also called for robust funding for the USFS as Congress reviews President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget request.

Remains located in the Wailuku River in February have been identified as belonging to Kailua-Kona woman Jolee Reiswig.

A 55-year-old man reported that he stopped to help a stranded motorist and was robbed at gunpoint of his sports-utility vehicle.

Activity within Kilauea remains within realms of normal activity.

The temporary water shut-off will take place to relocate a fire hydrant for Kea’au-Pahoa Road Intersection Improvements on Old Government Road.

Public comments on a Draft Environmental Assessment in connection with a proposed management plan for Laupahoehoe forest on the Big Island are sought.