East Hawaii News

Officers Kyle Murray and Devin Ah Chong with Puna Patrol braved rain, fire ants and other hazards while searching for a woman who got lost in dense jungle in Hawaiian Acres.

Water customers on Kalaniana‘ole Street, from Kōlea Street to Leleiwi Street and including side roads, in Hilo are being notified about a water main break.

Big Island police find a 47-year-old man who was reported missing in 2020; and they arrest him for an outstanding electronic traffic warrant.

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible missing diver last seen in waters near the cliffs at the end of Beach Road in Hawaiian Paradise Park in Kea‘au.

Repairs to an East Hawaiʻi roadway are set to begin this week.

The University of Hawai’i at Hilo men’s basketball team will open its 2022-23 season with a 17-game home state slate.

The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo women’s basketball team’s 2022-23 schedule features seven non-conference matchups all at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo, giving the Vulcans two months of play without ever needing to leave the state.

Linda Winer of Newsday called it “an engaging chamber musical infused with intimate, emotionally perceptive, nonstop songs.” Maya Phillips of The New York Times summed it up as “a story impressively freed, not trapped, by its physical and creative limitations.” Jeremy Gerard of Bloomberg said it is a “giddily sorrowful eulogy for a brief marriage.”

First responders have to bring calm to the chaos they find when they arrive at the scene of an incident. Hawaiʻi Police Department Officer Xylon Takata knows firsthand.

A Honomu resident asked a friend who was a hunter to shoot wild pigs on his property at night, but the hunter instead shot his neighbor’s horse Onyx who had a nursing foal.

Standout performances by two University of Hawai‘i at Hilo seniors earned them honors as KTA Super Stores Superstars of the Week for Sept. 14-20.

Big Island police are asking if anyone knows or has seen a man involved in a theft earlier this month at a Kea‘au business.

Have you seen this man? If so, the Hawai‘i Police Department wants to hear from you.

The University of Hawai‘i women’s soccer team is moving on up in national rankings.

There’s something to be said about being in the right place at the right time.

A Big Island man faces several charges, including second-degree murder, in connection with the death of a woman last week.

The freshman defender of the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo women’s soccer team has scored back-to-back weekly honors from the Pacific West Conference.

Reigning Pacific West Conference Coach of the Year David Kaneshiro, who leads the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo women’s basketball squad, is adding six new faces to the team for the upcoming 2022-23 hoops season.

To protest Hawaiʻi County’s updated rules for the Waipi’o Valley road, a road block is planned by residents, farmers and others at the Waipi’o Lookout on Sept. 19 at 8 a.m.

Ulumauahi Keali‘ikanaka‘oleohaililani has been hired by the Hawaiʻi Land Trust as the first steward and educator for Kūkūau Forest on the BIg Island.