East Hawaii News

An attempted murder investigation was launched by Hawai‘i Island police following a stabbing in Puna earlier this week.

A Mountain View man faces several charges, including drug offenses, after a suspicious vehicle was reported in a Puna neighborhood.

Emergency repairs continue to two bridges on Hawai‘i Belt Road (Highway 19) north of Hilo and the state Department of Transportation is reminding motorists of the weight limits placed on them during construction.

The discovery of a possible hand grenade Friday, March 18, in Hilo caused an evacuation of the area and response from the Hawai‘i Police Department’s bomb squad.

Big Island police are asking for help from the public in an investigation of an early Sunday morning, March 20, traffic incident in Hilo.

Big Island police are seeking assistance from the public to help find a Hilo man who is need of medication.

As the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) continually improves our monitoring and eruption response capabilities, we acquired a new, state-of-the-art instrument called an Absolute Quantum Gravimeter (AQG). HVO scientists are excited about the AQG’s ability to measure very small mass changes beneath the ground surface, which will help detect underground volcanic processes.

Big Island police are investigating following a fatal traffic collision involving a bicyclist.

Big Island police are asking the public for assistance with locating a teen girl who was reported as a runaway.

Work to install underground cable is requiring a traffic shift on Kalanianaʻole Avenue in Hilo.

Buzzed driving is drunk driving — no matter the day of the year.

Big Island police are asking for the public’s help with identifying a suspect responsible for an armed robbery at a Hilo pharmacy.

Big Island police are asking the public to help locate a man who recently arrived on the island.

The 2022 Merrie Monarch Festival is welcoming the public back this year for its Wednesday night Hōʻike — but not for free.

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.