East Hawai‘i News

He was identified as 20-year-old Isaac Dakujaku of Hilo. The Hawai‘i Police Department Area I Traffic Enforcement Unit continues to investigate the 2-vehicle collision as a negligent homicide. 

Officers with Hawai‘i Police Department Community Policing Sections in Hilo, Pāhoa, Honoka‘a, Waimea and Kona invite the public to join them to get to know them, share personal stories or discuss neighborhood and community issues.

Come cuddle and love on some adorable pups available for adoption, grap a coffee and spoil your furry friend with some treats Saturday at Paws University in Kona.

The changes, which begin Sept. 30, are being made following the completion of restriping work and to tie in with the new dedicated right-turn lane at the Shower Drive intersection.

The dead man was identified as 42-year-old Stanley Walker II of Pensacola, Fla. An autospsy was performed Tuesday, with a forensic pathologist determining his cause of death to be drowning. Results of a toxicology report are still pending.

Hawaiian Electric reminds residents that it’s not only illegal according to state and county laws, it poses a safety hazard for utility workers.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health originally issued the advisory Sept. 16.

There’s a normal, shall we say, je ne sais quoi to the mix of events and activites happening around this rock we call home on a regular basis. Today’s top 10 things to do on the Big Island, however, has a kind of special flare. Check it out now!

31-year-old Alexander Ikieola Garcia Kauwe is wanted on several outstanding warrants.

Rankings for the University of Hawai’i’s 4-year campus on east side of the Big Island showcase successess in fostering inclusion and advancing student achievement.

The 30-day comment period on the project’s environmental assessment started Monday; plan aims to improve the reliability and resilience of the park’s electricaly system in the event of extreme weather.

60-year-old Olaf Seyler’s initial court appearance was Monday afternoon in South Hilo District Court, where his bail was maintained and a preliminary hearing was set for 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Kamalu Freitas was last seen at about 9 a.m. Sept. 23 on Aupuni Street in Hilo. Have you seen him?

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports “all observable and instrumental signs of potential for renewed eruptive activity have declined”; only a couple of intermittent small spots of residual glow could be detected on the flow field Sunday night and weak degassing continues.

The project was previously estimated to be substantially completed by the end of this month. The state needs to re-evaluate the final configuration of the roadway to ensure the pedstrian path along the mauka side of the street meets safety standards.

The Hawai’i Fire Department made the difficult decision Sept. 13 to relocate Waiākea personnel to Station No. 3 on Haihai Street, nearly 5 miles away, after receiving a report of a dangerous mold condition inside the Keaukaha firehouse located at 95 Kea’a St.

The assault happened earlier this month outside a bar in downtown Hilo; the robbery and employee assaults took place at the end of August at a business in Prince Kūhiō Plaza on Pūʻainakō Street in Hilo.

James Lee Nathan III is charged with second-degree burglary, second-degree criminal property damage, fourth-degree theft and fourth-degree promoting a harmful drug.

Eruption that started Sunday night now paused after covering more than 156 acres of Nāpau Crater and areas to the west.

The center will offer comprehensive support services for Kauaʻi Community College students transferring to 4-year programs at UH campuses on Oʻahu in Mānoa and West Oʻahu and UH-Hilo on the Big Island.