East Hawai‘i News

Update: The Hawaiʻi Police Department says 19-year-old Dakota Hargraves of Pāhoa was found in good health in Kona on July 12.

Temporary road closures are scheduled in two areas next week in the Keaukaha area in Hilo because of paving work along Kalanianaʻole Street.

Two honu were released into the ocean July 4th as part of the annual Turtle Independence Day at the Mauna Lani Auberge Resort in West Hawai’i.

The annual 4th of July Parade in Kona had residents and visitors flooding Ali’i Drive to celebrate.

The proposed improvements in Hilo on the Big Island include construction of a dedicated turn lane from Kalanianaʻole Street into Hilo Harbor and construction of stacking lanes for semi-trailers within Hilo Harbor.

The 46th annual Shakespeare in the Park Festival on the Big Island will feature performances of an adaptation of one of the Bard’s best comedies, “Much Ado About Nothing” and a Kids Shake performance based on the same play.

It’s official: the Big Island festival dedicated to showcasing the personal, moral and environmental benefits of a plant-based lifestyle is back for its second year.

There was an earthquake of about magnitude 6.9 in the Neiafu region in Tonga on Sunday.

The former nearly 150-room Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel on the Big Island’s Waiakea Peninsula is now nothing more than a nuisance — for the Banyan Drive area and Hawai‘i County. It has long been condemned and is dilapidated to the point where most of the rooms are exposed to the elements and debris is strewn throughout the structure.

Update: Kino’ole Street in Hilo has reopened after repairs were made following a water main break.

Construction of the new U.S. Geological Survey research facility on the Big Island, which will house the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, is expected to be completed by late 2025.

Have you seen her? Harley Hendricks was reported as a runaway. She was last seen the morning of June 24 in Fern Acres in Puna.

Gay right supporters and advocates in rainbow colors and decorated in an assortment of glitter and costumes also flooded downtown Hilo to begin the festival celebration with this yearʻs theme: “Fabulous Free Future.”

Two Hawai’i Island graduating seniors are claiming the 2023 scholarships from Keauhou Canoe Club (KCC). Kianni Dodson and Noa Riznyk received $2,000 during a presentation at the club’s birthday potluck at the KCC canoe halau. Kianni Dodson won the James F. Rodgers Academic Achievement Scholarship and plans to attend Hawaii Pacific University and major in […]

The Hawai‘i Police Department are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Eugene Buckman, 72, of Hilo who was reported missing on June 3.  Buckman is described as having a light complexion, 5 feet, and 8 inches., and weighs around 190 pounds, with brown shaved hair, white beard, and brown eyes. Buckman also walks with […]

Hawai’i County Civil Defense announced an earthquake off the Gulf of California with a magnitude of 6.6 did not spark a tsunami threat Sunday. According to the alert, the earthquake occurred at 10:30 a.m. in the Sea of Cortez, but there was no threat to Hawai’i.

Come out and enjoy the rainbows as the Big Island’s most colorful kiki — the annual Hawai‘i Island LGBTQ+ Pride Parade and Festival — returns June 24 to Downtown Hilo.

An eruptive vent on the southwest side of Halema‘uma‘u crater has exhibited renewed lava fountaining since June 16 as it continues to pump lava into a lake in the far southwest portion of the crater.

The Hawai‘i Police Department reported says 13-year-old Tiana Kishimoto was located in Hilo.

Kimo Alameda, who is perhaps now best known for being the lead for the Hawai‘i Island Fentanyl Task Force and speaking about the fentanyl epidemic, visited three schools before the end of the 2022-23 school year to spread the message of aloha and accepting diversity.