The crash involved three adult women and two minors in a Polaris utility terrain vehicle that took a wide left turn onto Auli‘i Street, causing the operator to lose control and resulting in a roll-over crash.

The Merrie Monarch Festival will be back to its full glory in April 2023, celebrating its 60th anniversary of showcasing hula and Hawaiian culture — and the world can’t wait.

The new speed limit goes into effect for this 5.5-mile stretch of Volcano Road south of Hilo on Jan. 23, with the installation of new speed limit signage.

Hawaiʻi Island police are seeking the public’s help in locating 13-year-old Arleana Balbin of Kurkistown, who was reported as a runaway.

These free events are open to households, businesses, government agencies and nonprofit organizations.

Items stolen from a storage locker in Hilo include pieces of the uniform worn by members of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I.

An autopsy performed last week on a body found burned in a banyan tree in Hilo showed no signs of non-fire related trauma. The final autopsy results are pending toxicology and additional forensic testing.

Surf is forecast for 15 to 20 feet today for west-facing shores on the Big Island and gradually diminishing tonight.

Real-time views of an eruption site are a vital source of information for emergency managers, so webcams are one of the most important tools in an eruption crisis. HVO maintains a network of continuously operating webcams across Mauna Loa and Kīlauea.

Track and field, T-ball, baseball and boys basketball are all on tap in February.

Hawai’i County police officer Erhard Autrata and his family are recovering — with community support — from a fire that destroyed the home they built themselves and killed three of their dogs while they were celebrating 10-year-old Mahina’s birthday.

Police say Mary Raye was located Saturday in Pāhoa

The new eruption of the volcano that ranks among the world’s most active began shortly after 4:30 p.m. Jan. 5.

Nathan Kalani Ni‘ihau was arrested Jan. 3 after he was found sleeping in a pickup truck owned by the state of Hawai‘i that was reported stolen in a burglary Dec. 27, 2022, in Hilo.

On June 30, 2009, a friend found Kaycee Smith dead in her Orchidland home on the Big Island with a single gunshot wound to her head.

Upon responding to the scene of the altercation in the area of the 100 block of Kino‘ole Street, police discovered more than 20 people in the parking lot of a residential building.

The Hawai‘i Police Department initiated a coroner’s inquest investigation in connection with the incident that took place the evening of Jan. 4.

Yasmine Michelle Lilia Butterfield of Kalapana was arrested and charged following a Dec. 31 incident that stemmed from an argument between Butterfield and her boyfriend regarding the recent death of their 5-month-old son.

Daesyn Pacheco-Muragin of Mountain View was arrested Wednesday.

The fire at the family’s home in ʻĀinaloa happened during the early evening of Dec. 30. Fortunately, no one was home at the time, but the blaze caused $250,000 in damage and killed three of the family’s five dogs.