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76-year-old woman found lying in pool of blood after allegedly being severely beaten by her elderly Puna husband
77-year-old Lowell Thomas Pofahl of Nānāwale Estates faces several charges including second-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault following a domestic incident the night of Nov. 22, after which he called Hawai‘i Police Department dispatch and told authorities he tried to kill his wife.
AAA Hawaiʻi: Record number of Pacific states residents set to travel this Thanksgiving
AAA Hawaiʻi is projecting 14.2 million residents of Hawaiʻi, Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington will head 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period, a 2.8% increase over last year’s record number of travelers.
Hawaiian Community Assets receives $75K grant from Nareit Foundation to expand affordable housing on Maui and Hawaiʻi Island
The recent grant award supports Ua Hale Aʻaela and the rehabilitation of seven properties on Hawaiʻi Island.
Business Monday: Big Island restaurants give visitors Thanksgiving dinner options
Restaurants and resorts across the Big Island are offering to-go and dine-in Thanksgiving meals perfect for visitors and the last-minute planners.
Hawai‘i Island police seek public help finding missing woman
The woman was last seen early Sunday on Hibiscus Street in Mountain View at 3 a.m.
Kaua‘i kōnane expert working to revitalize ancient Hawaiian board game
Anahola resident John Ka‘ohelauli‘i is an author, researcher and educator dedicated to the ancient Hawaiian game of kōnane.
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands awards agricultural lots in East Hawai‘i
Located in Hilo, the Honomū and Makuʻu homestead lots range in size from one to five acres.
Protecting Hawaiian spinner dolphins from harassment in Big Island waters is not easy
Ocean recreators in Hawai‘i Island’s waters are the worst offenders in the state of Hawai‘i when it comes to maintaining 50 yards from the dolphins.
Big Island weekly lane closures: Nov. 23-29
In observance of Thanksgiving Weekend, there will be no daytime lane closures from Thursday through Dec. 1.
‘Do not go beyond this point’
27 people have died in the past 29 years at Rainbow Falls and Boiling Pots. Hawai’i County Councilwoman Jenn Kagiwada hopes new signage will encourage more safety at the state parks along the East Hawai‘i river on the north side of Hilo.
Job Challenge Academy supports Hawaiʻi youth and their transition into adulthood
Twelve young people are more prepared for adulthood after continued education, skill development and career support from the new Hawaiʻi National Guard Job Challenge Academy in Hilo.
Sulphur Banks Trail reopens to once again awe Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park visitors
One of the park’s most unique — and popular — trails, with stunning bright yellow sulfur crystals clinging to lava rocks on a steaming Kīlauea volcano, reopened Friday, about 3 weeks early, with a new boardwalk and improved safety and accessibility.
Volcano Watch: Quantifying corrosion downwind of Kīlauea
A team of scientists from Aotearoa New Zealand teamed up with scientists from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in December 2022 to carry out a small pilot study of atmospheric corrosion rates on the Island of Hawai‘i.
Big Island couple leads effort to collect shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child
Shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child are being collected from now until Nov. 25. Dropoff locations are located islandwide.
Hilo man with medical condition that requires medication still missing after more than 4 months
26-year-old Tyler Reikofski-Ekle was last seen Aug. 10 in area of 15-mile marker on Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Road (Highway 137) in Pāhoa. Does anyone have any information about his whereabouts?
No fentanyl related arrests made in October on Big Island
Hawai‘i Island police did, however, recover 5.1 grams of illicit fentanyl last month, enough to kill 2,550 Big Island residents.
West Hawai‘i residents could experience temporary 9-1-1 outage
Hawai‘i Police Department announced Wednesday that Hawaiian Telcom will be conducting scheduled maintenance work starting at 11:59 p.m. tonight, which could lead to up to 60-minute outage.
Top 10 things to do on Big Island for Nov. 21-27: 7th annual Turkey Trot; ‘Pan, Shadow & Tinker: A Thanksgiving Carol’; upcoming Turkey Day community meals; and more
Thanksgiving is almost here. Before you sit down with the family for that tasty turkey dinner, celebrate with some pre-Turkey Day events and more. Don’t miss this week’s top 10 things to do on the island!
2-foot snake slithers into Hilo for the holidays among Christmas tree shipment
The gopher snake was discovered the morning of Nov. 16 by staff at a store that had unloaded about half of the trees from the container before the special delivery holiday hitchhiker was revealed.
Hawaiian Airlines invites kama‘āina to journey with purpose — and discounts
New free Huaka‘i by Hawaiian program, taking off in January 2025, offers Hawai‘i residents greater value when flying with the airline on neighbor island trips, including free checked bag and 10% or 20% of one booking per quarter.
