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In one case the suspect used the Hawai‘i Police Department’s phone number and the name of a Hawai‘i Police Department employee to validate the scam, fleecing the victim of nearly $200,000.

Lighting and thunder have subsided near the airport, and power has mostly been restored.

Tony Hawaiʻi Kona purchased 83 acres, using six of it now for the dealership, with the remaining to one day become a green technology business park.

Flood watch extended through Monday, March 23, for Hawai’i Island only because of lingering moisture left by the departing kona low — the second of back-to-back kona lows in the past 2 weeks — and a trough aloft that will produce conditions for another round of rainfall.

The Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation and the Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau Federation have launched a coordinated relief effort to support farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers affected by the severe weather, flooding and prolonged heavy rains.

The man was initially reported missing Sunday afternoon, and was reported found later that night.

While the immediate threat from the storm has passed, recovery efforts continue across the islands as state and county crews assess damage, clear debris and restore impacted infrastructure.

Police say a 19-year-old man was crouching on the shoulder of Māmalahoa Highway when he jumped into the path of oncoming traffic.

The first powerful kona low that slammed into Hawaiʻi a week ago and now its sequel this week remind everyone that flooding can happen outside designated high-risk flood zones; that’s why all homeowners and renters are strongly encouraged to consider purchasing and maintaining flood insurance.

Both lanes are now reopened.

“The collaboration between the governor and all four county mayors allowed the state of Hawaiʻi Department of Defense to improve our ability to respond to this unprecedented kona low storm,” Hawaiʻi Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Stephen Logan on Saturday, March 21.

Andrew Tepper is revitalizing a lychee orchard on his new property, and is seeking a permit to hold his controversial “Falls on Fire” festival on previously purchased ag land in Pāpaʻikou.

The rain is mostly over Maui County this morning, with the storm expected to slide southeast toward Hawai‘i Island later today.

The islands remain safe and welcoming, and after two kona lows in a week, weather conditions are expected to improve early next week; Kauaʻi and Oʻahu already are seeing improving conditions.

National Weather Service forecasters in Honolulu report the storm is likely to produce heavy snow and strong winds at the summits beginning tonight and lasting through Sunday afternoon; Maunakea Access Road also remains shuttered after receiving extensive damages during the last round of severe weather atop the summit.

However, a flood watch remains in place until 6 p.m. Sunday for the island as impacts from a second kona low in a week is still expected to impact the Big Island.

32-year-old Steven Erik Michael Lindquist was taken into custody and charged following a March 18 incident in the Keauhou Shopping Center parking lot during which he reportedly threatened someone with a .22-caliber pellet gun.

The advisory was issued Saturday, March 21, and is the result of heavy rain and/or high surf associated with the powerful kona low that slammed into the island last weekend; the public is strongly encouraged to stay out of waters that appear brown or murky, especially after a storm since it could contain higher than normal pollutants.

The Big Island Interscholastic Federation had 12 schools compete in the first season, that girls flag football was offered in 2025, and this year the number increased to 14.

Lana Yu was last seen the afternoon of March 18 in Honoka‘a, wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and light-colored shorts; police are asking if anyone has information that can help safely locate her.