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UPDATE: Barefoot Bank Robbery Suspect Charged
UPDATE: Jan. 6 Hawaiʻi Island police have charged Russell Monlux of Hilo, who was arrested in connection with a bank robbery Tuesday, Jan. 3, in West Hawaiʻi. At 12:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigations Section charged 30-year-old Monlux with first-degree robbery, second-degree theft and second-degree terroristic threatening. His bail was set […]
HOVE Fire Destroys Abandoned Structure
Hawai‘i County Fire Department personnel responded to the report of a fire in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates at 12:11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan.5.
Hawaiian Airlines Most Punctual Airline in the World
Hawaiian Airlines has been named the world’s most punctual airline in 2016.
FOUND: Hilo Man Reported Missing
Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 36-year-old Hilo man who was reported missing.
SSW Swell Holds Through Morning, NE Builds Late
Our current northerly swell is fading so the High Surf Advisory was cancelled yesterday. A new north-northeast swell is expected to fill in late Thursday and hold through the weekend. This…
Showers From Dissipating Front Expected
Remnants of a front will slowly move down the island chain through early Friday. Clouds and showers are expected to affect mainly windward and mauka…
TMT Hearing: Cross-Examinations Continue
University of Hawaiʻi Attorney James Douglas Ing called UH’s fifth witness, Dr. Gary Sanders, TMT’s project manager since 2004.
Gemini Probes Distant Host of Enigmatic Radio Bursts
“Once we were able to accurately pinpoint the burst’s location in the two-dimensional sky, we enlisted the 8-meter Gemini North telescope on Maunakea… to characterize the corresponding host galaxy.”
HPD Seeks Witnesses of Reported Gun Incident
Hawaiʻi Island police are looking for witnesses of a reported gun incident that occurred midday on Tuesday, Jan. 3, in Hilo.
Shoplifting Incident Sparks Free Education Initiative
Can compassion prevent crime? That was the question Breeani Sumera-Lee found herself struggling with after catching a boy attempting to steal from her family’s store.
How Much $$ is My Property Worth?
There are many tools available to help modern consumers estimate property values.
HPD: Bank Robbery Suspect Identified
Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 30-year-old man wanted in connection with a bank robbery in West Hawaiʻi on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017.
Drivers May Experience Sticker Shock in 2017
Drivers may shell out $52 billion more over the course of the year compared to 2016 as the national yearly average rises to $2.49 per gallon.
WANTED: American Savings Bank Barefoot Bandit
Hawai‘i Island police responded to a reported bank robbery at American Savings Bank in Kealakekua, Kona, on Tuesday, Jan. 3.
High Surf Advisory Posted for Big Island
Our current south-southwest swell will peak on Wednesday but hold much of its size through Thursday morning before fading…
Mostly Sunny Today, Weak Front Approaching
A weak cold front is slowly dissipating as it moves down the island chain today through the end of the week. The front is forecast to bring an increase in showers…
New Coastal Lava Viewing Area Due to Delta Collapse
A new lava viewing area has been opened at the Kamokuna ocean entry in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park after a two-day closure caused by a lava delta collapse…
Firearm Owners Must Pay New Fee
Firearms permit applicants (including prior firearms applicants, out-of-state applicants and law enforcement officers with personal firearms) must pay the fee.
Courses Offered to New, Aspiring Farmer, Ranchers
Applicants interested in GoFarm @ The Kohala Center are encouraged to attend the AgCurious session on Thursday, Jan. 12, in Honoka‘a.
Sunny Today, Front Approaches Soon
A relatively dry trade wind weather pattern is expected through Tuesday with just limited windward showers. That will change though as a weak front reaches Kauai Tuesday night and slowly moves down the island chain Wednesday…
