Hawai'i State News
Police seeking driver in Hilo hit and run that seriously injured a pedestrian
The single-vehicle collision occurred on the evening of Dec. 28, on Kilauea Avenue near the intersection with Mohouli Street in Hilo.
New parking rates take effect Feb. 1, 2024, at neighbor island airports, including on Big Island
The last time parking rates for Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport and Hilo International Airport, as well as at Lῑhuʻe Airport on Kaua‘i and for Kahului Airport on Maui, were adjusted was in 2015.
Weekly DUI stats: 18 arrested on Big Island roads
So far this year, there have been 935 DUI arrests compared with 962 during the same period last year, a decrease of 2.8%.
County seeks to fill Community Development Plan Action Committees
Committee members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the County Council.
Police seeking missing Hilo man Mitchell Carroll
He is described as having a fair complexion, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 170 pounds, with brown shoulder-length hair, and blue eyes.
Minimum wage to increase to $14 on Jan. 1
Act 114 incrementally increases the minimum wage to $16 per hour Jan. 1, 2026, and to $18 per hour Jan. 1, 2028.
Police continue Hawaiian Acres murder investigation
Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigation Section are continuing this investigation, and have not yet identified a suspect or motive in this case; however, they continue to conduct interviews and follow-up on leads.
Puna man charged with sexual assault, theft and cocaine possession for Christmas Eve incident
The most serious offenses, Sexual Assault in the Second Degree and Attempted Sexual Assault in the Second Degree, carries a penalty of either a ten-year prison term or five years probation and up to eighteen months in jail.
November 2023 Hawai‘i Vacation Rental Performance Report
The State of Hawai‘i Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) issued today the Hawai‘i Vacation Rental Performance Report for the month of November utilizing data compiled by Lighthouse Intelligence, Ltd.
PATH expands HIBIKE system and continues partnership with Mass Transit Agency, offering free HIBIKE Bikeshare to Hele-On Riders
PATH received just over $900,000 from the TAP grant to expand the HIBIKE system on Hawai‘i Island.
HELPing hundreds of health care professionals stay in Hawaiʻi
The 2023 Hawaiʻi State Legislature provided an unprecedented $30 million over two years in educational loan repayment to health professionals licensed or otherwise certified to practice in and provide care to patients in Hawai‘i.
Free Amelia Earhart Girls in Engineering Day on Jan. 27
This free program is underwritten by the Zonta Club of Hilo, whose mission is to build a better world for women and girls. Funding support was also provided by the County of Hawai‘i.
Hawai‘i County leading state in tackling housing shortage
3,884 building permits issued for single-family homes in five-year span.
Hawai‘i Tourism Authority releases November Hotel Performance Report
The report’s findings utilized data compiled by STR, Inc., which conducts the largest and most comprehensive survey of hotel properties in the Hawaiian Islands.
Magnitude-4.1 earthquake rattles Big Island
The quake is of uncertain origin but most likely was caused by the bending of the lithosphere beneath Kīlauea volcano. It had no apparent impact on either Mauna Loa volcano or Kīlauea.
Luana Hospitality Group promotes Furuto-Mears to VP, Berry to culinary director
Luana Hospitality Group is comprised of Huggo’s, On the Rocks, KAI Eats + Drinks in Kona and Lava Lava Beach Club Waikōloa on the Big Island and Lava Lava Beach Club on Kaua‘i.
Hawai‘i County announces annual youth track and field meets
Participants are limited to two meets and three events per meet. If participants are entering more than one event, they cannot enter exclusively running events or exclusively field events but must choose at least one of each.
Jury finds methamphetamine trafficker guilty of conspiracy and attempted possession of methamphetamine
Luis Miguel Castro Alavez conspired with persons in Hawai‘i, California and Mexico to distribute methamphetamine in Hawai‘i.
Hawai’i Wildlife Conservation Stamp Contest opens
Artwork sought to feature the Melanistic Mutant (blue) Pheasant and a Hawaiian forest bird.
Police continue search for missing Pa‘auilo woman
Gibson has not been seen or heard from since early November 2023, when a family member went to check on her at her residence in the Kalōpā area off of Highway 19, near the 39-mile marker.
