Hawai'i State News

Mountain View man attacks woman with machete, beats man bloody with baseball bat

James Allan Wilson is alleged to have struck a woman in the head with a machete and a man with a baseball bat.

Police seek runaway Kaipo Kamake’eaina

He is described as Hawaiian Chinese with a medium complexion, thin build, about 6-feet-tall, 160 pounds, with short black hair and brown eyes.

December 2023 events at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

Decorate your December calendar with these upcoming events at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau, Kaloko-Honokōhau and Pu’ukoholā Heiau seek public input on draft accessibility plans

An interdisciplinary team, including park and regional staff, identified the key experiences in each park and evaluated park areas to determine which would be considered for accessibility improvements.

Big Island Press Club to hold holiday Torch of Light luncheon and silent auction

Cindy Reves, the Hawai‘i state director for the Journalism Education Association, is being feted with the Torch of Light for her work securing 1st Amendment rights for student journalists.

Deep-water seaweed focus of $892K research grant

This research will mark the first investigation into genome-level adaptations of red, green and brown seaweeds that live in the low-light environment of the mesophotic zone.

Hawai‘i Island Early Childhood Conference 2023 embarks on Huliau

The conference begins with a dinner at the hotel’s Honu’s restaurant on Friday evening, featuring a keynote address by Susan Gale Perry, a renowned expert in early childhood education and childcare trends.

Police seek missing Puna man Daniel Martinsen

He has a tribal band tattoo on his left upper bicep and he also has an “Irish Trinity” tattoo.

 Police seek missing Kamuela man Francisco Manalo

Manalo has a medical condition which requires medication.

Police renew request for endangered Kailua-Kona woman Kunzang Yuthok

She is considered endangered as she is in need of medication for a medical condition.

New videos promote understanding of civil rights in Hawai‘i

The videos empower individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind to self-advocate for their civil rights.

Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival is Feb. 3

Spend the day to experience Japanese and multi-cultural performing arts, plus hands-on demonstrations of bonsai, traditional tea ceremony, food preparation by local chefs and craft vendors.

Weekly DUI stats: 16 arrested on Big Island roads

So far this year, there have been 841 DUI arrests compared with 874 during the same period last year. This is a decrease of 3.8%.

Vice Speaker Ilagan to host ‘Twelve Days of Puna Town Halls’

These meetings aim to facilitate outreach and engagement with residents in the Puna community.

Hawai‘i County requesting bids from mobile vending stand operators

Prospective bidders must file a notice of intent to bid on or before Nov. 27 to the Office of the Purchasing Division.

Neighborhood Place of Puna awarded $2.5 million to help East Hawai‘i families

Neighborhood Place of Puna plans to use its Day 1 Families Fund grant to reduce the number of families and children experiencing homelessness in Hawai‘i County.

Big Island police urge public to drive safely this Thanksgiving

This year there have been 33 traffic fatalities on Hawai‘i Island roads, with impairment a factor in 14, or 42%, of those deaths.

Chain of Craters Road and adjacent sites reopen

Areas accessed by Chain of Craters Road, including coastal backcountry sites, Kulanaokuaiki Campground, Keanakākoʻi and the Devastation Trail and parking area, are now open.  

County of Hawai‘i closing all solid waste facilities for Thanksgiving

This annual closure also includes the East Hawai‘i Organics Facility, the West Hawai‘i Organics Facility, the Hilo Reload Station, the HI-5 redemption centers at County facilities, and the Reuse Centers.

Total Force Integration in the Pacific makes history with Hawai‘i’s largest airdrop

The Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center rotation is a large-scale training exercise that enables collaboration between 5,300 Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard members from across the U.S. Joint Forces, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Indonesia and Thailand.
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