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Hawai‘i Island police announced they had arrested 23-year-old Dylan Riley Balangatan of Hilo on March 12, charging him with auto theft and theft.

Hawai‘i Island police responded to the collision just after midnight. When they arrived on scene they found an unoccupied 2005 Honda Pilot sports utility vehicle that had struck the concrete reinforced bridge railing and sustained heavy front-end damage.

Charges against Michael Kamahele, 31, of Hilo, and Jessinie Akui, 27, of Volcano, stem from a report of a burglary in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Kea‘au on Thursday evening.

The birthday tribute will honor the ali‘i who envisioned Hawai‘i to be a place of education and enlightenment.

Hawai‘i is experiencing a bird extinction crisis, with roughly two-thirds of its known native manu nahele species having become extinct.

Allison Ford’s prompt and efficient intervention was crucial, leading to her patient’s swift transport to North Hawai‘i Community Hospital and subsequent full recovery.

Shane Curry Bloking reportedly touched and squeezed the leg of a girl seated next to him, causing her to feel alarmed and unsafe on the March 8 flight.

Third place went to students from the Big Island’s Waiākea High School. A second team from Kealakehe High School also won a prize.

Cast your today to keep the Big Island festival that celebrates hula and everything Hawaiian atop the leaderboard. Voting ends March 18.

The free contest promotes the importance of reducing water waste and protecting drinking water supplies. It challenges keiki to utilize artistic ways to depict conserving our most precious resource – safe drinking water.

Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

Seven Hawaiʻi residents attended, hailing from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense and University of Hawaiʻi (Hilo and Mānoa).

A manually recorded rainfall total near Honokaʻa from the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network had the highest overall monthly total at 14.68 inches.

Daniel Raymond Ulrich worked as an officer for the Hawai‘i Police Department six years ago. In April 2019, he was arrested and charged for a similar type of domestic-related incident.

Missing person Saysha Kaholo-Hiapo, 17, of Kailua-Kona, was reported as a runaway on Mar. 8, 2024.

The incident happened just after 5 p.m. on Dec. 26 in the toy section at the Hilo Target and involved a 10-year-old girl.

A Hilo man was sentenced Thursday by Senior United States District Judge Helen Gillmor to 155 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

People, young and old, near and far, traveled to Hilo, many missing a day of work or school, to voice their opposition at the meeting against Black Sand Beach LLC’s proposed residential and commercial development that would sprawl across 147 acres around Punalu‘u Beach Park.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is urging vessel operators to slow down and enjoy marine wildlife from afar.

Adonis Benjamin Imaikalani Higa, who made his initial court appearance Thursday and remains in custody, allegedly hit a woman and her 15-year-old daughter, who says he touched her inappropriately, and threatened the family.