East Hawai‘i News

Hilo’s largest immersive walk-through haunted house attraction invites the public to catch a few scares during spooky season performances this weekend.

The warning was set to be in effect for about 15 more minutes before National Weather Service forecasters canceled it.

Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning also is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

Police report that 36-year-old Chasia-Rose Palma was last seen about 5 a.m. Oct. 26 in the Hawaiian Beaches and Pāhoa areas.

A smorgasbord of spooky seasonal shindigs Friday and Saturday includes festivities offering tricks, treats, activities, live music, food and overall fall fun, plus more; many also encourage costumes and all guarantee smiles.

Gov. Josh Green has approved the release of $9.5 million to support higher education and infrastructure in Hawaiʻi County.

The Hilo Lagoon Centre is hosting a celebratory event marking its 55th anniversary, featuring a presentation and a historical display that showcases the venue’s rich contributions to downtown Hilo.

Since 2011, a water quality buoy has been sending data from Hilo Bay to the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System to monitor short-term and long-term changes to ocean conditions.

This year’s theme is “A manu o uka, a manu o kai.” It translates to “The bird of the upland, the bird of the sea,” a line from the chant Ia Waʻa Nui.

The combination of deformation and geochemical datasets show the new fissure vents were the same magma source we have seen in previous fountaining episodes and likely formed because the magma system was highly pressurized and simply forced its way along the easiest path to the surface.

Customers and the public are asked to plan accordingly for the schedule changes at Port of Hilo and Maui’s Port of Kahului on Oct. 20-21, respectively.

Come “Celebrate Service” and honor military veterans and their families while celebrating the many people and organizations who care for the island everyday during the 19th annual Veterans Day parade Nov. 7 in Hilo.

Direct talks between Mayor Kimo Alameda and the current landowner resulted in terms for sale of the 6.8-acre site through the county’s Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission program, among others.

The shutoff, necessary for installation of a new waterline connection, is planned for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 15 for all mauka customers of the roadway, between ‘Ōhea Street and Pūʻainakō Street. The temporary shutoff is necessary to install a new waterline connection.

The 77-year-old man driving a 2016 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck up Ponahawai Street on Friday night in Hilo was unresponsive at the scene and transported to Hilo Benioff Medical Center.

35-year-old Joshua Delmar Randall was arrested and charged after police officers responding to a welfare check found him passed out in the driver’s seat of a sedan near an intersection in ʻĀinaloa.

Temporary closures of Halemaʻumaʻu Trail and part of Byron Ledge Trail go into effect at 5 p.m. today (Oct. 7) because of continued inflation and increased seismicity at Kīlauea volcano summit; more than 200 shallow earthquakes were recorded during the past week, with 6 more during the past 24 hours.

It’s been nearly 2 months since the school was extensively flooded and damaged by Hurricane Lala; now, with repairs complete and having to temporarily relocate to Ka‘ū District Gym in Pāhala, teachers and administration ‘cannot wait to be back at school.’

A proposed total of 12 homes, each with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, next to Nāʻālehu Public Library, would offer safe temporary housing for displaced residents as they work toward securing long-term housing options.

Jill Dunston, 54, faces charges of attempted murder and assault following a violent domestic incident in ʻĀinaloa last week.