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UPDATE 4: Swimmer Found Dead in Rainbow Falls Pool
HFD Battalion Captain Matthias Kusch just confirmed that the body of Myles Amundson Osgood was retrieved from the pools beneath Rainbow Falls at 10 a.m.
Spin Launch Met with Opposition, Community Meeting Planned
The Hawai‘i Senate Ways and Means Committee has changed the language for a Special Purpose Revenue Bond in HB 2559, so it is no longer site specific.
‘Ōhiʻa Quarantine Alert for Merrie Monarch Festival Attendees
Movement of ʻōhiʻa from Hawai‘i Island is restricted.
2018 Merrie Monarch Readies Stage, Parking
The dancers have practiced long and hard, the stage is set and the parking lot has been striped for the start of the Merrie Monarch Festival on Sunday, April 1.
Mayor Kim Responds to Hilo Farmers Market Closure
Hawai‘i County Mayor Harry Kim released a statement regarding the county’s order to remove the tarps and tents from the Hilo Farmers Market:
Senate Passes Our Care, Our Choice Act
The Hawai‘i State Senate voted 23-2 to pass House Bill 2739, titled “Our Care, Our Choice Act.”
Parker Student Earns National Writing Award
Parker School announced that Junior Zoe Vann-Smith has earned a national gold medal in the 2018 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
Senate Confirms Suzuki as Attorney General
The Hawai‘i State Senate voted unanimously to advise and consent on Russell Suzuki as the Attorney General for the State of Hawai‘i
Senate Passes the State Budget
The Hawai‘i Senate Committee on Ways and Means passed the State Budget bill, House Bill 1900 HD1 SD1, which adjusts appropriations for Fiscal Biennium 2017-19.
South Hilo Crime Report: March 9–15, 2018
South Hilo Community Police responded to four burglaries, four vehicle thefts and three vehicle break-ins over the seven-day period from March 9 to 15, 2018.
Hawai‘i House to Observe First National Vietnam War Veterans Day
The State House of Representatives will observe the first National Vietnam War Veterans Day by honoring veterans from each branch of the US armed forces.
No Tsunami Threat to Hawai‘i From 7.2M New Guinea Quake
Thursday, March 29 at 11:40 a.m.: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports a 7.2 earthquake occurred near Papua New Guinea.
2018 Merrie Monarch Festival Traffic Patterns
In conjunction with the 55th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kalanikoa Street in Hilo.
HPD Arrests Two in Kailua-Kona Drug Bust
HPD announces that on Wednesday,, March 28, 2018, Area II Vice officers, and Special Enforcement Unit officers executed a search warrant at an apartment in Kailua-Kona.
Hoʻōla Nā Pua to Present Sexual Exploitation Prevention Program
Hoʻōla Nā Pua will hold an educational presentation on sexual exploitation of minors in Hawai‘i on Monday, April 16.
Updated Rules Proposed for Hawai‘i Forest Reserve System
The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife is proposing updates to rules regulating activities within Hawai‘i’s Forest Reserve System.
Kona Man Turns Himself in to HPD
The Hawaiʻi Island Police Department reports that Tomasz Mieczkowski turned himself in to the Kona Police Station on Friday, March 27, 2018.
Hawai‘i Senate Committee to Hear Abandoned Vehicle Bill
The Senate Judiciary committee will hear House Bill 2442 HD2 SD1, legislation that would address the state’s abandoned vehicle issue, at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 29.
HPD Locates Wanted Man & Arrests Another
The HPD has located Jayse Polaris Lee Sr., who was wanted on a warrant for violating parole and for questioning in connection with a murder investigation.
VIDEO: Hilo Farmers Market New Look
Despite county orders to the owners of the Hilo Farmers Market to take down their tarps and tents or face a $4,000 fine per day for being in operation…
