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Big Island Fair Cancelled Due to Hurricanes
E.K. Fernandez Shows has cancelled the Big Island Fair in Kona, originally scheduled at the Old Kona Airport Recreational Park on Sept. 8, 9, 10 and 11.
HPD: Kailua-Kona Purse Snatchers Nabbed
A 64-year-old Paʻauilo woman reported that she was at a restaurant in a shopping center when a man grabbed her purse off the table and fled to an SUV.
Missing: Kaʻū Resident Ananda Chang
Ananda Chang was last seen in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates on Thursday, Aug. 25, in a red Chevrolet Cavalier four-door sedan.
September Siren Testing Cancelled
Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency will not conduct siren testing on Thursday, Sept. 1.
Nāʻālehu Resident Dies in Tractor-Trailer Accident
Nāʻālehu resident Brysson Lorenzo Sr., 61, died in a single motor vehicle traffic crash Monday morning, Aug. 29, in South Kona on Hawaiʻi Belt Road.
Coast Guard: Hawai‘i Should Prepare Now for ‘Heavy Weather’
Currently, Hurricane Madeline has maximum winds of 100 mph and is expected to generate high surf throughout the main Hawaiian Islands.
6 AM UPDATE: Madeline Passes South of Big Island
Two tropical systems, Madeline and Lester, could pose hazards to Hawai‘i from the middle of the week into Labor Day weekend.
HPD Identifies Highway 11 Crash Victim
At 10:28 p.m., Friday, Aug. 26, Puna patrol officers observed a Chevrolet two-door sedan with severe damage in a ditch off Highway 11 near North Glenwood Road.
Work Furlough Inmate Fails to Return to Hale Nani
Hale Nani work furlough inmate Jeremy Ward failed to return from a furlough pass to the reintegration center Saturday night, Aug. 27.
NWS Issues Report on Tropical Storm Madeline
As of 11 a.m. today, the NWS reports Tropical Storm Madeline is located about 885 miles east of Hilo moving in a northwest direction at 9 MPH.
Floating Lantern Ceremony at Pauoa Bay
North Hawaii Hospice will host its fifth annual floating lantern ceremony at Coconut Grove at the Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii, on Sunday, Aug. 28, 5 to 7:30 p.m.
New Hep A Case: Hawaiian Airlines Flight Attendant
The Hawai‘i State Department of Health confirmed a new hepatitis A case in a Hawaiian Airlines flight attendant on Tuesday, Aug. 23,
Papahānaumokuākea Quadruples in Size
Today, Friday, Aug. 26, President Barack Obama announced the expansion of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument by more than 442,000 square miles. US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), who formally proposed the PMNM expansion in a letter to the president in June, applauded the decision. This action will create the world’s largest marine protected area by […]
Mariners Saved After Writing ‘SOS’ in Sand
The crew of the AMVER vessel British Mariner saw flashing lights when they spotted survivors on the beach near an “SOS” written in the sand.
VIDEO: Emaciated Humpback Makes Early Appearance, Tailed by Tiger Shark
In an untimely appearance, a humpback whale was spotted in Maui waters off the coast of Lahaina on Aug. 25 well ahead of the traditional whale season…
Officers of the Month: Cardines, McCallum & Pacheco
Cardines and McCallum were honored for their actions leading to the capture of a triple-homicide suspect. Pacheco was commended for reducing the supply of meth.
Two Arrested for Alleged Puna Avocado Theft
Two men have been arrested for allegedly stealing avocados from an orchard in Puna. A woman with them was arrested on a bench warrant.
Global Climate Change Threatens Papahānaumokuākea
Sea-level rise, ocean acidification, ocean warming, and other climate-related changes are expected to significantly affect the monument.
Hirono Denounces Trump’s Immigration Reform Reversal
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono appeared on MSNBC Tuesday, Aug. 23, to refute Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump’s latest flip flop on immigration reform. “We can’t trust somebody who changes his mind at literally the drop of a hat, or in this case, at the drop of the polls,” Sen. Hirono said on the news show. “What […]
