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Rescue Personnel Searching for Fisherman Near Hilo
The Coast Guard and Honolulu County Fire Department are searching for a possible missing fisherman near the break wall in Hilo on the Big Island today.
HPD Seek Man Wanted for Terroristic Threatening
Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 25-year-old Honomū man wanted for terroristic threatening and violating terms of probation. Kieven Ayala is about 6-feet tall, 295 pounds with short black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen around noon Wednesday, Dec. 7, leaving on foot from a home on the 28-200 block of Akaka Falls […]
Fire Destroys Kurtistown Home
The Hawai‘i County Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 174437 South Road, in Kurtistown, Kea‘au District.
Native Hawaiian Pearl Harbor Survivor Dies
Hilo native “Uncle Herb” Weatherwax, one of a handful of remaining local Hawai‘i Pearl Harbor military survivors, passed away Monday, Dec. 12.
HPD Investigates Possible Drowning in Kohala
Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a possible drowning in South Kohala.
HPD Investigates $280,000 Meth Shipment
Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a large shipment of illegal drugs destined for West Hawaiʻi.
UPDATE: HPD Seeks Hilo Couple for Possible Rental Car Theft
Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a Hilo man and a Hilo woman who are wanted in connection with a missing rental car.
Keaʻau Woman Reported Missing
Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 28-year-old Keaʻau woman who was reported missing.
Kīpukapuaulu Picnic Area Improvements Complete
The new wheelchair-accessible path is complete at the Kīpukapuaulu day-use picnic area on Mauna Loa Road, and the area is open for visitor enjoyment.
UPDATE: HPD Looking for Missing Honoka‘a Teen
Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 15-year-old Honokaʻa boy who was reported missing.
TMT Hearing: Tension High as OMKM Director Testifies
Stephanie Nagata, director of the Office of Mauna Kea Management, testified that she does not believe Mauna Kea or any site in Hawai‘i is sacred.
Suspicious Device at King Kamehameha Mall Assessed
The U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit and the HPD determined that a suspicious device found in Kona on Friday, Dec. 9, was non-explosive.
HPD Seeking Information About Kailua-Kona Arson
Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in connection with a suspicious vehicle fire in Kailua-Kona on Thursday, Dec. 8.
Fire and Police Departments Tend to Gunshot Victim
Upon arrival at on Friday, Nov. 9, 2016, at 4:53 p.m., Big Island firefighters found HPD doing compressions on a male who had been shot…
UPDATE: Attempted Murder Suspect Dies in Officer-Involved Shooting
Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a suspect in connection with a domestic-related incident in Hilo on Dec. 9, that sent a woman to the hospital.
HPD Arrests 23 Motorists for DUI Offenses
During the week of Nov. 28, through Dec. 4, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 23 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
No Tsunami Threat From Today’s Solomon Island Quake
A destructive Pacific-wide Tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawai‘i from today’s 6.9 magnitude (preliminary measurement) earthquake…
Scheduled Lane Closures: Dec. 9–11
The following temporary road and lane closures have been scheduled for Friday through Sunday, Dec. 9 to 11.
