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Lataja Andrade was arrested on Nov. 26, after she was found in possession of Ford Fusion reported stolen in August.

The public is reminded that the schedule can change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

Hawai’i Island police report Sutliff allegedly forged six of an elderly person’s checks for a total amount of $1,950 and deposited the funds via ATM into her personal bank account from July 20-29.

While old-fashioned eyes and a notebook are used when field teams are near a volcano, modern volcano observatories also use rapidly collected data and computers to support monitoring. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory computers are ‘trained’ to look for activity and send alerts when a volcano is changing or becoming active.

Anyone with information on the boy’s whereabouts is asked to call police at 808-935-3311.

Surf from a building extra-large northwest swell will exceed warning levels and peak tonight, with surf of 10 to 14 feet expected along west-facing shorelines, before beginning to decline during the day Saturday.

Brian Riggs, 47, was reported missing on Thanksgiving Day.

‘Shaka, A Story of Aloha’ awarded Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary Feature at 2024 Hawai‘i International Film Festival.

Crews responded to Val Hala Apartments, located at 120 Pu‘ueo St., at 1:41 a.m. When firefighters arrived on scene they discovered flames coming from an apartment on the second floor.

Hilo, Pāhoa, Waimea, Pahala, Kailua-Kona and Keaʻau will host their annual Christmas parades for Hawaiʻi Island communities throughout the next three weeks.

Go work off some of those Turkey Day calories. The historic and scenic thoroughfare from Kīpukapuaulu to the 6,667-foot Mauna Loa Lookout in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is reopen 7 days a week for everyone to use.

Thanksgiving meals are available for those in need in Hilo and Kona.

The emergency repair was necessary to prevent any further disruptions and/or problems. The shutoff continues for customers along portions of Māmalahoa Highway, heading east of Pu‘u Pūlehu Loop; U‘ikeoni Street; Waokele Street; and in Lakeland Subdivision.

37-year-old Christin Eve Ho‘omaikainani Ho of Hilo is charged with two counts of third-degree theft and 39-year-old Chase K. Leopoldino of Hilo is charged with one count of third-degree theft. Both are employees of the Hawai‘i County Department of Public Works.

32-year-old Sonny E. Puerto was found guilty by a jury in July of first-degree electronic enticement of a child as part of Operation Keiki Shield in May 2021, when he was texting an undercover police officer he thought was a 13-year-old girl, asking her for sex and other sex acts.

Department of Environmental Management wishes Big Island a happy Turkey Day and asks for the public’s kōkua by not littering or illegallly dumping any materials at closed facilities during the annual holiday closure.

The wait is finally over! Young wayfinder and her voyaging friends launch new adventure, going even farther beyond the reef and connecting with the future.

State and The Marine Mammal Center partner for public outreach and education campaign for fishers and boaters at West Hawai’i harbor to remind them that some actions can make the endangered 5-month-old monk seal rely on people for food or get too close to fishing hooks, etc.

Makua McCane, who on Tuesday was reported as an endangered runaway because of his age, was found in Mountain View.

Noah Edward Zandstra of Kailua-Kona was killed in the 2-vehicle crash Nov. 22 on Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway. Big Island police have determined speed was a factor when his Kawasaki Ninja sport collided with a Honda CR-V driven by a 65-year-old Waimea woman.