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Suspects caught on camera coming to Waikōloa property booked with stolen financial information
Numerous parties accessed the dwelling in the 69-1000 block of Nāwāhine Place from July 23-29.
Update: Police ID body recovered from 30 feet underwater in pool at Boiling Pots
The dead man was identified as 42-year-old Stanley Walker II of Pensacola, Fla. An autospsy was performed Tuesday, with a forensic pathologist determining his cause of death to be drowning. Results of a toxicology report are still pending.
Update: Hāwī transfer station reopens day early after nearly weeklong closure
The county also reported that upon further analysis, the hazardous substance improperly dumped at the North Hawai‘i rubbish collection site that required it to be shuttered was has now been confirmed as nitric acid.
Don’t go posting signs on utility poles
Hawaiian Electric reminds residents that it’s not only illegal according to state and county laws, it poses a safety hazard for utility workers.
Indigenous leaders join former Secretary of State John Kerry in push to protect Pacific Remote Islands
The region of islands and atolls in the Central Pacific holds deep historical significance for Hawaiians, Marshallese, CHamorus and other Pacific cultures. They are also home to resilient coral reef ecosystems and threatened and endangered wildlife.
Volcano Watch: Understanding magma storage and migration in Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone
Data from 115 seismic nodes deployed in late June across Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone, fortuitously before significant unrest began, will be used to image the location and volume of magma within the region at a level of detail not previously possible.
Puna man gets 10 years for sex assault case involving minor at Hawai‘i Youth Challenge Academy
Paul Banashihan Jr. was employed by the program when the offenses occurred in April 2018.
Building relationships one cup at a time
Ever popular Coffee With a Cop returns Friday morning to Waikōloa Village. South Kohala residents are invited to come, talk story with community policing officers and have a free hot brewed cup of joe while getting to the people who serve and protect them.
Update: Police ID body found on riverbed at bottom of 80-foot Nīnole waterfall
35-year-old Andrew Jeffrey Salonia was last seen alive the afternoon of Sept. 21 while sitting on the edge of the waterfall which is at a property where he was working. He was reportedly intoxicated and ignored numerous warnings from his employer to get off the edge.
Update: Brown water advisory canceled for East Hawai‘i
The Hawai‘i Department of Health originally issued the advisory Sept. 16.
Learn about legal directives for end-of-life medical wishes at caregiver resource fair
On Saturday at the second annual Empowering Caregiver Resource Fair, Kona Community Hospital is hoping to educate more caregivers about health care directives and how they can better take care of their loved ones who are suffering from declining health and themselves.
Top 10 things to do on Big Island for Sept. 26-Oct. 2: Everything from a musical about cruel murderous teens to the World’s Largest Pet Walk and more
There’s a normal, shall we say, je ne sais quoi to the mix of events and activites happening around this rock we call home on a regular basis. Today’s top 10 things to do on the Big Island, however, has a kind of special flare. Check it out now!
Hawaiʻi Supreme Court: Farm dwellings in ag district cannot be used as short-term vacation rentals
Justices agreed that “short-term vacation rentals undermine” agricultural purposes; Doug Chin, former state attorney general and who argued the case before the high court, said the ‘transient accommodations’ do not belong in the agricultural district.
Armed and dangerous Puna man on the lam
31-year-old Alexander Ikieola Garcia Kauwe is wanted on several outstanding warrants.
Nā Hale Makoa: Bold new workforce housing project breaks ground in Waikōloa
Nā Hale Makoa is designed to serve households earning up to 140% of area median income, with 139 units of 1, 2 or 3 bedrooms. Construction is expected to take a little more than a year, with applications to be accepted likely starting about September 2025.
One of its greatest strengths: UH-Hilo continues to be one of most diverse universities in nation
Rankings for the University of Hawai’i’s 4-year campus on east side of the Big Island showcase successess in fostering inclusion and advancing student achievement.
For bird’s sake: Help protect young seabirds as they take their first flight
Every fall during seabird fallout season, from roughly Sept. 15 to Dec. 15, the fledglings leave their nests to make their inaugural journeys to the ocean. When they do, they can become disoriented by artificial light, collide with man-made structures or become exhausted and fall, making them vulnerable to automobiles and predators.
Have you seen the Kailua-Kona speargun theft suspect?
Big Island police are investigating the theft of a blue camouflaged C4 Gladius 105cm speargun from a store in the 74-5500 block of Luhia Street and they need your help identifying the suspect who took it.
Hawai‘i Island leader in wildfire management honored in New York City
Elizabeth Pickett was honored by the media organization Grist for tackling pressing climate problems.
Public can weigh in on proposed project to relocate electrical lines in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
The 30-day comment period on the project’s environmental assessment started Monday; plan aims to improve the reliability and resilience of the park’s electricaly system in the event of extreme weather.
