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Hawai‘i Island police initially responded to the incident in Honoka‘a at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday after the woman, later identified as 26-year-old Alexandra Grady, fell into the Waiuliuli Stream.

The Rotary Club of Kona – an all-volunteer organization – has been a charity for the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualālai since the tournament’s inception in 1997 and has totaled $1.1 million in contributions over those 28 years.

Since the August 2023 Maui wildfires, total visitor arrivals were down in five out of the last six months while total visitor spending recorded six consecutive months of decreases from 2023.

The suspects accosted a couple visiting from California on Ali‘i Drive in Kailua-Kona on Tuesday.

Jesse Franklin Gonsalves Canizo allegedly damaged his grandparents’ pick-up truck and home before attacking his grandfather.

Hōkū Keʻa is the second telescope on Maunakea in the final phase of the extensive decommissioning process required under the Mauna Kea Comprehensive Management Plan.

During the test, all outdoor warning sirens statewide will sound a 1-minute steady tone, with a test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System conducted at roughly the same time in cooperation with the Hawai‘i broadcast industry.

From March 1 through April 14, keiki can submit a hand-drawn graphic illustration that visualizes the theme at any KTA Super Stores customer service center.

Want to catch a Shakespeare classic with a local twist? Kahilu Theatre in Waimea has an upcoming production right up your alley. It’s just one of the events and activities happening around the island during the next week.

The Hawai‘i Island Police Department is seeking missing person Tetsuya Yamada, an 87-year-old man last seen on Ainalako Road in Hilo on Feb. 28 at 12:30 p.m. The department stated the severity of the alert in announcement just at 5:30 p.m., stating Yamada poses a significant threat to life or property.

25-year-old Marty Pangelinan was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree robbery and one count of fourth-degree criminal property damage after two separate businesses along Kuakini Highway were robbed Feb. 26.

The state program provides technical advice as well as financial assistance on a cost-share basis so private landowners can more effectively manage, protect and restore important natural resources on their properties.

The UH Bands partnered with the nonprofit Hawaiʻi Saxophone Foundation for the performance. The foundation is dedicated to raising the level of awareness and education of the saxophone in Hawaiʻi.

Patrice Kirk is Caucasian, 5 feet 3 inches tall and 138 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Senate Bill 2384 would reduce the blood alcohol content level in Hawai‘i from .08 to .05, and SB 2692 would increase penalties for owners whose dogs attack animals and people.

Overall, the National Park Service announced that 400 national parks reported a total of 325.5 million visitors in 2023, an increase of 13 million or 4% over 2022.

Two overdue hikers were last heard from four days prior to their discovery by Hawai‘i Fire Department personnel.

A Nāʻālehu woman – 62-year-old Patricia Wong – has been sentenced to life in prison and a consecutive 20-year prison term for the June 2009 murder of Kaycee Smith at a residence in the Orchidland Estates subdivision. Smith had a single gunshot wound to her head. On Nov. 27, 2023, a Hilo jury found Wong […]

Recent rains and high surf has resulted in stormwater runoff entering into coastal waters.

Surveyors will use advanced techniques, including rappelling and climbing, to assess the topography and conditions along the road.