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Surveillance camera captures image of suspect using stolen credit card in Kona

Around 5:53 p.m. on Tuesday, police received a report that an unidentified male suspect used a stolen credit card at two stores in Kailua-Kona.

Update: Hawai‘i Island man charged with attempted murder released on own recognizance

The 44-year-old is being held on $350,000 bail and is slated to make an initial court appearance today.

Hawaiʻi County Council gives go-ahead to negotiate lease for South Kohala affordable housing project

The Nā Hale Mākoa project will be located on just more than 10 acres of landed owned by the County at the northern end of Waikōloa.

Hawai‘i Island Veterans Day Parade to once again ‘Celebrate Service’

One of Hawai‘i’s largest Veterans Day parades returns to downtown Hilo on Nov. 4.

Historic University of Hawaiʻi fundraising campaign launches public phase

To raise $1 billion for current and future students, faculty and researchers at all 10 University of Hawaiʻi campuses, the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation launched the public phase of the fundraiser called For UH • For Hawaiʻi.

Top 20 things to do on Big Island for Nov. 2-8: Kona Coffee Cultural Festival, Hilo Idol finale, ʻIkuwā Festival and much more

The next week on the Big Island will once again be bustling with events you won’t want to miss.

Hawai‘i woman trapped in Gaza one step closer to coming home

Ramona Okumura is one step closer to coming back to the United States after being trapped in Gaza since the Oct. 7 attack.

Schatz helps secure more than $23M to improve Kawaihae Harbor on Big Island

The funding, from the Port Infrastructure Development Program, follows Schatz-authored legislation signed into law last year that made it easier for Hawai‘i to compete for grant funding through this program.

Police arrest female teen following stabbing in Kona on Halloween

At 7:40 p.m., on Oct. 31, Kona patrol officers responded to a report of a disturbance at a community park in the Pualani subdivision in Kailua-Kona. As officers were attempting to break up a crowd, they received a second report of another disturbance on the street fronting the community park.

Big Island police seeking runaway Mary Costner

She is described as Asian with a light complexion and medium build, 5 feet four inches tall, 190 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

Mass-tactical jump operations took place at Pōhakuloa Training Area this Halloween

On Oct. 29, the U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Squad based at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, conducted a High Altitude, Low Opening (HALO) jump with soldier insertion into Keamuku Maneuver Area.

Police investigating terroristic threatening case at Hilo High School

At 8:46 a.m. on Nov. , Hilo patrol officers responded to the campus after school officials reported receiving a call from a juvenile on the mainland who stated they were playing an online game with an unidentified gamer who claimed they were bringing a gun to Hilo High School.

Hawai‘i Care Choices to hosts free Health Care Talk story on dementia

The talk will begin at 10 a.m. and is aimed at providing guidance to caregivers and loved ones of those living with dementia and Alzheimer’s.

Hawai‘i Coffee Association’s free Coffee Leaf Rust Webinar Series continues Nov. 9

The webinar series is provided as a free resource for association members and the broader community.

Big Island police investigating decomposed body found in Ocean View

Shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday, Ka‘ū patrol officers and Area II CIS detectives responded to a property on the 92-2500 block of Ohia Drive after receiving a report of a lifeless body on an empty lot.

Health department issues safety alert warning for over-the-counter eye drops

The eye drops may have been purchased from CVS/Longs Drugs, Target, or Walmart under the following brand names: CVS Health, Target Up & Up and Walmart Equate Hydration PF Lubricant Eye Drop.

Gov. Green releases $500K for Da Bux Double-Up Program

Da Bux program launched in 2017 and is administered by the Hawai‘i Food Basket, Inc. in partnership with the Hawai‘i Good Food Alliance. The Food Basket estimates that  every dollar spent in the program contributes $2.10 to the local economy.

Big Island fire department stations in desperate need of upgrades

Only four out of the 20 fire stations on Hawai’i Island are in moderate condition.

West Hawai‘i lauhala weavers prepare for 52nd Kona Coffee Cultural Festival

Gifted lauhala weavers prepare for the 52nd Annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival that runs Nov. 3-12.

Hawai‘i Island police finding Ocean View woman wanted for questioning

Police say the public help in their effort to find Tidwell who was located in the Hawai‘i Ocean View Estates subdivision at 9 a.m. on Tuesday.
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