West Hawaii News
Thanksgiving DUI Checkpoints
The Hawai’i Police Department intends to ramp up DUI checkpoints island-wide over the Thanksgiving weekend.
HPD Searching for Hale Nani Escapees
The Hawai’i Police Department has joined in on the search for two 24-year-old men, Devin Saragosa-Taoy and Jensen Yadao, who were reported as escapees on Monday from Hale Nani correctional facility.
Hawai’i Energy Offers Free Energy Saving Kits
Electric utility rate payers can sign up to receive a free energy kit that could save them up to $15 yearly in electric costs.
UPDATE: No Tsunami Threat Following 7.6M Peru-Brazil Border Region Earthquake
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is no tsunami threat to Hawai’i following a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Peru-Brazil border region.
Police Seek Honoka’a Man in Potential Abuse Case
Twenty-seven-year-old Michael Varize is wanted by police for questioning in connection with two incidents of domestic abuse.
Hale Nani Inmate Fails to Return
Jensen Yadao is a community custody inmate, the lowest classification status, who is part of the work furlough program will pass privileges.
One More Dengue Fever Case Confirmed
A total of 93 dengue fever cases have been confirmed on the Big Island.
Labor Contractor Debarred Following MSPA Violations
An unregistered farm labor contractor on the Big Island has been issued a seven-year debarment following violations again the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.
UPDATE: Elderly Woman Missing from Honoka’a Located
Demetria Tabac was last seen Tuesday morning at 8:30 a.m. on Ohai Street in Honoka’a.
HPD Earns CALEA Accreditation Renewal
The Hawai’i Police Department has earned reaccreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc.
Schatz Meets with Refugees in Germany, Jordan
United States Senator Brian Schatz recently traveled to Germany and Jordan, where he met with government leaders and refugees.
Hale Nani Furlough Inmate Reported Missing
Devin Saragosa-Taoy, 24, left for work Monday morning and was supposed to return by 4:30 p.m.
‘Ama’ama Fishing Season Closes in December
‘Ama’ama will be vulnerable between December and March as they enter into peak spawning season.
Dengue Fever Community Meetings Scheduled
The recently announced dengue fever community meetings will begin on Tuesday and run through Thursday, Dec. 3.
Tele-Mental Health Now Available at KCH
The new system provides patients the opportunity to digitally receive the assistance of a psychiatrist through a partnership with Dignity Health Telemedicine and In-Touch Health.
Lassner: TMT is the Last
In a letter to Department of Land and Natural Resources Chair Suzanne Case, University of Hawai’i President David Lassner re-confirms that the Thirty Meter Telescope is the last on new soil atop Mauna Kea.
Dengue Fever Count Rises to 92
Four new cases of dengue fever have been confirmed by the Hawai’i Department of Health, increasing the number of infected individuals since September to 92.
Keck Observatory: Eve of 25th Anniversary of First Light
For 25 years, W. M. Keck Observatory has stood on Mauna Kea, with November marking the telescope’s quarter-century anniversary of first light.
Police Seek Man Caught on Video Surveillance
A man caught on surveillance video removing items from a Hilo department store is being sought by the Hawai’i Police Department.
