West Hawai‘i News

The $14 million in funding released by the governor will create a new frontage road, a new water pipe connection and new offices in the facility’s incubator.

Testimony on environmental study on the federal plan designed to protect native birds the egrets and owls prey upon is due by Monday, Feb. 3.

Yukiwo Tara uses a cane and has a medical condition that requires medication, police said.

Johannen Poche of Hawaiian Beaches was reported missing Friday and returned home later that day.

The Hawaii Supreme Court has ordered that a former Maui school employee can receive worker’s compensation benefits for an asthmatic condition worsened by vog.

The Hawaii Police Department has released its weekly list of some of the individuals wanted on outstanding warrants.

Police said Jake Miyake-Kamahele was found to be in good health.

 A Big Island lawmaker is proposing a change to state law that would preempt the Hawaii County ban on new genetically modified crops. While it doesn’t specifically mention GMO crops, House Bill 2506 would prohibit any law passed by local governments that prevents farmers and ranchers from using agricultural technology or practices not prohibited by […]

Timothy Hershman last year admitted lying to the FBI and saying that a man planned to hijack an Alaska Airlines flight from Kona to Seattle.

Affected were Kahaluu and Laaloa county beach parks and Kekaha Kai and Kua Bay state parks, all located in Kona, and Hapuna Beach State Park in South Kohala.

Although Hawaii Electric Light Co. crews worked throughout the night to repair downed poles and lines, some areas of East Hawaii were still without power today.

The auto-sales promotion resulted in $30,000 for four nonprofit organizations, with the Hawaii Island Humane Society receiving a bonus donation in a Facebook vote.

Robert Keawe Lopaka Ryder is 5-foot-10 and 150 pounds, with green eyes and short brown hair.

Christie and his wife, Share, who operated a Hilo marijuana ministry, pleaded guilty in federal court in September in a deal in which other charges were dropped.

Ten percent of Hawaii Electric Companies customers on Oahu have installed photovoltaic systems compared to 8% on Maui and 7% on the Big Island.

Brandon Paulino-Pawai was released after posting $4,000 in bail.

The first-term congresswoman cited accomplishments that included support for service members and native Hawaiians.

A cold front passing across the Big Island was producing heavy rainfall and strong winds, and wintery weather on the summits.

A Pahoa woman reported that her estranged husband, Eli Jonathan Evans, took their 7-month-old child from a relative’s house Monday and hasn’t been seen since.

Santana Kobayashi is 5-foot-8 and 130 pounds, with brown eyes and short black hair.