West Hawai‘i News

Christopher Emeliano-Wilson, Victor Babas and Tatiana Santana were arrested and charged in connection to a series of thefts that took place in Kona.

Hawaiʻi Island Police say that Jerome Lampman of Ocean View has been located.

This year’s screening, scheduled Sept. 17, takes on more significance after the death 80-year-old Tim Curry, who played the movie’s main character Dr. Frank N. Furter; his death was especially poignant for Aloha Theatre in Kealakekua that will present in October the stage version of the film, in which Curry also originated the role.

The expanded services at community resource centers will help residents apply for federal assistance, case management and receive other help navigating the recovery process.

These taxpayers now have until Feb. 1, 2027, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments; this new relief also combines with earlier tax relief provided following the March kona lows.

Police inform public to use non-emergency dispatch number; call 9-1-1 in the event of an emergency.

However, state health officials continue to advise the public to avoid brown, murky waters from Keokea Beach Park to Ka Lae Point (South Point), especially following storms or heavy rain.

Intimate concert is Sept. 12 in Westin Hāpuna Beach Resort Ballroom and the roster includes writers you might not know by name, but you’ll definitely recognize by some of their songs and artists for whom they’ve written.

Toriann Parish was located Sept. 10 in good health.

The charges against 50-year-old John Gonzalez stem from an investigation in which police recovered an electronic device later found to contain numerous sexually explicit images involving children.

Get to know your community police officers at six “Coffee With a Cop” events in Kailua-Kona, Hōlualoa, Waimea and Kealakekua.

Hawai’i County residents recovering from the Kona earthquake can apply for federal disaster assistance until Nov. 1.

Vibrant Hawaiʻi social service navigators at the centers will provide in-person assistance with applications and help residents navigate available disaster recovery resources.

Reid Pangelinan of Waimea and Jacqueline Barnes-Carrick of Kailua-Kona, both 35 years old, face slew of charges, including first-degree unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle, second-degree theft and third-degree criminal property damage, following 5 vehicle break-ins reported during August.

Come help the festival commemorate four decades of kūpuna hula Sept. 9-10 on Keauhou Bay while you cherish a moment of Hawai‘i woven into a lei — and time.

After more than 2 weeks of the weather being anything but cooperative, downright devastating at times for some locations, we’re crossing our fingers, toes and every other appendage possible that the island will finally get a much needed break; the chances right now look better than promising.

Two Kūpuna Watch meetings will provide opportunities for officers to engage with kūpuna in Waimea and Hōlualoa this week.

It’s a smorgasbord of fun planned for everyone at events and activities around the island; unfortunately, another possible tropical cyclone could be headed our way, becoming the second most unwanted guest to the islands as early as this weekend.

Now-17-year-old Naiomi Michael, who previously was reported as a runaway, was found July 10 in Pāhoa.

Hawaiʻi Technology Academy solidifies its presence in the Kona community with the $7.4 million purchase of the West Hawaiʻi Today building, promising to expand its innovative educational programs by 2028.