West Hawai‘i News

DUI arrests, major traffic accidents, and traffic fatalities are all on the rise as compared to the same point in 2011.

An unidentified male is recovering from injuries suffered from an apparent body surfing accident at Laaloa Beach Park in Keauhou.

Kona police charged Douglas Louis and Rashel Kahalioumi-Taketa with burglary, theft and drug charges Thursday in connection with alleged sales of stolen jewelry.

Hawaii’s chief justice will soon select a new site for a badly needed new judiciary complex in Kona.

John R. Colson, the popular principal of Waimea Middle School who left the school under mysterious circumstances, has been rehired by HPA, the school he led for 12 years.

Hawaii County firefighters battled a brushfire in rough terrain near Waikoloa Village that burned 80 acres before they got it under control.

A South Kona man who attempted to set his ex-girlfriend on fire, and then set himself on fire, is charged with attempted murder.

The Hawaii State Capitol is teaming up with the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) to provide a new place for people to watch state legislative meetings and hearings.

A South Kona man arrested Wednesday allegedly used a flammable liquid to torch his ex-girlfriend’s home and then set himself on fire.

Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating six people, five men and a woman, on outstanding warrants.

Hawai’i Island police officials are searching for two men wanted for various charges, including contempt of court.

Arrests made on drivers who operate their vehicles under the influence are still slightly down as compared to last year, according to the latest Hawaii Police Department statistics.

Speed and alcohol are possible factors in a single car crash that killed a Kealakekua woman and injured a male passenger.

Michael J Ka’awa and Daniel Abraham were located in Na’alehu and arrested by police on various warrants.

An expert on varroa mites and the small hive beetle will speak in Kona and Hilo this week; lawmakers considering additional funding for research on bee pests.

Much of Highway 180 in Kona was closed for an extended period beginning at about  9 p.m. Saturday while crews repaired power lines that had been downed following a traffic accident. Police announced the closure of the highway, also known as Holualoa Road, to all but local traffic from its intersection with Palani Road to […]

Chad Cunningham has been charged with meth trafficking and other offenses.

The accident was reported by local police at 9.33 a.m., when a utility truck with a bucket lift attachment allegedly clipped a low hanging wire above the road.

Two Ka’u residents are being wanted by Big Island police officials for various offenses.

A brush fire in Kailua-Kona has threatened homes and forced multiple road closures.