West Hawaii News

Mayor-elect Kimo Alameda, Prosecuting Attorney-elect Kelden Waltjen and members of the Hawaiʻi County Council will be sworn in. If you can’t make it in person, the ceremony is also being livestreamed. Alameda, Waltjen and incoming Council Chairman Holeka Inaba will give remarks.

The Big Island, as always, has plenty to do now that we all might have a little more free time after the Thanskgiving holiday weekend.

Extra-large swell that’s been slamming into the state continues to persist but will drop throughout the night. However, surf of 7 to 10 feet is still expected along the west coastlines of North and South Kohala and North and South Kona.

The earthquake happened at 8:40 a.m. Saturday morning 11 miles west-northwest of Volcano at a depth of 13 miles below sea level. It was felt around the island and as far away as Honolulu.

Surf from a building extra-large northwest swell will exceed warning levels and peak tonight, with surf of 10 to 14 feet expected along west-facing shorelines, before beginning to decline during the day Saturday.

Hilo, Pāhoa, Waimea, Pahala, Kailua-Kona and Keaʻau will host their annual Christmas parades for Hawaiʻi Island communities throughout the next three weeks.

Department of Environmental Management wishes Big Island a happy Turkey Day and asks for the public’s kōkua by not littering or illegallly dumping any materials at closed facilities during the annual holiday closure.

State and The Marine Mammal Center partner for public outreach and education campaign for fishers and boaters at West Hawai’i harbor to remind them that some actions can make the endangered 5-month-old monk seal rely on people for food or get too close to fishing hooks, etc.

Restaurants and resorts across the Big Island are offering to-go and dine-in Thanksgiving meals perfect for visitors and the last-minute planners.

Twelve young people are more prepared for adulthood after continued education, skill development and career support from the new Hawaiʻi National Guard Job Challenge Academy in Hilo.

Hawai‘i Police Department announced Wednesday that Hawaiian Telcom will be conducting scheduled maintenance work starting at 11:59 p.m. tonight, which could lead to up to 60-minute outage.

Thanksgiving is almost here. Before you sit down with the family for that tasty turkey dinner, celebrate with some pre-Turkey Day events and more. Don’t miss this week’s top 10 things to do on the island!

Warren Dela Cruz, 43, has been located in good health at Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 11:04 p.m.  

Collaboration of conservation divers successfully removed and relocated nearly 11 years of coral growth from a decommissioned fish farm pipe ring during complex 3-day operation in West Hawai‘i waters.

Hawai‘i Police Department identified the 29-year-old woman as Lillian McDaniel Konttinen of Kailua-Kona.

Surf has finally fallen below advisory levels along eastern shorelines after several days.

North Kona Councilman Holeka Goro Inaba and Hilo Councilman Dennis “Fresh” Onishi will serve as chairman and vice chairman, respectively.

Hawaiian Adventures Kona were surprised to encounter their first humpback whale of the upcoming humpback season on Saturday.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice. All projects are weather permitting.

“With Thanksgiving around the corner, it’s a time when everyone starts to think about hunger, and itʻs a huge problem,” said Kristin Frost Albrecht, executive director of The Hawaiʻi Island Food Basket.