Man survives shark attack at Anaeho’omalu Bay on Big Island

A 50-year-old man was rescued this morning after tumbling 15 feet down a cliffside along the Hāmākua Coast near Waipi‘o Valley.

The teen was last seen on March 18 in Kea‘au wearing blue jeans and a dark colored jacket.

Authorities are renewing their request for the public’s help in locating two teens, both of whom are considered endangered.

A soil investigation will take place at the Four Mile Creek Bridge near the Haihai Street and Kīlauea Avenue intersection in Hilo on March 22 and 23 from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.  

A tractor was stolen from a property off of Highway 130 just outside of Pāhoa on March 12, 2023, between 8:45 a.m. and 1:40 p.m., according to Hawaiʻi Island police.

Saguaro Correctional Center celebrated its first Prison Fellowship Academy graduation, with 16 Hawaiʻi inmates completing the 12-month program.

The 41 new state Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement officers will deploy to four branches: Big island (14), O‘ahu (14), Maui (7) and Kaua‘i (6).

At Ashley Kierkiewiczʻ town hall, updates will be provided about District 4 legislative priorities, recovery efforts from the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea, parks and recreation initiatives, mass transit issues and other revitalization initiatives.

For Big Island Now’s weekly poll, we ask one simple questions about tourism: Is the number of visitors not enough, just right or too many?

The man attacked by a shark at Anaeho’omalu Bay on the Big Island made it to a moored catamaran, whose crew helped him onboard and controlled bleeding to his upper and lower extremities.

Mālama Maui Nui announces the 2023 Art of Trash and Trashion Show hosted by Maui Mall Village on Saturday, April 8, 2023.

Twenty-three award winners will be honored during this event for their achievements and contributions to the vitality of Hawaiʻi's local economy.

Applications are being accepted for the park's Youth Conservation Corps summer employment program until May 15, 2023. The summer jobs are available in the Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park for youth between the ages of 15 and 18 years old.

Maui Ocean Center officially opened its doors 25 years ago today and will celebrate the milestone from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, March 25.

Maui Land & Pineapple announced today the appointment of Race Randle as CEO and Scot Sellers as Chairman, effective April 1, 2023. Warren Haruki, who led the company for the past 14 years, will continue to serve as a senior advisor, assisting Race and Scot as they assume their new roles.

The Kupu leadership program is for recent high school graduates, college graduates and young professionals who are looking to establish a career in conservation.

At Saguaro Correctional Center in Arizona, 16 Hawaiʻi inmates completing the 12-month Prison Fellowship Academy.

The high pressure ridge over the islands has diminished this morning as a surface low begins to develop just west to northwest of the state. Expect a stable...

A medium size, short period north (360-020 degree) swell generated by the winds behind a stalling front northwest of the islands is arriving this morning...

The crew of a moored catamaran helped the man attacked by a shark by controlling the bleeding to his upper and lower extremities until first responders arrived.