#big island fatalities

Police Identify Victim in Honokaʻa Crash

A 24-year-old male died Monday from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash.

HPD Arrests 21 Motorists for DUI Violations

During the week of March 19 through 25, 2018, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.

Two Die in South Kona Vehicle Crash

HPD reports that an unidentified man and a 54-year-old Kailua-Kona woman died from their injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash Friday.

35 Die on Hawa‘i Island Roadways So Far in 2017

In Hawai‘i County, fatalities include 24 motor vehicle occupants, two pedestrians, five motorcycle operators, one moped operator and three bicyclists.

Officials Release Identity of Man Who Disappeared Near Rainbow Falls

Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the body discovered along the coastline of Hilo Bay as the California man who was swept down the Wailuku River.

UPDATE 2: Rainbow Falls Search Suspended

Day three of the search for a missing swimmer in the Wailuku River near Rainbow Falls was suspended at just after 10 a.m. due to flash flood, heavy rain conditions.

UPDATE: Man Identified from Maka’iwa Bay Drowning

A man was pulled to shore Monday morning after he was found floating in waters at Maka’iwa Bay in South Kohala

Three-Vehicle Collision Results in Two Fatalities

Hawai‘i Island police reported today that two Kea‘au residents, a 26-year-old man and an 86-year-old woman, were killed Tuesday, Dec. 29, in a three-vehicle collision on the Keaʻau-Pāhoa Road (Route 130) near the two-mile marker in Keaʻau.