Police charge 44-year-old Hilo man with “abuse, firearms offenses.”
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Man charged with abuse, firearm offenses
Police have charged 44-year-old Jacob Walter Umemoto of Hilo with abuse of family household member and various firearm offenses following a domestic-related incident Friday with his 17-year-old daughter while at a residence on Hookina Place.
Police seek missing Waimea woman
Hawaii Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 33-year-old Mary Kaniho of Waimea, who was reported missing by her family.
Alleged bank robber indicted
A Kailua-Kona grand jury on Monday indicted a 52-year-old Pahoa man accused of robbing a Hilo bank on Dec. 6.
‘They know better’: Finalist for police chief criticized for accepting free hotel stay worth $1,953
A retired Hawaii Police Department assistant chief told the Tribune-Herald on Tuesday that a HPD major in the running for police chief and a captain who answers directly to her shouldn’t have accepted four nights in a Kailua-Kona hotel paid for by the Ironman Triathlon.
ERUPTIONS PAU: Mauna Loa, Kilauea take a break at nearly the same time, says HVO
Mauna Loa and Kilauea volcanoes almost simultaneously have stopped erupting.
Police Commission grills chief candidate Bird over hotel stay paid for by Ironman
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story had an incorrect number of nights of the hotel stay. The Tribune-Herald regrets the error.
UPDATE: Waikoloa man in stable condition after shark attack
UPDATED 2:48 p.m.
Mauna Loa and Kilauea eruptions halt, HVO reports
UPDATED 9:45 a.m.
No liquid lava detected outside of Fissure 3 as eruption weakens further
The only liquid lava still present Monday in the Mauna Loa eruption was confined to Fissure 3.
Kawananakoa, ‘last Hawaiian princess’ dies at 96
HONOLULU — Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawananakoa, the so-called last Hawaiian princess whose lineage included the royal family that once ruled the islands and an Irish businessman who became one of Hawaii’s largest landowners, died on Sunday. She was 96.
No new visitor center for HVNP; 60-stall parking also scratched
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will not be getting a new visitor center after all.
Bivalent boosters headed to Hawaii for keiki as young as 6 months old
The Hawaii Department of Health has ordered 9,200 doses of bivalent COVID-19 vaccination boosters for children as young as 6 months old, with 1,500 being shipped directly to Hawaii Island.
Areas closed due to eruption reopened
Two weeks after they were closed due to volcanic activity on Mauna Loa, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Forestry and Wildlife is reopening the following areas: Kapapala Forest Reserve; ‘Ainapo Trail, road and cabin; and Kipuka ‘Ainahou Nene Sanctuary.
Finalists for police chief talk leadership, service
The public had its first opportunity Monday to testify about the four finalists to vying to become Hawaii County police chief and see them answer questions from the Police Commission in Hilo.
No name change for Hilo High gym
The gym at Hilo High School will not be renamed following a vote by its School Community Council.
Two men sought for alleged thefts
Hawaii Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects wanted for stealing.
Board of Appeals rules against neighbors in short-term rental case
The Hawaii County Board of Appeals has determined that laws governing state and county agriculture project districts don’t prohibit landowners from using their farm dwellings for short-term rentals, as long as they also live on the property.
No liquid lava detected outside of Fissure 3 as eruption weakens further
The only liquid lava still present in the Mauna Loa eruption is confined to Fissure 3.
No liquid lava detected outside of Fissure 3 as eruption weakens further
The only liquid lava still present in the Mauna Loa eruption is confined to Fissure 3.
‘Clean the land for Pele’: Volunteers help remove rubbish from areas along Saddle Road
Volunteers and members of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I teamed up Friday to clean trash from the side of the Daniel K. Inouye Highway.
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