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Name change raises eyebrows: South Kona fire station renamed without public input
The Captain Cook Fire Station will be renamed the Kealakekua Fire Station in a ceremony on Tuesday.
Police: Hilo man arrested while sleeping in stolen truck
A judge has reduced bail for a 42-year-old Hilo man charged with numerous offenses after police arrested him allegedly sleeping in a stolen truck.
BLNR loosens pig hunting restrictions in 3 Puna forests
Hunters will be able to take more feral pigs more frequently in certain Puna forest reserves under new regulations passed Friday by the state Board of Land and Natural Resources.
January especially dry for East Hawaii
The weather has been sunny and rainless in Hilo lately, with hardly a cloud to obscure a glorious view of snow-capped Maunakea, and for the second consecutive year, the Big Island is experiencing an unseasonably dry January.
‘Shared solar’ program could benefit 1,500 households
As many as 1,500 Big Island households could receive credits to lower their energy bills through an effort to develop solar installations in Naalehu and North Kona.
Viva Las Vegas: Puna man dances his way into Cirque du Soleil show
Like so many young people from Hawaii, Kekuahiwi Woods left for Las Vegas to pursue better career opportunities than he could find here at home.
Input sought on zoning codes: Four open houses scheduled this week
Big Island residents are encouraged to attend a pair of public meetings this week to discuss updates to Hawaii County’s zoning and subdivision codes.
NTSB: Cloud shot up in front of plane before turbulence
HONOLULU — A cloud shot up vertically like a plume of smoke in a matter of seconds before a Hawaiian Airlines flight last month hit severe turbulence and 25 people on board were injured, according to a preliminary report Friday by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Input wanted for skate park
More community input is being sought regarding an effort to build a skate park in Hilo.
Police seek leads on runaway teen
Police are seeking for the public’s assistance in locating 13-year-old Arieana R.K. Balbin of Kurtistown, who was reported as a runaway.
Alii Drive road work continues
The southbound lane and sidewalks of Alii Drive in the heart of Kailua Villagewill remain closed through at least month’s end.
EMA diagnoses siren issue, OKs 1 of 2
One Hilo emergency siren taken offline after a malfunction Monday has been reactivated.
Burned body that of one-time award-winning coffee farmer
A 59-year-old homeless woman police say burned to death Jan. 2 in a large banyan tree on Banyan Drive in Hilo was, in better times, an award-winning coffee farmer.
Who controls Maunakea’s summit?
A new state agency has begun the process of eventually taking over management of Maunakea’s summit area.
Hilo man accused of forcibly raping woman
A 33-year-old Hilo man has been charged with forcibly raping a woman after she refused to have sex with him.
Oldest living Pearl Harbor survivor marks 105th birthday
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Flag-waving admirers lined the sidewalk outside the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on Wednesday to greet the oldest living survivor of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor as he marked his upcoming 105th birthday.
HGEA Retirees Unit returns to in-person meetings, activities
The Hawaii Government Employees Association Retirees Unit, Hawaii Chapter, is activating in-service activities and reinstituting in-person meetings, chapter President Evelyn Togashi said.
Youths in foster care revel in Teen Day activities
More than 20 keiki aged 12 to 17 recently had the chance to enjoy Teen Day, which was sponsored by the East Hawaii Youth Leadership HI HOPES board.
Police ID body found burned inside banyan tree
Police have identified the badly burned body that was discovered Jan. 2 in a large banyan tree on Banyan Drive in Hilo.
Affordable housing complex on schedule
A long-awaited senior housing project remains on track to be completed in 2024.