The Hawai`i Police Department is investigating a shooting incident that occurred on Mana Road in Waimea. On Friday, just before 1 a.m., South Kohala Patrol officers responded to a 9-1-1
State Issues Notice to Proceed for TMT Project
Governor David Ige announced on Thursday that the state Department of Land and Natural Resources issued a notice to proceed to the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo for the Thirty
UPDATE: Wanted Man Located
Updated on June 21. The Hawaiʻi Police Department reports that 32-year-old Jeramie D. Soares, who was previously noted as wanted, turned himself in at the Hilo Police Department and was subsequently arrested. Original story published on June 18.
Woman Dies Following Two Separate Hilo Motor Vehicle Accidents
A 21-year-old female has succumbed to injuries she sustained Saturday evening after she was involved in an incident with two separate motor vehicles in Hilo. The victim is identified as
Polystyrene Foam Reduction Takes Effect July 1
The County of Hawaiʻi has announced the implementation of Ordinance 17-63, which passed in September 2017. Effective July 1, 2019, food service vendors are prohibited from providing food to a
Spark Ignites Gas Station
At around 8:50 a.m. on Monday, Hawai`i Police Department Kona Patrol Officers responded to Patel’s Spirit Gas Station in Captain Cook, for a reported vehicle on fire. Upon arrival, Hawai`i
HPD Identifies Government Road Crash Victim
A Pāhoa woman that died from injuries sustained in a single vehicle crash that occurred on Saturday morning along Government Beach Road, 2.8 miles South of Kahakai Boulevard has been
Fire Causes $390K in Damages
A structure fire in Captain Cook caused $390,000 in damages on Sunday. Hawai`i County Fire Department officials say crews arrived on scene just after 5 p.m. to find a 2,600
Police Search for Missing 17-Year-Old
Skyler Waltjen , 17, has been reported as missing, according to the Hawai`i Police Department. Authorities describe the boy as 5-feet-9-inches and 145 pounds. He has a thin build with
Man Charged in Kawaihae Sex Assault
The Hawaiʻi Police Department has charged a man with 14 charges stemming from a sexual assault incident that occurred in Kawaihae. Just before 6 a.m. on Saturday, South Kohala patrol