Forecasters predict heavy rain, possible thunderstorms and flash flooding
Weather watchers are warning of a strong upper-level low-pressure front forecast to move eastward across the island chain, potentially bringing severe thunderstorms and flash flooding to the Big Island as early as this afternoon.
Man who defrauded teachers to gamble $1.2M gets 57 months
A 48-year-old Kona man will spend nearly five years in federal prison and must pay back more than $1.2 million he conned 42 teachers and friends into investing in a fake online lei business to feed his lavish Las Vegas gambling habit.
Federal witnesses defend Navy’s Red Hill response
As a federal mass action lawsuit against the government from families impacted by the Red Hill water crisis continues this week, the government’s witnesses are taking the stand to defend the Navy’s response as well as sow doubts about the severity of the contamination.
Police arrest student after disturbance at Konawaena HS
Police arrested a 19-year-old student after a disturbance Tuesday at Konawaena High School.
Fentanyl smuggling case moved to federal court
The case of a 41-year-old Kailua-Kona man accused of smuggling fentanyl into Hawaii from California has been moved to U.S. District Court in Honolulu.
Fire destroys unpermitted Pahoa house
Fire destroyed an unpermitted residential structure near Pahoa Friday evening.
HPD wants to use overt video monitoring at popular sites
The Honolulu Police Department is considering using video cameras mounted on at least four mobile security trailers to avert auto burglaries, thefts, vandalism and other crimes at popular scenic points in East Oahu.
Visitor spending on Hawaii Island leaps to $854.2 million in the first quarter
Visitor spending on Hawaii Island leaped to $854.2 million in the first quarter from $741.1 million in the first quarter of 2023 and from $646.4 in the first quarter of 2019, according to a monthly report from the state of Hawai‘i Department of Business, Economic Development &Tourism (DBEDT). That marked increases of 15.3 percent and 32.2 percent, respectively.
Public clashes with Army over PTA lease
Big Islanders continued to urge the U.S. Army to abandon the Pohakuloa Training Area instead of extending its lease of state land.
‘Wenaokeao’: Big Island students name Maunakea observatory instruments after starlight
A pair of instruments at a Maunakea observatory have been given a less unwieldy name by a group of Big Island high school students.
‘Things can still happen,’ weather service cautions of below-average hurricane prediction
Hurricane season is June 1 to Nov. 30 in Hawaii, and AccuWeather — a commercial weather forecasting service — is predicting a relatively quiet season for tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific basin.
‘Compulsive gambler’ asks for 30-month federal sentence
A Kona man who bilked 45 investors in his online lei business out of $1.2 million to fuel a high-stakes gambling habit in Las Vegas is asking a federal judge to sentence him Wednesday to 2-1/2 years in prison.
Ex-IBEW union official charged with felony theft
(SA) — A 44-year-old former office associate with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1186 has been charged with felony theft for allegedly embezzling $44,367 in union dues.
Police: Papaikou man dies in North Kona traffic crash
Police say a 78-year-old Papaikou man died in a single-car collision early this afternoon in North Kona.
Punalu‘u project stalled: Board grants standing to two legal challenges to the proposed resort
Legal challenges by two different groups of Ka‘u residents against a planned resort development in Punalu‘u will go forward after a long, tempestuous Windward Planning Commission meeting on Monday.
Judge maintains bail for narcotics, firearms suspect
A judge maintained bail at $718,500 for a 45-year-old Mountain View man police say was in possession of a wide variety of dangerous drugs, including fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine, and several firearms — two of which are unserialized “ghost guns.”
Star Alameda, wife of mayoral candidate dies
Star Alameda, wife of Hawaii County mayoral candidate Kimo Alameda and a career educator, died Friday. She was 54.
N2 Dance returning to the Palace: Performers showcase their skills with ‘Inside Out Game Show’
N2 Dance is back at the Palace Theater for another unique spring semester performance Friday and Saturday.
JCAH hosts Kodomo No Matsuri at Sangha Hall
Hundreds of keiki flooded Sangha Hall Saturday morning to celebrate Kodomo No Matsuri, a festival all about the children.
Parks and Rec, DLNR work to address issue of cat colonies at park where nene died
State and county agencies are moving forward to address feral cat feeding and its effects on the nene population.
