Bereavement support group available through the holidays
Hawaii Care Choices, formerly Hospice of Hilo, is offering a bereavement support group to help get though this holiday season.
CRITICAL THREAT: Hawaii Wildlife Fund representatives to discuss battle against plastic pollution
A mega-gyre of floating plastic estimated to be larger than Texas annually carries massive amounts of marine debris to Hawaiis beaches and reefs.
Don’t miss Second Saturday events at VAC
Check out these events slated for Saturday, Nov. 9, at Volcano Art Center:
American Legion Post 3 installs new officers
American Legion Post 3 recently installed new officers for 2019-20. The new officers are (standing, from left) Cmdr. Jeno Enocencio, Adjutant Paul Austria, Sergeant at Arms Arnold Ishii, 1st Vice Cmdr. Keoni Dela Cruz, District IV Cmdr. Antonio Gaspar, (kneeling) Chaplain/finance Charles Mapa, 2nd Vice Cmdr. Peter McDuff and Historian Harvey Motomura.
Post 3 celebrating 100 years of the American Legion
American Legion Post 3 is celebrating the American Legion Centennial; 100 years of service and camaraderie for all veterans since World War I, World War II, Korean and Vietnam Wars and now the Middle East War on Terror.
Hilo Coast UCC Rummage Sale this weekend
Hilo Coast United Church of Christ is having its annual rummage sale from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9.
Food for the holidays
Photos by DON CAMPBELL/The Herald-Palladium via AP.
Police ID bicyclist killed in traffic crash
Police have identified the bicyclist killed Wednesday evening after being struck by a pickup truck on Kaumana Drive near Wiliwili Street in Hilo as 40-year-old Wayne W. Geil of Hilo.
Woman rescued from Onomea coastline 4 days after kayak sank
The Hawaii Fire Department rescued a woman from the Onomea shoreline this morning who apparently had been stranded there for four days after her kayak sank on Sunday.
Police ID man who died from fall into lava tube
Police have identified the man who died at his Poki Place home in the Kaumana neighborhood of Hilo on Monday morning as 71-year-old Robert Hisashi Nishimoto.
Bicyclist killed in Kaumana crash
Police say a man is dead after he was struck by a pickup truck Wednesday night while riding a bicycle on Kaumana Drive near the intersection of Wiliwili Street in Hilo.
Undisclosed settlement reached in deadly Honolulu fire
HONOLULU A settlement was reached in a deadly Honolulu high-rise fire, although the amounts to be paid by insurance companies to plaintiffs remains confidential.
Taylor expected to be first to testify in public hearings
Mayor on Maunakea impasse: ‘If we work on it, we can do it’
KAILUA-KONA Mayor Harry Kim remains steadfast in his commitment to finding a way forward as the standoff over the Thirty Meter Telescope on Maunakea continues.
Ban on county herbicide use advances, but some say fine-tuning needed prior to final vote
Captain Cook man sentenced in sex assault case
KAILUA-KONA A Captain Cook man was sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for sexual assault of a minor, the Hawaii County Prosecuting Attorneys Office announced Wednesday.
Rainy season arrives, but drought conditions persist in some areas
Food Basket to receive nearly $1M to help low-income families
Farmers market canopy to be constructed ‘soon’
Justices seem uncertain about reach of Clean Water Act
Woman accused of providing porn to minor
A Hilo grand jury indicted a 42-year-old woman for allegedly disseminating a pornographic video to a teenager.
Standing tall: Scientists find oldest example of upright ape
Nation and World briefs for November 7
Obituaries for November 7
Sammy Lanaihoku Moses Jr., 56, of Hilo died Oct. 27 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hilo, he worked for Five Star Maintenance Co. Visitation 9-10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral Service at 10:30 a.m. Casual attire; flowers and lei welcome. Burial at Homelani Memorial Park, Lehua Section. Survived by companion, Danise Varize of Hilo; mother, Cynthia (Peter Lee) Moses of Hilo; sister, Wendy (Derwin Taka) Moses of Hilo; sons, Namon (Noelani Rodrigues) Moses and Brandon (Sunshine Woodford) Guevara of Hilo; daughters, Braeden (Dominic Caraballo) Moses-Guevara and Brianne (Sharae Lee) Moses of Hilo; hanai daughter, Natasha Varize of Hilo; nine grandchildren; four nephews and two hanai nieces, aunts, uncles and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
