Kilauea puts on ‘outstanding’ show in HVNP
It’s a “Pele Kalikimaka” in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, according to Jessica Ferracane, the park’s spokeswoman, referring to the eruption that started early Monday morning within Kilauea volcano’s Halema‘uma‘u crater.
County’s plan to vacate HBMC morgue moves ahead
Hawaii County is making progress toward relieving the severely overcrowded Hilo Benioff Medical Center’s morgue of what are referred to as “HPD bodies,” according to Hawaii Police Department Chief Ben Moszkowicz.
Hilo jail expansion unveiled
Corrections officials, dignitaries and other prominent community members gathered Thursday at Hawaii Community Correctional Center’s main Hilo campus to dedicate the brand-new Kaumana Housing Unit.
Police nab one of three Hale Nani escapees
A judge on Thursday ruled probable cause exists to continue holding a 36-year-old Volcano man who allegedly escaped with two others Dec. 13 from Hawaii Community Correctional Center’s Hale Nani Facility.
Trio who escaped from Hale Nani still at large
Three inmates who reportedly escaped Friday in a stolen car from Hawaii Community Correctional Center’s Hale Nani Facility remained at large as of late Wednesday afternoon.
Judge picks contractor to demolish mistakenly built house in HPP
A contractor has been chosen to demolish a house built on the wrong lot in Hawaiian Paradise Park.
Obituaries for December 18
Ernest Henry Gilmour, 88, of Cheney, Wash., died Dec. 14 in Kealakekua. Born in Adin, Calif., he was a professor emeritus of geology at Eastern Washington University. Services will be held in Cheney, Wash. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by daughters, Nadine (Mike) Madrazo of Boulder City, Nev., and Laura (Chris) Siegmund of Federal Way, Wash. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary-Kona.
Tsunami museum in trouble: Downtown Hilo site closes due to financial woes; staff laid off
The Pacific Tsunami Museum is in dire financial straits, and its organizers hope the community will step up and help it navigate out of troubled waters.
Obituaries for December 17
Luz Corrales Alipio, 84, of Hilo died Nov. 29 at a private care home. Born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, she was a retired activities aide at Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center, worked at Tiki Garden in the former Hilo Lagoon Hotel and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Big Island Filipino Community Council, Puna Saranay Club and Sampaguita Club. Visitation 9:30-11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Prayer service at 11 a.m.. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire. Survived by children, David (Jessica) Alipio, Samuel Alipio, Ligaya (Brian) Hill and Jan-Marie (Nathan) Osorio; son-in-law, Alfred Tipon, Jr.; sister-in-law, Alfe Corrales; 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Hearing set for Pahoa man accused of threatening to kill former in-laws
A 36-year-old Pahoa man remains in jail after a judge on Monday refused to free him without cash bail.
‘I could feel the fire on my face’: Witnesses describe Kainaliu fire
Witnesses to a large structure fire Sunday morning in South Kona said flames quickly engulfed the second story of the two-story building.
Alleged Puna burglar nabbed while in the act
A 30-year-old Puna man police say was apprehended while in the act of burglarizing a Hawaiian Beaches home has waived a preliminary hearing.
Keaukaha man sentenced to 10 years for drugs, firearms
A 36-year-old Hilo man who had more than 18 pounds of methamphetamine in his Keaukaha home was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison.
Murder suspect found fit to stand trial
A 34-year-old Mountain View man accused of a shooting death and two nonfatal shootings four years ago has been found fit to stand trial.
DOH to continue testing for bird flu on Big Island
CORRECTION: A previous edition of this story contained an erroneous title for Dr. Sarah Kemble. The Tribune-Herald regrets the error.
Kona man sentenced to 10 years for vape shop robbery
A 40-year-old Kona man was sentenced Monday in Kona Circuit Court to a 10-year prison term for robbing a Kailua-Kona vape shop in May.
Kealakehe H.S. engineering team Hawaii’s lone entrant in NASA competition
So many high schoolers are contemplating their futures, but for those on Kealakehe High School’s student engineering team, the future is now.
November rainfall a one-day deluge
Much of the Big Island received normal to near-normal rainfall totals in November. In some areas, however, especially in East Hawaii, much, if not most fell on Nov. 4.
Police arrest, charge two wanted fugitives
A pair of former fugitives remain behind bars after being apprehended separately last week by the Hawaii Police Department.
Kona man sentenced to 20 years for fatal crash
A judge has sentenced a 21-year-old Kailua-Kona man to 20 years for a 2022 traffic crash that took the life of a 63-year-old woman.
