Homelessness down 28%: Officials credit increases in funding for services, affordable housing
It appears the number of homeless individuals on Hawaii Island has reached its lowest point in the last six years.
Armed standoff suspect indicted
An armed standoff suspect freed by a judge on cashless bail over a prosecutor’s objection has been indicted and is back behind bars.
Hearing set for Hilo man accused of meth crimes
A 22-year-old Hilo man is accused of possessing almost a pound of meth after an alleged firearm incident Saturday in Waiakea Uka led to a search warrant.
Police, fire, National Guard, others stage exercise at Hilo school today
Waiakea High School will take on the appearance of Ground Zero today — but rest assured, this is only a drill.
Case of missing Hilo woman is still a mystery after seven years
Police have more tools than ever to solve missing person cases — GPS, cellphone records, electronic bank transactions and airline flight databanks have been used to solve disappearances.
Court rejects access road claim: Justices rule DOT erred when it designated thoroughfare to Maunakea a state highway
The Hawaii Supreme Court on Thursday ruled the state Department of Transportation’s 2018 designation of Maunakea Access Road as a public highway “took almost all property rights” from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
Plaintiffs, Boy Scouts settle wrongful death case
A civil lawsuit filed by the family of an 11-year-old Boy Scout killed in 2023 by a rifle bullet at Camp Honokaia near Honokaa has been settled.
Trial date set for Carlton Inada in death of Barbara Klein
A 72-year-old Hilo man accused of the hit-and-run death of a 79-year-old Hilo woman in October has a trial date of Aug. 19.
Green signs bills aimed at easing the housing affordability crisis
Gov. Josh Green on Tuesday signed six bills into law intended to address the state’s lack of affordable housing for Hawaii’s working-class families.
Memorial Day speakers stress patriotism, service before self
Patriotism and service were overarching themes Monday during the Memorial Day commemoration at East Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2.
HPP lot owner said to be seeking nearly $1.4M
A California woman being sued by a developer whose contractor mistakenly built a house on her Hawaiian Paradise Park lot in Puna is seeking more than $1.3 million in damages, according to both the developer and Hawaii County.
Waimea roundabout advances
A long-planned project to make Waimea a safer town for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians has taken a major step toward fruition.
Kona psychologist gets 20 years for sexually assaulting a minor
A 72-year-old Kailua-Kona clinical psychologist was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for the sexual assault of a minor.
More details emerge after cockfight raid: 25 dead roosters, $20K in cash seized
Police said Tuesday officers who raided a cockfight May 18 in Hawaiian Paradise Park recovered 25 dead roosters, four injured birds and about $20,000 in cash.
Dry season forecast to be drier-than-normal
Although it might not appear so, especially in East Hawaii, the annual dry season has begun.
One to 4 cyclones forecast, but ‘it only takes one storm to change your life’
The National Weather Service is forecasting below-normal activity for the upcoming Central Pacific hurricane season.
Charges against alleged Hilo counterfeiter dropped
At the request of prosecutors, a judge dropped charges Friday against a 32-year-old Hilo man police described as “a significant figure in the distribution and utilization of counterfeit currency being passed into our community’s circulation.”
Hearing set for man accused of robbing Kona vape shop
A judge on Monday maintained bail for a 39-year-old Kailua-Kona man accused of holding up a Kona vape shop at gunpoint Saturday.
Three arrested at cockfight attended by dozens
A woman and two men were arrested Saturday afternoon during what police say was a cockfight raid on the Kaloli Drive end of the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Puna.
Big Isle avoids most of the impacts from kona low system
The Big Island managed to escape relatively unscathed from a couple of low pressure systems that threatened some severe weather over the past 10 days.
