No decision on Punalu‘u Village
Hundreds of people gathered Thursday at the County Building in Hilo to express their opposition to a proposed development for the Punalu‘u area of Ka‘u.
Hilo Medical Center to be renamed, marking Benioffs’ $50M charitable investment
A $50 million investment in Hilo Medical Center by Salesforce Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff and his wife, Lynne, will be used to launch a family birthing center and help the hospital complete its expansion of the intensive care unit.
Baseball-bat-wielding man accused of robbing Shell, Starbucks
A 29-year-old Hilo man is accused of robbing two Kailua-Kona business establishments while brandishing an aluminum baseball bat.
Certified global, drink it local: Beer pros place Keeau business among ‘Best New Breweries of the Year’
A Keaau craft brewery was named by the beer, wine and spirits website Vinepair.com as one of “The 19 Best New Breweries of the Year, According to Beer Pros” for 2023.
Patricia Wong sentenced to life plus 20 years for murder of Kaycee Smith
Hilo Circuit Judge Henry Nakamoto on Tuesday sentenced a 62-year-old Naalehu woman to life in prison plus 20 years for the 2009 shooting death of Kaycee Smith, a 21-year-old rodeo champion.
Mountain View man accused of soliciting sex from a minor
A 42-year-old Mountain View man was arrested and charged for sex solicitation after exchanging text messages with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a teenage girl.
Merrie Monarch Festival currently leading in USA Today poll
The Merrie Monarch Festival is uniquely Hawaiian in nature but of worldwide interest. The festival, held yearly in Hilo, is dedicated to King David Kalakaua, the “Merrie Monarch,” who revived the art of hula — which had been banned after Christian missionaries arrived in Hawaii in the 1820s.
Police: Kona man intentionally rammed vehicles with truck
A judge on Monday freed a Kailua-Kona police say intentionally rammed parked vehicles with a pickup truck on Friday on supervised release, a form of cashless bail.
Who killed Lynn Ebisuzaki? Victim in unsolved 1987 murder ‘was a very kind person’
On Friday, May 1, 1987, Lynn Ebisuzaki, a 26-year-old Sunday school teacher, excused herself from her boyfriend’s home on the 500 block of Kanoelehua Avenue in Hilo at about 9:15 p.m. to take a shower.
Bail maintained for California man accused of domestic abuse
A judge on Thursday declined to reduce bail for a 43-year-old Southern California man accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home, threatening her with a knife and strangling her.
Funding bill to settle claims against the state advances
The House Committee on Finance on Thursday passed an appropriations bill to cover payments for claims against the state, its officers and employees.
House committee to hear bill allowing warrantless fireworks searches
A bill that would allow law enforcers and firefighters to search the premises of fireworks licensees without a warrant is making its way through the state House of Representatives.
Hale Hookah co-owner pleads not guilty to drug charges
A co-owner and manager of a downtown Hilo smoke shop has pleaded not guilty to 16 drug-related charges, 15 of them felonies.
Boyfriend of drowning victim claims inadequate response by police, fire
The boyfriend of a 29-year-old Keaau woman who drowned early Sunday morning after slipping and falling into the ocean off a sea cliff in Hawaiian Paradise Park alleges she died because of an inadequate response by police and fire rescuers.
Waimea therapy animal vies for ‘Pet of the Year’
A miniature horse from Waimea that visits patients at Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital could become the nonprofit Pet Partners’ “Pet of the Year.”
Hilo man charged with mail theft, other ID theft offenses
A 30-year-old Hilo man accused of stealing and depositing a $3,500 check from the victim’s mailbox in November has another open felony identity theft case from the same time period, according to court records.
‘I miss you so much Sam’: Hundreds pay final respects to teen fatally struck by police cruiser
Hundreds paid their final respects late last week to a 16-year-old Hilo High School junior who died in January from injuries he received after being struck as a pedestrian by an on-duty Hawaii Police Department officer at the wheel of a blue-and-white police cruiser.
Honokaa man electrocuted, impaled in bizarre accident
A Honokaa roofing contractor sustained life-threatening injuries last week in a freak accident in Southern California.
Ka‘u man sentenced for role in 2009 murder
A 56-year-old Ka‘u man once charged as being an accomplice to the 2009 shooting death of a 21-year-old rodeo champion was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the murder.
Pot legalization bill advances
An bill that would legalize the recreational use of cannabis by adults 21 and over cleared its first legislative hurdle Tuesday.