Hilo Farmers Market fines exceed $200K
The county’s Public Works Building Division chief sent a letter last month to the owner-operator of Hilo Farmers Market notifying him that fines for noncompliance with building, zoning and fire codes have surpassed $200,000.
Mental exam for Hilo robbery suspect
A 21-year-old Hilo man accused of violently robbing a 67-year-old homeless man will undergo a court-ordered mental examination.
‘An Evening of Aloha’: Tatofi, Yamanaka headline fundraiser for Pacific Tsunami Museum
Two of Hawaiian music’s brightest luminaries, Grammy nominee Josh Tatofi and Hilo’s own multiple Na Hoku Hanohano winner Mark Yamanaka, headline “An Evening of Aloha.”
Study: Climate change increases hurricane threat
A new study by researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology indicates that as the climate changes in the coming decades, the northward shift of hurricanes toward the Hawaiian Islands will increase chances of landfall, and storm surge will pose severe flood risks to population and infrastructure along coastlines and further inland.
Villegas victorious in Kona council contest
In the one contested Hawaii County Council race, Kona District 7, Rebecca Villegas cruised to victory over Kelly Drysdale.
Suspect sought in violent downtown Hilo robbery
A violent early Monday morning robbery in downtown Hilo sent a 67-year-old homeless man to the emergency room.
Firefighters rescue 13 hikers during flash flood in Waimea
Firefighters rescued 13 hikers, two of whom sustained minor injuries, after they were stranded in a flash flood after trespassing into Parker and Anna ranches in Waimea on Saturday.
Leilani insurance lawsuit hits court
A Hilo judge will decide whether certain defendants will be dismissed from a lawsuit filed by an elderly Leilani Estates couple who allege their insurer is acting in bad faith by not approving the claim they made after losing their home during the eruption of Kilauea volcano earlier this year.
Locked up longer than legal?
A former Hawaii Community Correctional Center inmate who claims he was locked up 20 days beyond his scheduled release date is suing the state Department of Public Safety and three DPS officials.
Taylor brings a palette of tunes to the Big Isle
“I’ve had a career that’s really been a life of curiosity.”