Puna man sentenced to 20 years for manslaughter
A 39-year-old Puna man was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for a fatal shooting on St. Patrick’s Day three years ago in Mountain View.
Kaohimaunu found not guilty of murder
After a three-week trial, a jury of seven women and five men on Friday found 40-year-old Kalani Lono Kaohimaunu not guilty of second-degree murder for the Thanksgiving 2015 shotgun slaying of 39-year-old Keola Penovaroff in Hilo.
Fate of alleged killer now in the hands of jurors
The prosecution’s closing arguments in the murder trial of Kalani Kaohimaunu went as expected — with Deputy Prosecutor Joseph Lee saying Venus Mitchell recognized Kaohimaunu as the man who fatally shot her boyfriend, Keola Penovaroff, on Thanksgiving Day 2015.
Woman charged in Malama Market incident: She allegedly brandished gun, slapped store manager after shoplifting
A search warrant executed on a shoulder bag carried by a woman accused of a violent shoplifting incident Monday morning at Malama Market in Pahoa turned up a black pellet pistol with a CO2 cartridge that resembled a real semi-automatic pistol, according to court documents filed by police.
Hilo murder case heads to the jury today
The maternal uncle of a man accused of a fatal shooting on Nov. 26, 2015, said Wednesday his nephew was at a Thanksgiving party the uncle hosted at his Kalapana home and couldn’t have been in Hilo when the shooting took place.
Hearing set for man arrested in Hilo Walmart confrontation
A Hilo Walmart store detective and a security guard told police a different story than an attempted robbery defendant about a knife the suspect had in his possession, according to court documents filed by police.
Pahoa market locked down after woman brandishes gun
A 24-year-old Waimea woman was arrested Monday morning after an alleged robbery shortly after 9 a.m. at Malama Market in the Puna Kai Shopping Center in Pahoa.
Woman arrested after alleged armed incident at Pahoa store
A 24-year-old Waimea woman was arrested this morning after an alleged robbery shortly after 9 a.m. today at the Malama Market in the Puna Kai Shopping Center in Pahoa.
Cruise ship COVID reporting program ending
The recent discontinuation of a program by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that tracked COVID-19 cases aboard cruise ships and reported findings to the public has no effect on how state agencies deal with the virus on cruise ships.
Former physician charged with soliciting sex from a minor in Keaukaha
A former urgent care physician whose license to practice medicine in Hawaii was forfeited in 2020 is accused of soliciting a minor for prostitution at a county beach park in Hilo.
Housing case broadens: Two Hilo attorneys, Pahoa businessman charged
Federal court documents outlining charges against two Hilo attorneys and a Pahoa businessman claim the trio, and a county official who has already pleaded to wrongdoing, fraudulently obtained almost $11 million in land and affordable housing credits over a six-year-plus period — without building any affordable housing.
Ige’s about-face on air tour bill creates challenges for industry
A tour helicopter official said he’s “perplexed” Gov. Ige signed Senate Bill 3272 into law after announcing he intended to veto the measure, which requires air tour companies to report various details about each flight.
Tiny houses at NAS Pool being relocated, repurposed
More than a year after serving as an emergency shelter for the homeless during the coronavirus epidemic, 31 of 32 micro-housing units once dubbed Hale Hanakahi are being moved from the parking lot at the NAS Pool in Hilo.
Celebrating a legend: Palace presents star-studded benefit for Bruddah Waltah
Astar-studded lineup of Big Island entertainers are coming together to put on a benefit show for one of their own, Bruddah Waltah Aipolani.
ADA improvements ready to begin at NAS Swimming Pool
It appears that long-awaited construction on court-ordered Americans With Disabilities Act improvements at the NAS Swimming Pool near Hilo International Airport is set to begin.
Seismic activity at seamount subsides
A spike in seismic activity detected last weekend beneath Kama‘ehuakanaloa seamount — an undersea volcano south of Hawaii Island formerly known as Lo‘ihi — had subsided as of Thursday.
Ookala Post Office to close: Users of the plantation-era site will have to get their mail in Paauilo
The Ookala Post Office is closing at the end of business on July 31, and dozens of seniors who live in the former plantation town on the Hamakua Coast will now have to go to Paauilo to get their mail.
Trial begins for man accused of 2015 homicide
The girlfriend of a man shot to death on Thanksgiving 2015 testified in court Monday she saw the shooting occur.
New law hikes fines for cellphone use while driving
Hawaii now has steeper fines for motorists caught who use cellphones or other mobile electronic devices while driving.
Promoting porn to minors charge dropped in plea deal
A Papaikou woman originally indicted for allegedly disseminating a pornographic video to a teenager has been convicted instead of first-degree terroristic threatening.