The Hawaiʻi County Fire Department says the two hikers, a 21-year-old female and a 24-year-old male, were unfamiliar with the area and became stranded on the rocky shoreline at the base of a cliff between Pololū Valley and Honokane Valley.
The High Surf Advisory is in effect from midnight tonight to noon HST on Thursday. Surf heights will build to 10 to 15 feet along exposed north facing shores, and 6 to 10 feet along exposed west facing shores.
An unknown amount of wastewater was discharged from the treatment system at the Hu Honua Bioenergy site north of Hilo on Nov. 9, the health department announced Friday. The discharge came from a treatment tank that held wastewater used to clean boilers at the power plant.
Mele Kalikimaka. The North Kohala Senior Club Christmas Carolers will take to the airwaves December 11 at 9:30 on KNKR to kick off their holiday tour, includingappearances at: Federal Credit Union on December 14th at 4:30Nakahara Store at 4:00 on December 19Takata Store on December 21 at 4:30 https://youtu.be/1h1jrhKuYAQ Making a Tradition, the Kohala Seniors Club Carols at KNKR in 2017
HILO — One of lower Puna’s most popular beach parks will officially reopen next week after a six-month-plus closure because of lava. Isaac Hale Beach Park, also known as Pohoiki beach park, will reopen at 1 p.m. Dec. 6 after a blessing ceremony, the county Department of Parks and Recreation said in a statement Tuesday. The public is invited to attend the blessing. Department of Parks and Recreation Director Roxcie […]
Salad Days: Investigations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have linked the outbreak to romaine lettuce grown in certain areas of California.
HAWAIIAN BEACHES, Hawaiʻi - Police say the man pointed a rifle at the responding officers, who fired their duty weapons at the man.
Since the outbreak was identified, beyond removing infected personnel, hospital policy has been to put patients who were potentially exposed into isolation, notify everyone for adequate coverage, evaluate patients for relocation or discharge in anticipation of possible future staff shortages, intensify housekeeping efforts and mobilize the pharmacy with an adequate amount of relevant medications.
The same federal tax credit homeowners get for installing solar panels could pay up to 30 percent of the roughly $260 million cost of turning a defunct coal-powered plant into one that burns trees to produce energy.
