Hawaiʻi Island police have located the North Kohala man who had been reported missing. 23-year-old Israel Victorino-Rabang was located Tuesday morning, (July 3), in Hawi. He is deceased. The case is being investigated by the Area II Criminal Investigation Section as a Coroner’s Inquest. No foul play is suspected. An autopsy will be conducted later this week to determine the exact cause of death.
Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory reports a gas explosion with energy equal to a 5.3 magnitude earthquake has occurred at Halemaumau Crater at 2:17 AM. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that Fissure 8 continues to be very active and is feeding a lava channel to the ocean at Kapoho. The flow is producing a broad ocean entry along the shoreline, and is also oozing fresh lava at Kapoho Beach Lots. Fissure 22 is […]
A one-quarter percent surcharge will be added to the general excise tax in Hawaii County starting Jan. 1, following action Friday by the County Council. After teetering on the winning and losing side of a 5-4 vote for months, the bill passed 7-2 just one day before the state-imposed deadline. Voting no were Kona Councilman Dru Kanuha and Puna Councilwoman Jen Ruggles. Almost all the council members were unhappy with […]
Lava destroyed three more houses in Kapoho Beach Lots this week, according to Hawaii County. Two were destroyed Thursday and one was lost Friday. The county confirmed 668 homes have been destroyed by the eruption since May 3. That number does not include the three most recent homes lost. A few homes remain near the edge of the flow. The lava flow from fissure 8 in Leilani Estates continues to […]
In Hawai’i, we love to celebrate the 4th of July with family, friends, food, and fireworks. But all too often the festivities turn tragic on our roads. This iconic American holiday is also one of the deadliest holidays of the year due to drunk-driving crashes. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over the 2016 Fourth of July holiday, (6:00 p.m., (July 2), to 5:59 a.m., July 6): • […]
Knowing state law as it pertains to fireworks can save you from more than just criminal charges and hefty fines — it might well aid in keeping all your appendages in tact over this Fourth of July celebration. It’s against the law for residents to import fireworks to Hawaii Island without a license from the Hawaii Fire Department. The only fireworks approved by HFD and legally sold in West Hawaii […]
I'mAlbizia tree causes power outage for customers About 11,700 customers impacted HILO, June 21, 2018 – Hawai‘i Electric Light reports that about 11,700 customers in the Puna and Hilo areas experienced a power interruption today. Power was interrupted at 9:59 a.m. Thursday morning when a large albizia tree fell on to transmission lines and broke utility equipment on Ainaloa Boulevard. A private tree-trimmer was in the process of removing the […]
Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim has been released from Hilo Medical Center and is back on the job this morning, according to the mayor’s spokeswoman. Janet Snyder told media the 78-year-old mayor arrived at 7:12 a.m. at the morning briefing at Hawaii County Civil Defense Headquarters in Hilo. She described the mayor, who had been hospitalized since Saturday after suffering his sixth heart attack, as upbeat. “Not only was he […]
While federal individual assistance programs were approved for Kilauea victims last Thursday, North Hawaii residents began pitching in more than a month ago. Dozens of individuals in Kawaihae, Waimea, Waikoloa Village and Hawi have led grassroots efforts beginning in early May to raise money and gather nonperishable foods, toiletries, tarps and other basic items for displaced families. Rhonda Bell, who spearheads The Big Island Giving Tree — a nonprofit organization […]
