KEALAKEKUA — A jury on Thursday found a Kapaau man not guilty of two counts of first-degree attempted murder, the most serious charges filed in connection with a nearly 20-hour standoff in July 2015 in which the man’s girlfriend and a police officer were shot. Macdon “Donny” Thromman, 39, will be sentenced in April by Kona Circuit Court Judge Ronald Ibarra after the 12-member jury found him guilty of attempted […]
The Hakalau Stream Bridge located on Old Māmalahoa Highway will be completely closed (no access allowed) beginning on Friday, February 10, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. and will remain closed until further notice due to public safety concerns. The County conducted an assessment of the bridge and found the bridge’s northern abutment (foundation) has been undermined due to scouring from Hakalau Stream. A plan of action is in process to repair the bridge […]
By NANCY COOK LAUER West Hawaii Today http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/council-approves-takeover-kohala-trail-roadway The Hawaii County Council on Wednesday unanimously accepted a public access trail and unpaved roadway from developers of a North Kohala parcel, despite the advice of Corporation Counsel Joe Kamelamela, who said county code requires the administration to inspect the property before taking it over. Resolutions 63 and 64 put into the county’s hands easements for a 10-foot-wide trail more than 2,000 […]
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/shoreline-trail-expand-county-eyets-taking-over-land-north-kohala-which-would By NANCY COOK LAUER West Hawaii Today Another piece of a North Kohala shoreline trail is set to fall into place Wednesday, when the County Council plans to take up resolutions granting pedestrian and vehicle access. Resolutions 63 and 64 will turn over to the county a 10-foot wide trail running for more than 2,000 feet in Ainakea and a 1.7 acre parking lot off Akoni Pule Highway, respectively. […]
.INCREASING KONA WINDS AND POSSIBLE HEAVY SHOWERS LATE THIS WEEKEND... The recent spell of light winds and quiet weather will come to an end later this weekend as a strong front approaches the Aloha State from the northwest. Southwest winds will increase ahead of this front Sunday and Sunday night, especially near Kauai and Oahu where it will become locally windy. Kona winds such as these can cause localized problems […]
This is a Civil Defense message. This is a High Surf Warning update for Wednesday, February 1st at 7:30 AM. The National Weather Service has extended the current High Surf Warning for the shores of North Kona, Kohala, Hamakua and Puna through tomorrow morning. Surf as high as 25 feet for north shores and 15 feet for east and west facing shores is forecasted. A High Surf Warning means there […]
High Surf Warning Alert: ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES OF MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND THROUGH 6 PM TODAY...UPGRADING TO A HIGH SURF WARNING TONIGHT... .THE CURRENT LARGE NORTH-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTH TODAY. A REINFORCING PULSE OF NORTH-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL BUILD SURF TO WARNING LEVELS FOR NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM […]
Wind Advisory Alert: ...GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY ACROSS THE STATE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND MONDAY WHILE GRADUALLY VEERING TO THE NORTHEAST. THESE WINDS WILL ACCELERATE OVER TERRAIN AND DOWN THE LEE SLOPES OF MOST ISLANDS. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS TODAY. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT […]
