KAILUA-KONA — The Hawaii County Department of Water Supply has ordered all residents and customers in North Kona to immediately restrict water use to health and safety needs as well as cease all irrigation activities following the failure of yet another water well in the area.
The Monday morning malfunction of a City and County of Honolulu mainframe computer has become a statewide problem for anyone seeking to obtain or renew a driver’s license, register a motor vehicle or get a state identification card. “As the statewide database, this computer issue is … impacting driver licensing centers in Hawaii County, Kauai County and Maui County, and we ask for the patience of those residents … ,” […]
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of State Parks will conduct early closures of three West Hawaii parks on the Fourth of July holiday. Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area (including the Waialea Bay section), Kekaha Kai State Park (including the Maniniowali Beach / Kua Bay and Mahaiula Beach sections) and Kiholo State Park reserve will close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday. “We are closing these facilities early […]
In conjunction with the Ironman 70.3 Hawaiʻi qualifier event for the Ironman World Championship, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Old Puakō Road in the South Kohala District. Traffic will be allowed to flow in the Kona, or Southerly, direction on Old Puakō Road between the entrance to Hāpuna Beach State Park and the entrance to Waialea Bay (69 Beach). Access will be allowed to Wailea Bay […]
Martin Pahinui, son of famed Hawaiian musician Gabby Pahinui and a musician, vocalist, and Hoku Award-winning recording artist, died today at his home in Waimanalo, his family said. He was 65. His Facebook page is at: https://www.facebook.com/Martin-Pahinui-195893783796263/ He earned seven Na Hoku Hanohano Awards between 1983 and 1988 as a member of the Peter Moon Band during the peak of the group’s popularity and sang lead vocals on several of […]
Civil Defense Message: This is an extreme tides and high surf message for Wednesday, May 24th at noon. The National Weather Service reports unusually high tides, also known as “king tides,” may cause intermittent coastal flooding along all shores of the Hawaii Island from today through the holiday weekend. Beach flooding and standing water on roadways and low-lying coastal areas are possible, especially during the afternoon high tides each day. In […]
Here is the list of winners at the 54th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival Hula Competition, Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium, Hilo: OVERALL 1. Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, kumu hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes, Oahu (wahine), 1168 points 2. Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua, kumu hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV and Lono Padilla, Oahu (wahine), 1163 points 3. Kawaili‘ula, kumu hula Chinky Mahoe, Oahu (kane), 1148 points KANE […]
April 17, 2017 by Colleen Tressler Consumer Education Specialist, FTC Do you have a debt with the IRS that’s more than two years old? If so, you might be getting a letter from the IRS about your account being transferred to a private debt collector. This new program only applies to taxpayers who have had an IRS debt for years, and who were previously contacted about it by the IRS. […]
UPDATE: Rivera turned himself in at Kohala Police Dept. at 2:10 p.m. Thursday. Hawai’i Island Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with an attempted murder investigation which occurred in North Kohala on Thursday morning (April 6). Shortly after 1:00 a.m., Thursday (April 6), officers responded to the intersection of Highway 250 and Kynnersley Road, in Kohala, after receiving a report of an active domestic dispute. Upon arrival, officers observed […]
