Police Satisfaction Survey
The Hawaii Police Department asking members of the public to participate in an anonymous Community Satisfaction Survey available at HawaiiPolice.com throughout the month of April.
Merrie Monarch Traffic
In conjunction with the 56th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kalanikoa Street in Hilo Wednesday through Sunday of next week. Traffic will be allowed to flow in the makai, or northerly, direction on Kalanikoa Street between Pi’ilani Street to Kuawa Street during the festival. The one-way traffic pattern will remain in effect 24-hours beginning at noon, Wednesday, (April 24), through 8:00 a.m. Sunday, […]
Landslide Laupahoehoe
HAWAII POLICE DEPT: AVOID Highway 19/ Laupahoehoe Gulch due to landslide and debris on roadway. Update: 11 am Road open in both directions
Big Island Quake
Via: USGS At 5:09 pm on Saturday, much of the Big Island was rocked by a magnitude 5.2 earth quake originating near Hualālai at a depth of 9.9 mi. No tsunami threat was indicated. Did you feel it? Report it here.
Police are looking for 58-year-old Charles Kanoe Reyes
The Hawaiʻi Police Department is looking for a missing person, identified as 58-year-old Charles Kanoe Reyes, of Kapaau. He was last seen at home by family members on Saturday night, (April 6), when he left to go to the shoreline to catch crab and pick ʻopihi. His vehicle, a white Mazda Protégé sedan, was located by family members on Sunday morning, (April 7), parked at a gate at the north […]
HFD Halts Search for Body Off Hawi
Hawai‘i County fire officials have halted their search for a body that was spotted in the waters off Hawi on Hawai‘i Island today. The body was initially reported floating about 30 yards from shore from a steep cliff in North Kohala, a half-mile northwest to the end of Lokahi Road. Via Big Island News Now Hawai‘i County fire officials say a chopper from the Waiakea Rescue Station arrived on scene […]
Kohala Water Rescue
Kohala area rescue workers were called to the scene of a body in the water with what were described as a "big tiger shark" and a "great white" circling Sunday morning. The chopper tried to retrieve the body with a net but failed when a shark was seen to grab the body & drag it under. The chopper describes the victim as possibly an opihi picker, wearing a black wet […]
Pa‘auilo Road Closure 4/12
Hawai‘i Electric Light announces a partial lane closure of Hawai‘i Belt Road in Pa‘auilo between mile markers 35 and 36 on Friday, Apr. 12. One lane will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to allow crews to replace two transmission poles along the highway. Motorists are advised to drive with caution in the construction area and expect delays of up to 20 minutes. For questions or concerns, please […]
Gomes Charged on Multiple Counts
Hawaiʻi Island Police have charged a Kailua-Kona man in connection with a shooting incident which occurred in the Kona district on, (March 21), that left one woman seriously injured. The offenses include: Assault in the First DegreeAssault in the Second DegreeOwnership or Possession of Firearm ProhibitedReckless Endangering in the First DegreeCarry/Possessing loaded firearm on a highwayResisting order to stop (MD)Resisting order to stop (FC)Excessive SpeedingResisting Order to Stop (MD)Terroristic Threatening […]