A 66-year-old Kapaau man died following a single-vehicle crash Monday afternoon, (February 19), on Keokea Beach Road, at Kapaau. He was identified as Myron Okubo. Responding to a 3:25 p.m., call police determined that a 2000 Dodge pickup truck had been traveling north on the Keokea Beach Road while the operator and sole occupant, (Okubo), was being dragged outside the vehicle. The pickup then veered west across the roadway […]
Kohala Discovery Garden reaps Beautification Award During any week of the school year, more than 300 Kohala Elementary students from kindergarten through fifth grade can be found in Kohala Discovery Garden planting, tending or harvesting their produce and herbs. “Every single student comes down to this garden and sometimes put their blood, sweat and tears into it,” Kayla Sinotte, the school’s garden teacher said. “It wouldn’t be anything without them. […]
A 66-year-old man is dead following a single-car crash Monday afternoon at a North Kohala beach park. Fire rescue personnel responded to a report of a person pinned between a vehicle door and a tree after apparently running off the roadway at Keokea Beach Road heading to Keokea Beach Park. The call came in at 3:26 p.m. Hawaii Fire Department Battalion Chief John Whitman confirmed the man was dead upon […]
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The island of Hawaii in Hawaii County * Until 600 PM HST * At 501 PM HST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 24 miles northwest of Kona International Airport to 9 miles northwest of Milolii, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and […]
UPDATE: The missing person has been found. THANK YOU. Community: NORTH KOHALA MISSING PERSON- Donald Linn McKay Donald Linn McKay was reported missing from the Kohala Hospital area. He is a 69 year old Caucasian male described as 5'7", 150 pounds with white hair and a short white beard. He was last seen wearing a black hat, blue jacket, blue jeans and a multi colored aloha shirt. If you […]
Community Meetings Slated Islandwide regarding Proposed GET Surcharge The public is encouraged to attend community meetings scheduled island-wide regarding a proposed ½ percent General Excise Tax (GET) surcharge. Go to www.hawaiicounty.gov and click on the link to General Excise Tax Surcharge for a detailed explanation. February 17, 2018 Saturday 11:00 am Kohala Intergenerational Center (behind Hisaoka Gym) Tim Richards will be in attendance.
Special Weather Statement Alert: ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON MAY PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL... The atmosphere over the state is very unstable, and mostly sunny morning conditions will give way to scattered afternoon heavy showers and thunderstorms. Some of these thunderstorms will be capable of producing strong and gusty winds, frequent lightning, intense downpours, and hail. When thunderstorms approach, you should move indoors. Stay away from windows and […]
