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Fire/rescue and Hazmat crews answered a 9:06 a.m. alarm Thursday (Jan 26) for a crash between a car and dump truck on Highway 11 in Mountain View. Firefighters found the dump truck engulfed in flames and a female trapped in the crashed car. Crews were able to free the woman using the jaws-of-life. Firefighters were […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Aloha Exchange Club of East HawaiÊ»i recognized Officer Gregory Horton on Thursday (January 26) as “Officer of the Month” for January. The Puna patrol officer was honored for his work in apprehending an armed man who was wanted on a bench warrant. Horton was one of several officers who responded to a […]

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Lions clubs WORLDWIDE will be performing community service projects as part of the “Lions In Sight” initiative Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to raise public awareness of the vital role Lions clubs play in their communities. As spring cleaning gets under way, the Hawaii Lions are asking people to look […]

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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park encourages volunteers to help count humpback whales during the annual Sanctuary Ocean Count coming up on the last Saturday of January, February and March.

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The Kamehameha-Hawaii Warriors defeated their crosstown rivals the Hilo Vikings 82–58 in BIIF boys basketball Wednesday night (Jan 25).

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Big Island police have located 54-year-old Darlene Santos who was reported missing. She was found unharmed in Puna on Wednesday evening (January 25).

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Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELCO) has announced that at 8:57 a.m. on January 25, 2012 a power interruption occurred due to a tree that fell on HELCO transmission lines near Manuka State Park along Highway 11, affecting approximately 1700 customers.

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MEDIA RELEASE Mhealani Pai and Keone Kalawe of the Keauhou-Kahaluu Education Group will discuss the historical significance of Kaneaka slide and Heeia Bay in Keauhou in an upcoming Puana Ka Ike lecture in Kona and an Eia Hawaii presentation in Hilo. The free presentations are scheduled noon-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 at the University of […]

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Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew flew more than 900 miles to airdrop a package containing blood and medical supplies to a cruise ship northeast of Hilo, Hawaii, Tuesday (Jan 24).

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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs recently awarded Habitat for Humanity West Hawaii a grant in the amount of $100,000 for their “Build the Foundation” home building project.

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Oahu-based military units will convoy from Pōhakuloa Training Area to Kawaihae Harbor on Thursday, Jan. 26, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

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An overview of the fourth quarter Federal Election Commission (FEC) campaign report shows that in just 82 days (Oct. 11-Dec. 31, 2011), 1545 individual donors, plus political action committees (PACs) and Partnerships, contributed $1,767,310.42 to the Linda Lingle U.S. Senate campaign, of which nearly 44% was raised from generous supporters in Hawaii.

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MEDIA RELEASE New regulations going into effect this week will help ensure consumers are treated fairly when they travel by air, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said. Among the new provisions, part of the airline consumer rule issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation in April 2011, are requirements that airlines and ticket agents include […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Charter school reform is the subject of PBS Hawaii Presents: Class of 2010 that premieres 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. The documentary was filmed in Puna by students of HAAS Productions, the digital media program of Hawaii Academy of Arts and Science. Class of 2010 explores charter schools, their funding sources and efforts […]

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