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Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 28-year-old man wanted for questioning in connection with a theft investigation. Eric K. Silva Jr. is described as a local male, about 5-foot-10, 130 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. His last known address was in Hawaiian Acres.

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Firefighters responded to a 6:16 a.m. alarm Thursday (Aug 20) to 16-2143 Azure Drive in Puna for a structure fire. Crews arrived to find smoke billowing out of the rafters of a vacant home with fire in a carport laundry room. East Fern Forest Volunteer firefighters were able to put out the fire which was […]

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At approximately 5 p.m., Britney Pieta was located in a brush area in Hawaiian Acres, she was transported to Hilo Medical Center for medical treatment.

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Mountain View woman has been charged with two felonies in connection with a burglary in Hawaiian Acres. On July 22, a woman returned to her home on Road 9 in Hawaiian Acres and discovered that it had been broken into. A woman in a vehicle in front of her house claimed she had car trouble. […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have identified a body found in the Hawaiian Acres subdivision the day after a Halloween party. The deceased man was identified as 23-year-old John Shuman of KeaÊ»au. Police thank the public for their assistance in determining his identity. Detectives have ruled out foul play but are still awaiting a final autopsy report […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest case in connection with a body found in the Hawaiian Acres subdivision over the weekend. Puna patrol officers responded to a 12:43 p.m. call Saturday (November 1) and received information that a man had been cleaning up his property on Road G following a Halloween party, when […]

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 5:09 a.m. alarm Sunday (Jan 12) to 16-1451 Ope‘a Pe‘a Street in Hawaiian Acres for a structure fire. Firefighters arrived to find a 900 square foot building engulfed in flames with live power lines down on the ground.

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 3:33 a.m. alarm Sunday (April 28) to a structure fire at 15-2712 Nenue St. in Hawaiian Beaches. Firefighters found a single story home with a room addition in the back engulfed in flames. Fire crews were able to have the fire out by 3:55 a.m.

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Fire/rescue crews answered a 10:47 a.m. alarm Friday (April 26) for a structure fire located in Hawaiian Acres on Road 6 between Roads C and D. Crews found a multi-story home engulfed in flames. Crews used water from a catchment tank to extinguish the blaze and had the fire out by 12:13 p.m.

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Hawaiʻi Island police have charged 19-year-old Kawena Krause of Kurtistown in connection with the disappearance of 44-year-old Dante Peter Gilman of Hawaiian Acres, who was reported missing on January 10.

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Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested a second Puna man in connection with the disappearance of 44-year-old Dante Peter Gilman of Hawaiian Acres, who was reported missing on January 10. At 10:37 a.m. Friday (January 18), 19-year-old Kawena K. Krause of Kurtistown was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have arrested a Puna man in connection with the disappearance of 44-year-old Dante Peter Gilman of Hawaiian Acres, who was reported missing on January 10. At 12:40 p.m. Thursday (January 17), 30-year-old Claude Keone Krause of Kurtistown was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder. He is being held at the Hilo police […]

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Police have opened a homicide investigation in connection with the disappearance of a 44-year-old Hawaiian Acres man. Dante Peter Gilman was reported missing on January 10 and a missing person investigation was initiated. Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section continued the investigation. As a result, they developed information leading to the initiation of […]

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Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a grandfather clock that was removed from a residence off of Road A, in Hawaiian Acres, between September 18, 2011 to October 02, 2011. This grandfather clock is a Klockit-brand, Odyssey Curio Clock, approximately 6-foot-2 in height, made of mahogany, with three-glass shelves below […]

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