Hawaii 24/7

MEDIA RELEASE Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation is informing the public that Spencer Beach Park will reopen on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 6 a.m. The Department apologizes for any inconvenience this park closure may have caused, and thanks the public for their patience and understanding throughout this temporary closure. For more information, […]

Read the full story

MEDIA RELEASE HELCO Power Outage in Kohala, October 24-25, 2019 Hawai‘i Electric Light announces a scheduled power outage that will affect customers in North Kohala. The outage will be from 10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, to 6 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. This temporary outage is necessary to allow Hawai‘i Electric Light personnel […]

Read the full story

MEDIA RELEASE The County of Hawaii Department of Parks and Recreation has closed Spencer Beach Park in North Kohala as of Tuesday (Oct 15). The closure is necessary to protect individuals from swarming bees after a large Kiawe tree collapsed in the park. Due to the closure, the following advisories are in effect: The park […]

Read the full story

MEDIA RELEASE The second annual North Kohala Ten-Minute Play Festival will be held on Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25 at 7 p.m. at the Kohala Artist’s Gallery and Co-op at 54-3676 Akoni Pule Highway in Kapaʻau. Six original plays by Kohala writers, each approximately 10 minutes in length, will be read by local […]

Read the full story

MEDIA RELEASE Hawi, HAWAI ʻ I, Oct. 9, 2019–The complete schedule for Hawaii’s first Traditional Tattoo Festival has been announced. Held in the district of Kohala Oct. 25-Oct. 28, this four-day event will showcase traditional tattoo rituals and ceremonies of Pacific and Arctic cultures. The festival begins with an opening celebration at Blue Dragon Tavern […]

Read the full story

MEDIA RELEASE HILO, Oct. 3, 2019 – Hawai‘i Electric Light announces a scheduled power outage that will affect customers in North Kohala. The outage will be from 10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, to 6 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. This temporary outage is necessary to allow Hawai‘i Electric Light personnel to safely perform […]

Read the full story

MEDIA RELEASE AFFECTED AREA:   KAWAIHAE, KAWAIHAE HARBOR, HAPUNA BEACH RESORT, MAUNA KEA BEACH RESORT, PUAKO, MAUNA LANI RESORT; SOUTH KOHALA, HAWAI‘I This is a Department of Water Supply (DWS) message for Wednesday, October 2, 2019. The water conservation notice for the affected area is canceled. Normal usage may resume. Mahalo nui loa to the community […]

Read the full story

The Department of Parks and Recreation announces the Kohala Pool will be temporarily closed from September 25, 2019 to September 27, 2019. During this closure, three stadium light poles that have become a safety hazard will be removed.

Read the full story

MEDIA RELEASE Pono CatrettLatasha HarrisonKaterina MitsiouraDylan GutierresDakota TolentinoCherry Lyn RiveraBrandon Shaver Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged multiple individuals in connection with several business burglaries that occurred in the South Kohala District. Between July and August 2019, there was an increase of reported business burglaries that occurred at various locations in the South Kohala […]

Read the full story

Kohala lands within the Kula Iwi (homeland) of Kamehameha the Great on Hawai‘i island; stunningly beautiful coastal pasture in Hāna, Maui; restored access to a Hawaiian fishpond on Kaua‘i’s north shore; and two tracts of high-quality O‘ahu forest can now be protected for public benefit with the help of grant funding from the State Legacy […]

Read the full story

North Kohala Water Main Break – REPAIRED AFFECTED AREAS: HAWI, KAPAAU, NORTH KOHALA, HAWAI‘I This is a Department of Water Supply (DWS) message for Monday, April 29, 2019, at 3:45 p.m. Repairs have been completed to the water main break in North Kohala restoring water service to customers. Please call (808) 961-8060 during normal business […]

Read the full story

MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking the public for help in identifying two persons in connection with the theft of an All Terrain Vehicle and Farm Equipment in Kohala. The theft occurred on Thursday, (April 11), at about 7:20 p.m. Suspects entered an enclosed garage at Kukuipahu Cattle Company ranch located at 56-2920Puuhue-Honoipu Road […]

Read the full story

By Hawaii 24/7 Staff Fire/rescue responded to a 10:53 a.m. alarm Sunday (April 7) to the shoreline at the bottom of Lokahi Road in North Kohala for a body seen floating in the ocean by hikers. Rescue crews arrived to find a body floating face-down about 30 yards offshore a steep cliff northwest of Hanaula […]

Read the full story

MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Police are seeking possible witnesses who may have been in the area of Wainaia Gulch in North Kohala on the morning of (March 27). A light gold or beige four-door sedan was parked on the makai shoulder facing Kapaau Town and a male party was near or outside of it. Investigators […]

Read the full story