The Department of Water Supply is working today and tomorrow from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on new water lines on Highway 19 near the 27 mile marker located just north of Laupahoehoe Gulch.
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Posted on 9:07 am, Tuesday, September 17, 2019.
The Department of Water Supply is working today and tomorrow from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on new water lines on Highway 19 near the 27 mile marker located just north of Laupahoehoe Gulch.
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Posted on 11:18 am, Sunday, December 2, 2018.
Fire/rescue crews responded to a 12:51 a.m. alarm Sunday (Dec 2) for a rescue of Opihi pickers on the Hamakua Coast in Laupahoehoe. Fire Dispatch reports two males climbed down a 100-foot steep embankment then used a rope to go down a 100-foot vertical cliff to pick Opihi. The two could not ascend back up […]
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Posted on 9:20 am, Thursday, April 19, 2018.
An adult man died following a 2-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon, (April 18), in Laupahoehoe. His name is being withheld pending positive identification and notification of his family. Responding to a 1:38 p.m. call, police determined that a 2002 Mazda pickup truck was traveling northbound on Highway 19 near the 25-mile marker when it crossed the […]
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Posted on 10:18 pm, Wednesday, April 18, 2018.
Fire/rescue crews responded to a 1:38 p.m. alarm Wednesday (April 18) to an area near the 25-mile marker of Mamalahoa Highway (Route 19) in Laupahoehoe for a head-on crash. Crews arrived to find that a Mazda pickup truck, which was traveling northbound, had crashed head-on into a tractor-trailer fuel truck hauling gasoline. The Mazda had […]
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Posted on 3:37 pm, Thursday, November 9, 2017.
Six student “Youth Ambassadors” and a teacher from Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter School participated in the High School Students Islands Summit on World Tsunami Awareness Day 2017 in Okinawa from November 7 – 8, 2017.
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Posted on 12:14 am, Wednesday, October 4, 2017.
Fire/Rescue crews responded to a 10:43 a.m. alarm Tuesday (Oct 3) to the Papaaloa Road and Oshiro Camp Road intersection for a brush fire in Laupahoehoe. Crews found a brushfire in vacant land buring 10-12 foot tall grass. The fire rapidly spread due to gusty trade winds at 25-35 mph. By 12:30 p.m. the fire […]
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Posted on 8:00 am, Sunday, September 10, 2017.
The Department of Public Works will begin work on the Kīlau Stream Bridge, located on Manowai‘ōpae Homestead Road in Laupāhoehoe on Monday, September 11, 2017 through about October 31, 2017, weather and construction conditions permitting.
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Posted on 9:55 am, Monday, March 6, 2017.
Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 29-year-old Laupāhoehoe man wanted for numerous traffic offenses. Jordan Kaneshiro is wanted for Resisting an Order to Stop and numerous other traffic offenses after he was observed by South Hilo Patrol Officers to be operating an older model blue-green Honda Accord on Bayfront Highway on Thursday morning (March […]
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Posted on 1:06 am, Friday, February 19, 2016.
Hawai‘i Electric Light announces the completion of construction work along Highway 19 between the 24-mile marker in Pāpa‘aloa and the 27-mile marker in Laupāhoehoe on the Hāmākua Coast. Hawai‘i Electric Light thanks the community for their patience and cooperation during the construction period.
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Posted on 8:00 am, Saturday, January 16, 2016.
The North Hilo police station in Laupāhoehoe will be closed to the public Monday and Tuesday (January 18-19) for maintenance and repairs. During that time, residents in the area who want to register a firearm may make an appointment at either the South Hilo police station by calling 961-2239 or at the Honokaʻa police station […]
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Posted on 5:03 pm, Friday, August 7, 2015.
The first ever Laupahoehoe Health and Safety Fair will be held on Saturday August 29, 2015 from 9:30AM to 3:30PM at the Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter School (LCPCS) gymnasium. The Fair is presented to the community through partnership efforts of the Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation (HHCDC), Hui Kako`o O Laupahoehoe (the Hui) and LCPCS. Special […]
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Posted on 10:45 am, Sunday, July 26, 2015.
Hawaii County fire crews responded to a 7:59 p.m. alarm Saturday (July 25) to 36-2679 Mamalahoa Highway in Laupahoehoe for a structure fire. Firefighters arrived to find a three bedroom home engulfed in flames. Crews had the fire under control by 8:30 p.m. and the blaze was declared out at 9:15 p.m. There were no […]
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Posted on 3:36 pm, Wednesday, July 1, 2015.
A 23-year-old man has died from injuries he sustained in a three-vehicle crash along the Hāmākua Coast on June 19. Michael T. Moore of Laupāhoehoe was pronounced dead at The Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu at 1:34 a.m. Wednesday (July 1). The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office will conduct an autopsy to determine the exact cause […]
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Posted on 8:49 pm, Wednesday, January 14, 2015.
Hawaii 24/7 Staff Fire destroyed a house, threatened to explode several propane tanks Wednesday afternoon in Laupahoehoe and left a man suffering from smoke inhalation. County fire crews also reported the blaze caused a live electrical wire to break free, creating an additional hazard. The homeowner told crews there were propane tanks in the house […]
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