8/31/2024 Updated: Hawai’i Island Mile Marker Map
CLICK FOR MAP - Additions to Gulches in the North Kona and Ka'ū Districts following heavy rainfall and request to...
“My Guardian Angel”: Tourist’s Warning Leads to Life-Saving Cancer Diagnosis for Tour Guide
“My Guardian Angel”: Tourist’s Warning Leads to Life-Saving Cancer Diagnosis for Tour Guide An ordinary tour on Oak Island in...
Bake stands rise in popularity
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/17/hawaii-news/bake-stands-rise-in-popularity/?WHT=5edf78feb100baa9fd2e5b2991d3422024572bf4
Property tax hikes eyed: County faces $15 million budget deficit
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/17/hawaii-news/property-tax-hikes-eyed-county-faces-15-million-budget-deficit/
Police Seek Drivers Involved in Fatal Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Collision in Keaʻau
Police Seek Drivers Involved in Fatal Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Collision in Keaʻau Hawai‘i Island police are searching for the drivers...
“My Guardian Angel”: Tourist’s Warning Leads to Life-Saving Cancer Diagnosis for Tour Guide
“My Guardian Angel”: Tourist’s Warning Leads to Life-Saving Cancer Diagnosis for Tour Guide An ordinary tour on Oak Island in...
Partial funding allocated for Outpatient Care Center in Kona
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/16/hawaii-news/partial-funding-allocated-for-outpatient-care-center-in-kona/?WHT=523802b87d767a1d83acfe04d516b9c724563602
BIIF flag football: Five Big Island teams knocked out at states
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/16/sports/biif-flag-football-five-big-island-teams-knocked-out-at-states/
Turning local products into spirits
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/16/features/turning-local-products-into-spirits/
ELECTRIC VEHICLE FAST CHARGERS DEDICATED AT KAPALUA AIRPORT
KAHULUI, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) dedicated a new electric vehicle (EV) fast charging station at Kapalua...
Police Investigating Hilo Murder
Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a murder investigation following an assault in Hilo that left a 57-year-old Hilo man dead....
High Bacteria Count Advisory at Keokea Bay Beach Park
The public is advised of a water quality exceedance of enterococci at Keokea Bay Beach Park, Hawai‘i. Levels of 178...
Carlsmith and Kealoha Beach Parks Closed Due to Shark Sighting
Carlsmith Beach Park and James Kealoha Beach Park in Hilo are closed for the remainder of the day on Friday,...
Public Invited to Help Shape the Future of Hilo Bay
COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI MAYOR C. KIMO ALAMEDA, PH.D. Public Invited to Help Shape the Future of Hilo Bay The County...
GOVERNOR GREEN ORDERS FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF IN OBSERVANCE OF PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY
HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green has ordered that the United States flag and the Hawaiʻi state flag be flown at half-staff...
HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STATUS REPORT U.S. Geological Survey
HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STATUS REPORT U.S. Geological Survey Friday, May 15, 2026, 12:54 AM HST (Friday, May 15, 2026, 10:54...
People Usually Get Away With Harming Hawai‘i’s Seals Despite Tourist Case A Seattle visitor was arrested a week after lobbing a rock at an endangered seal on Maui. But cases involving people killing the seals are rarely prosecuted.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/people-usually-get-away-with-harming-hawaiis-seals-despite-tourist-case/
Big Island Press Club hosts scholarship dinner
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/15/community/big-island-press-club-hosts-scholarship-dinner/
Funds allocated for Waimea emergency center
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/15/hawaii-news/funds-allocated-for-waimea-emergency-center/
Permit granted for Falls on Fire festival in Papaikou
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/15/hawaii-news/permit-granted-for-falls-on-fire-festival-in-papaikou/
