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...
GOVERNOR GREEN OPENS 26TH KAUHALE VILLAGE Ke Kauhale ʻo Luhia Expands the Governorʻs Kauhale Initiative by 20 Homes in Waimānalo
WAIMĀNALO, Hawaiʻi — Governor Josh Green and partners gathered today in Waimānalo to celebrate the opening of Ke Kauhale ʻo...
Water Conservation Notice Issued for All South Kona Customers AFFECTED AREAS: HONALO, KAINALIU, KEEI, KEALAKEKUA, NĀPO‘OPO‘O, HŌNAUNAU, HO‘OKENA; SOUTH KONA
Water Conservation Notice Issued for All South Kona Customers AFFECTED AREAS: HONALO, KAINALIU, KEEI, KEALAKEKUA, NĀPO‘OPO‘O, HŌNAUNAU, HO‘OKENA; SOUTH KONA, HAWAI‘I...
Investigating Third Suspicious Death in Puna, Seeking Suspect Jacob Baker
(Update #2) Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a suspicious death that occurred in Puna on Tuesday evening, May 26,...
NC State Graduation Speaker Stuns Students By Paying Off Their Loans
NC State Graduation Speaker Stuns Students By Paying Off Their Loans A surprise announcement at a North Carolina graduation ceremony...
WATER NOTICE AFFECTED AREA: CUSTOMERS ALONG KE ALA O KEAWE ROAD BETWEEN PAINTED CHURCH ROAD AND HAWAI‘I BELT ROAD (HWY 11), AND ALONG PAINTED CHURCH ROAD, INCLUDING ALL SIDE ROADS AND LANES; HŌNAUNAU, SOUTH KONA
WATER NOTICE AFFECTED AREA: CUSTOMERS ALONG KE ALA O KEAWE ROAD BETWEEN PAINTED CHURCH ROAD AND HAWAI‘I BELT ROAD (HWY...
Hawaiian Electric: Prepare now for hurricane season Year-round resilience work reduces outages, supports faster restoration
Hawaiian Electric: Prepare now for hurricane season Year-round resilience work reduces outages, supports faster restoration HONOLULU, May 27, 2026 –...
(Update #1) Police Seek Jacob Miller, Suspect in Three Homicides
(Update #1) Police are seeking 36-year-old Jacob Daniel Baker, of Pahoa, who is a suspect in three homicides in the...
Summer Fun: How Long Is The Waitlist In Your Neighborhood? Summer programs in Honolulu face high demand, while some sites in Leeward and Central Oʻahu still have open spots two weeks into the registration period.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/summer-fun-how-long-is-the-waitlist-in-your-neighborhood/
Kona Earthquake Left Catastrophic Water Supply Damage For Hundreds In Kona’s coffee belt, up to 500 farmers and others have lost their primary sources of water — and will be relying on trips to county spigots for the foreseeable future.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/kona-earthquake-left-catastrophic-water-supply-damage-for-hundreds/
Progress made on Volcano charter school’s expansion
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/27/hawaii-news/progress-made-on-volcano-charter-schools-expansion/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Quake damaged nearly 150 properties
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/27/hawaii-news/quake-damaged-nearly-150-properties/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Police Investigating Suspicious Deaths
Hawai‘i Island police are investigating two separate suspicious deaths of elderly males that occurred in Puna in the past two...
Chief Mahuna Talk Story Session May 29 in Hilo
The Hawaiʻi Police Department invites the public to attend Police Chief Reed Mahuna’s next informal “Talk Story with the Chief”...
Police Arrest and Charge Kea‘au Man in Hilo Robbery Investigation
Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 20-year-old Bronson Kaena Histo of Kea‘au for robbery and theft offenses stemming from...
Kona Community Policing Holding Kupuna Watch Meeting Thursday in Kona
Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section will hold its next monthly Kupuna Watch meeting on Thursday, May 28, 2026,...
SMP HAWAIʻI PROMOTES MEDICARE FRAUD PREVENTION WEEK
HONOLULU — Protecting your Medicare number has never been more important. Every year, scammers target our kūpuna, using stolen Medicare...
He Kept a Stranger’s Note for 4 Years. Now the Internet Is Helping Him Find Her
He Kept a Stranger’s Note for 4 Years. Now the Internet Is Helping Him Find Her A single handwritten note...
Denby Fawcett: Governor Plans To Fix Bill That Threatened Park Programs A lawmaker’s amendment flew under the radar but put community programs at risk.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/governor-fix-bill-threatened-kilauea-district-park-programs-kaimuki/
Hawaiʻi Is Sending These Animals To The Mainland In Record Numbers Local cattle are moving offshore despite state efforts to boost slaughterhouse capacity in the islands.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/hawaiis-livestock-are-racking-up-the-miles-moving-offshore/
Chronic No Shows And Tardiness Plague Hawaiʻi County Council Although city rules currently allow council pay to be docked for unexcused absences, there is no definition for what that means.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/chronic-no-shows-and-tardiness-plague-hawaii-county-council/
