8-28-23 Police Seek Runaway Nanea Palumbo
Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Nanea Palumbo, who was reported as a runaway....
Day: August 28, 2023
8-28-23 Puna Woman Wanted for Questioning
Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 48-year-old Roberta Mokihana Perry, of Pahoa. Perry is described...
GAS AND SEWER WORK ALONG KEAWE STREET; AUG. 28 – SEPT. 1
GAS AND SEWER WORK ALONG KEAWE STREET; AUG. 28 - SEPT. 1 Department of Public Works announces that Hawaiʻi Gas and the Department...
8-28-23 Puna Man Charged for Two Counts of Assault in the Second Degree and Other Domestic Offenses
Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 30-year-old Mark Nakoa Akina, of Eden Roc, with second-degree assault and various other...
Pilot Helps Reunite 9-Year-Old With Lost Doll Half A World Away
Pilot Helps Reunite 9-Year-Old With Lost Doll Half A World Away A pilot has played a pivotal role in reuniting...
Polihale Park Is Poised For A $4.3 Million Makeover 0 The remote park that is the site of Native Hawaiian burials and a popular camping spot has suffered years of neglect.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/polihale-park-is-poised-for-a-4-3-million-makeover/
Lawyers Descend On Maui In Race For Clients Harmed By Wildfires 0 Survivors are being asked to make decisions about legal representation just weeks after a deadly blaze ripped through Lahaina.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/lawyers-descend-on-maui-in-race-for-clients-harmed-by-wildfires/
A Cascade Of Breakdowns In Lahaina Fire Exposes Flaws In Emergency Management System 0 Emergency preparedness plans identified West Maui as high risk. Under an inexperienced emergency manager, the plans didn’t translate into action.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/a-cascade-of-breakdowns-in-lahaina-fire-exposes-flaws-in-emergency-management-system/
Poi supper fundraiser celebrates Queen Liliʻuokalani’s 185th birthday
HONOLULU — The Friends of Iolani Palace celebrates Queen Liliʻuokalani’s 185th birthday with weekend events on Sept. 2 and 3....
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park earns top NPS education award
HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii — The “Earth, Sea, Sky” education program, initiated by Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and co-created by...
Hawaii power company may have compromised evidence in probe of deadly Maui fire: report
The Hawaii electric company whose equipment is believed to have sparked the deadly Maui wildfire removed damaged infrastructure from where...
Cowboys comeback not enough against Trojans….44-24 to Ka‘u
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/08/28/sports/cowboys-comeback-not-enough-against-trojans/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Learn to be prepared: CERT training offered next month in Puna
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/08/28/hawaii-news/learn-to-be-prepared-cert-training-offered-next-month-in-puna/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Answering the call: 12 Hawaii Island police officers assist Maui in its time of need
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/08/28/hawaii-news/answering-the-call-12-hawaii-island-police-officers-assist-maui-in-its-time-of-need/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Power lines didn’t start deadly Lahaina inferno, Hawaiian Electric says
Hawaiian Electric acknowledged that its power lines apparently started an Aug. 8 morning fire in Lahaina but contends the town...
