(Walter Gomes UPDATE)Charges pending for man who led police on 11-day manhunt(Photo)
LAURA RUMINSKI/West Hawaii Today Walter Gomes III appears Monday in Kona Circuit Court with his attorney, James Biven, for a...
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Kipuka residents rejoice as PGV opens graded route over lava channel
More than 30 residents of a lava-locked kipuka in lower Puna drove across the lava channel from last year’s Kilauea...
(Photo)Shooting suspect wheeled into court, documents allege longterm abuse
JOHN BURNETT/Tribune-Herald Corey K. Napoleon is wheeled into Hilo District Court on a gurney Monday. A 35-year-old woman shot and...
Preliminary report released on Hamakua helicopter crash
An engine out light and alarm preceded a helicopter’s hard landing Feb. 21 near Kukuihaele, according to federal investigators. The...
NEW RIDE SHARE PICK UP LOCATION ESTABLISHED AT HNL
NEW RIDE SHARE PICK UP LOCATION ESTABLISHED AT HNL HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division is...
Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested the suspect in a Kona shooting incident: Walter Gomes
Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested the suspect in a Kona shooting incident. Kona patrol officers, acting on leads developed and...
HIGHWAYS EMERGENCY RESPONSE EFFORTS COMPLETED ON HAWAII ISLAND FOLLOWING HURRICANE LANE AND THE KILAUEA ERUPTION
HIGHWAYS EMERGENCY RESPONSE EFFORTS COMPLETED ON HAWAII ISLAND FOLLOWING HURRICANE LANE AND THE KILAUEA ERUPTION HILO – The Hawaii Department...
2 in critical condition after near-drowning at a Hawaii Island resort
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/04/01/critical-condition-after-near-drowning-hawaii-island-resort/ HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Two people were hospitalized in critical condition Sunday following a near double drowning, according to the...
Largest solar project on Maui gets green light from state
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Maui’s largest solar power project has been approved by Hawaii state utilities regulators, according to officials....
Hawaii to pay family of prisoner who killed himself in cell
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii is expected to pay the family of a prisoner who killed himself in his cell, according...
US Geological Survey searches for new site for observatory
HILO, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey is looking for a new home for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory after...
‘A big circle’
SOUTH KOHALA — Months after they had been rescued from the waters off Kukuihaele in December 2017, Honokaa couple Kapu...
Mayor Kim still moving on Maunakea vision
HILO — Mayor Harry Kim said Friday he was pleased with a meeting he had with Gov. David Ige and...
Volunteers keep Honoka’a Park green
HONOKAA — For two years, a cohort of community members have helped ensure that Honokaa Park is kept free of...
Squeezed out
KAILUA-KONA — Fewer roads, not more. That could be the future of West Hawaii as officials are considering an unprecedented,...
Keiki shine in Lavakids Aquathlon on eve of race day
WAIKOLOA — Some splashed, some dashed. Others crawled, skipped and scrambled. It was all in play at the 18th annual...
Assessment finds Kona crab fishery healthy, room for catch to increase
KAILUA-KONA — Kona crab is an uncommon sight in grocery stores and fish markets, which could have something to do...
County awaits word from contractor about readiness of fields at long-delayed Kuawa Street park
The yet-to-open Kuawa Street park is anything but a field of dreams for Hawaii County. The new baseball and multipurpose...
State moves forward with koa inventory project
A thousand-acre forest in Ka‘u might be harvested for koa wood for the first time in nearly 30 years. The...
Walter Gomes Arrested
HAWAII POLICE DEPT: reports Walter Gomes III has been located and arrested with no incident in the S. Kona area...
