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Hawaiʻi County Staffer Gets 4 Years In $11M Bribery Scheme Prosecutors say Alan Rudo, a former housing specialist on the Big Island, pocketed “the lion’s share” of proceeds from an affordable housing credit scheme.
Update #5) Jacob Baker Charged for Multiple Offenses, Including Three Murders
Longshot Congressional Candidate Pulled Gun On Maui County Workers Police were not notified until more than an hour after the incident, which took place in a county building.
Puna Murders Raise Questions About Restraining Order Process Attorneys say TROs are granted in a majority of cases. But that wasn’t the case for the man who allegedly killed three men.
Chief credits community for helping to nab triple-homicide suspect
Police investigate Hilo murder they say is unrelated to Puna homicides
(Update #4) Police Arrest Jacob Baker
Update #4: as of 2:45 p.m. 5/28/26
Police Investigating Hilo Murder, Unrelated to Puna Homicides
(Update #3) Police Identify Two Puna Murder Victims, Search for Baker Continues
Puna Killings: Neighbors Asked For Help. It Didn’t Come In Time After three men were found dead on the Big Island, apprehending the 36-year-old suspect became the police department’s No. 1 priority.
Investigating Third Suspicious Death in Puna, Seeking Suspect Jacob Baker
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/doctor-accused-fertility-fraud-hawaii-no-law-prevents-it/
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/13/sports/biif-track-and-field-ksh-sweeps-schaut-shines-at-championships/
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/13/hawaii-news/kona-cdp-committee-weighs-in-on-strvs-measure/?WHT=940af2da164590f9db338dae13f7958e20c81cf9
WATER NOTICE AFFECTED AREA: CUSTOMERS ALONG KIPIMANA STREET BETWEEN KALARA STREET AND MĀMALAHOA HIGHWAY (HWY 11), INCLUDING ALL SIDE ROADS...
Restaurant Owners Thank Staff By Taking Everyone On An All-Expenses-Paid Cruise Instead of the usual staff holiday party, the owners...
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/beth-fukumoto-saving-hawaiis-income-tax-cuts-no-small-feat/
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/new-2m-fund-covers-neighbor-island-medical-flights/
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/honolulu-homeowners-turn-to-sheep-to-mow-the-yard-ahead-of-fire-season/
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/state-homeless-housing-contractor-failed-to-report-insider-payments/
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/12/hawaii-news/affordable-housing-project-in-waikoloa-village-is-dedicated/
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/12/hawaii-news/county-halts-plan-to-remove-37-trees-from-honokaa-park/?WHT=891c1108932001e0d74fbce6dcd20f004ff19120
Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Puna Community Policing Section will hold its second Puna Kūpuna Watch meeting on Thursday, May 14, 2026,...
Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a possible drowning that occurred Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Hōnaunau Bay in South Kona....
DOH WARNS PUBLIC ABOUT DANGEROUS EMERGING OPIOID-LIKE PRODUCT KNOWN AS ‘7-OH’ HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is...
WATER NOTICE AFFECTED AREA: CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE KALOKO INDUSTRIAL AREA ALONG KAMANU STREET BETWEEN HINA LANI STREET AND LAWEHANA STREET,...
The County of Hawaiʻi Office of Housing and Community Development has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to establish an...
PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been detected in water samples collected at the Haleakalā Park Rain Shed Chlorinator of...
Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a traffic collision that claimed the life of a 59-year-old Waimea man on Sunday afternoon,...
23-Year-Old’s 9-Day Live Stream Raises Over $68 Million For Children Fighting Cancer What began as a simple fundraising goal turned...
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/makana-eyre-whats-behind-hawai%ca%bbis-love-affair-with-toyota-tacomas/
