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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
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College Students Are Ditching Their Phones At Parties To Reclaim Real Human Connection At a time when endless scrolling and...
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9-Year-Old Girl Finds Hope After Meeting Pro Soccer Player Just Like Her For 9-year-old Hayden Stine, a night at a...
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https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/09/sports/local-sports-briefs-hhsaa-playoff-updates-hibt-2026-event-postponed/
View this email in your browser STATE EXPANDS ACCESS TO KONA LOW STORM DISASTER ASSISTANCE FEMA, SBA to Assist Impacted...
The Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section, in partnership with Miss Aloha Hawaiʻi Scarlette Burnham-Rosario, invites community members to...
Nā Hale Makoa, a 140-unit affordable workforce rental housing community in Waikoloa Village, was dedicated today with a traditional maile...
Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision that occurred Friday morning, May 8, 2026, on the Panaewa stretch...
View this email in your browser STATE SELLS $1.94B OF BONDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT Funds Will Support Statewide Infrastructure Improvements...
YOU’RE INVITED: DANIEL K. INOUYE HIGHWAY EXTENSION OPEN HOUSE WAIKŌLOA, Hawai‘i - The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) will...
Find Java Jumpin’ Fun at the Annual Ka‘u Coffee Festival Five Activities Over Four Days June 14-20 Ka‘u,...
GOVERNOR GREEN ORDERS FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF IN HONOR OF FORMER STATE SEN. RICHARD HENDERSON HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green has ordered...
