Duane Rapoza Jr. Selected East Hawaii Aloha Exchange Club’s Officer of the Month
Officer Duane Rapoza, Jr. (4-year police veteran) has been selected as the East Hawaiʻi Aloha Exchange Club’s June 2017 Officer of the Month. Officer Rapoza was selected for singlehandedly locating and...
View ArticleCommunity Talk –“How to Live with a Life-Limiting Illness”
Kupu Care, a Community-Based Palliative Care program offered exclusively in East Hawai‘i by Hospice of Hilo, is inviting the public to join them for their free community talk titled, “How to Live with...
View ArticlePublic Access to Pepeekeo Point Shortline Ending Soon
For several years, a temporary arrangement between Hilo Project, LLC and the County of Hawaii has allowed people to safely walk to the Pepeekeo Point Shoreline using the landowners’ property. The...
View ArticleDLNR Issues Notice of Alleged Violations to Simon Valej of Hang Loose Boat Tours
The Department of Land and Natural Resources has issued a Notice of Alleged Violations to Simon Valej of Hang Loose Boat Tours for Alleged Unauthorized Alteration of Historic Properties and...
View ArticleEmergency Water Restriction Notice for North Kona – Cease ALL Irrigation...
This is an Emergency Water Restriction notice for North Kona. The Department’s Keahuolū Deepwell is out of service. Therefore, ALL residents and customers in North Kona must immediately restrict water...
View ArticleCommunity Forum on Kona Water Restrictions – One Year to Fully Restore Water...
Due to the emergency nature of the current and prolonged water restrictions in North Kona and the greater Kona area, we have scheduled this special forum event during the normal West Hawaii Forum...
View ArticleCivil Defense Notice on Water Restrictions – Public Potable Water...
This is a Civil Defense Message. This is an Emergency Water Restriction Notice for North Kona District customers for Thursday, June 29 at 4PM. The Department of Water Supply reports Keahuolu Well...
View ArticleUpdate on Emergency Water Restriction Notice – Store Water in Event of...
This is an update for the Emergency Water Restriction notice. The Department’s Keahuolū Deepwell is out of service and currently being repaired. ALL residents and customers in North Kona must continue...
View ArticleKona Historical Society Online Auction Starts Next Sunday
The Kona Historical Society Online Auction opens for bidding on Sunday, July 9 at 9:00am HST. CLICK HERE to see what they have up for bid. This is KHS’ biggest fundraiser of the year and they need your...
View ArticleHawaii Department of Water Supply Water Restriction Update
This is a Department of Water Supply Water Restriction update for Sunday, July 2, at 2:00 p.m. The Department’s Keahuolū Deepwell is out of service and currently being repaired. ALL residents and...
View ArticleRoadway Shoulder Improvement in Front of Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope...
The County of Hawai‘i Department of Public Works Highways Division will be paving approximately 400 feet of the roadway shoulder on the southbound lane of Māmalahoa Hwy. beginning at the...
View ArticleAnother Fire Happened!
Another fire was reported tonight: Situation Found at Scene: Fully involved structure fire, 1300 sq.ft. single story single family dwelling. Fire spread to immediate brush/foilage in surrounding area,...
View ArticleInformation Public Meetings for Hawaii County’s FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is at the end of a multi-year effort to update and modernize the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) for Hawai‘i County. The FIRM has been finalized and...
View ArticleNorth Kona Water Restriction Update – One Well Fixed… Four to Go
This is a Civil Defense Message. This is a Water Restriction update for North Kona customers for Wednesday July 5 at 4 PM. The Department of Water Supply (DWS) reports that Keahuolu Deepwell, which was...
View ArticleResidents in Black Sands Sub-Division Evacuated Because of Brush Fire
Situation Found at Scene: Brush fire on Iolani St. spreading both mauka and makai driven by intermittent trade gusts. Initial visibility less than 10′, no radio or cell phone communication. Cause:...
View ArticleHawaii Department of Water Supply Apologizes – Special Community Forum July 20th
“The current conditions are critical and we need to act now to prevent a potential catastrophe.” ~ State Senator Josh Green Due to the emergency nature of the current and prolonged water restrictions...
View ArticleNew Service for Cancer Patients at North Hawaii Community Hospital
North Hawai’i Community Hospital will host a support group for cancer patients from throughout Hawai’i Island, as well as their families and caregivers, starting on Thursday, July 20, 2017. The meeting...
View ArticleBig Island Police Looking for Witnesses to Start of Brush Fire that Continues...
Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating witnesses to the start of a brush fire (July 7) in Kamuela. The fire started at approximately 11:58 a.m. in a dry grassy area of...
View ArticlePuna’s Democratic Delegate Loses Long Fight With Brain Cancer
Yesterday, Puna resident Timothy (Tim) Law passed away from his long fight with brain cancer. Tim ran for District 5 County Council back in 2014 and was active in the Democratic Party here on this...
View Article60+ Hikers Cited or Warned for Trespassing on Kohala Forest Reserve
More than 60 hikers were either cited or warned today for trespass into the closed Kohala Forest Reserve on Hawai‘i island. A team of eight officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources...
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