Hawai’i Island police are investigating a traffic crash that lead to the closure of Akoni Pule Highway for three hours near Kawaihae Harbor on Wednesday. Responding to a 2:30 p.m. call, police determined that a 2001 Peterbilt dump truck was traveling west on Akoni Pule Highway near the three-mile marker, when the driver lost control of the truck, veered off of the roadway, struck a guardrail and overturned, spilling its load of asphalt. The driver of the dump truck was able to extricate himself from the truck.  He sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was treated and released at the ..read more

The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that a portion of Highway 11, also known as Volcano Road, is closed in Upper Puna near the transfer station in the vicinity of mile marker 24 due to a traffic accident. The road will be closed so police can conduct an investigation. Old Volcano Road may be used as an alternate route. More information will be provided as it becomes available ..read more

Hawai’i Island police is requesting the public’s help in locating an Ocean View man who is wanted for an outstanding bench warrant and also for questioning for a separate criminal investigation. The suspect, Jordan Blevins, 42, is 6 feet tall, 140 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. He is known to frequent the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates area. Blevins was scheduled to appear in court on March 25 to pay a $150 fine after pleading no contest to disorderly conduct. When he was a no-show, Kona District Court Judge Kimberly Tsuchiya issued a bench warrant for the 42-year-old’s arrest. The Hawai ..read more

Hawai’i Island police initiated an unattended death investigation after human remains were discovered on a property located in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision. On Tuesday, shortly before 12:40 p.m., detectives assigned to the Area II Criminal Investigations Section responded to a property located on the 92-8700 block of Lotus Blossom Lane for a report of a decomposed body on the property. When they arrived, officers determined the body found was a male and injuries were suspicious. Due to the body being in advanced stages of decomposition, the identity of the male and the exact cau ..read more

Authorities are investigating an assault that resulted in the death of an Ocean View man. The incident occurred on April 14 when Hawai‘i Island police were dispatched at 6:30 p.m. to a property located on the 92-8300 block of Koa Lane for a report of an unknown type of disturbance. After receiving the initial call, police dispatch received a second call from the same area regarding an unresponsive male possibly suffering from a medical condition. When Ka‘ū patrol officers arrived on scene they made contact with a woman, 53, of Ocean View, who reported she was assaulted by her neighbor, Melissa ..read more

A fraud watch network consultant with the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has provided a list of tips to help homeown avoid being scammed by fake contractors in Hawaiʻi, suspecting an increase in fraud to occur as Lahaina begins to rebuild from last yearʻs devastating wildfires on Maui. Fraud watch network consultant Paul Greenwood spoke at AARP Hawai`i Fight Fraud Together seminars in Kona and Hilo this week. (Courtesy of AARP Hawaiʻi Paul Greenwood, who is also a former deputy district attorney that specialized in crimes against older residents, successfully prosecuted fraudul ..read more

Hilo Today: Showers in the morning, then partly sunny with scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs 73 to 81 near the shore to around 63 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 15 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Tonight: Mostly cloudy with numerous showers. Lows 63 to 68 near the shore to around 52 at 4000 feet. North winds up to 15 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent. Friday: Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs 76 to 82 near the shore to around 66 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 15 mph. Chance of rain ..read more

Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast Shores Today Friday Surf Surf AM PM AM PM North Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 East Facing 5-7 5-7 4-6 4-6 South Facing 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4 TODAY Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 PM, then mostly sunny. Scattered showers. High Temperature In the upper 70s. Winds East winds around 15 mph. Tides Hilo Bay Low -0.4 feet 09:19 AM HST. High 2.4 feet 04:34 PM HST. Sunrise 5:55 AM HST. Sunset 6:41 PM HST. TONIGHT Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Low Temperature In the upper 60s. Winds Northeast winds aroun ..read more

The University of Hawaiʻi has released its upcoming graduation schedule for Spring 2024, including the dates and details for the three campuses located on the Big Island. Hawaiʻi Community College will hold its ceremony at 6 p.m. on May 10 at the Edith Kanakaʻole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo. That will be followed by the University of Hawaiʻi at Hiloʻs ceremony at 9 a.m. the next morning, May 11, also at the Edith Kanakaʻole Multi-Purpose Stadium. Hawaiʻi Community College–Pālamanui will be holding its ceremony at 4 p.m. at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort on May 11. Thousands of graduates ..read more

Four students from Hilo High School represented Hawai’i Island at the 2024 Hawaii State Debate Tournament on Oʻahu this month. Debate students Keoni Roosevelt-Randolph, Coach Amy Baum, Isis Alvarez-Murillo, Senaka Reddy, and Mayo Nakajima, are pictured with their Debate Coach Elizabeth Laliberte. (Courtesy of Elizabeth Laliberte) The tournament, which was hosted by Kamehameha Schools- Kapalama on April 6th and 7th, was open to high school students who qualified by winning a series of debate rounds at a local district tournament. The Vikings were the only public school representing a neighbor i ..read more