Hawaii County, HI

NANAWALE, HAWAII (KITV4) - Hawaii Island police have initiated a homicide investigation in Nanawale Estates, in the Puna District. Shortly before 3:00 a.m. Saturday, May 21, 2022, Puna Patrol officers responded to the intersection of Nanawale Boulevard and Seaview Road after receiving a report of a man that had been shot.

A verdict was rendered Wednesday for 48-year-old South Kona man charged with first-degree unlawful imprisonment and persistent nonsupport in connection to allegations of keeping a minor under the age of 16 chained to a floor after an April bench trial. Alexander Aquino pleaded not guilty to the charges and opted...

Yesterday, the CDC advised that now three of four Hawaii counties are now in the red, or high-risk category for Covid infection. That came following last week’s announcement that Kauai was marked as having a high Covid incidence rate. At this point, only Hawaii County (the Big Island), is not in the high-risk group.

Weather Sunny. Isolated showers. High Temperature In the lower 80s. Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph. Kona High 0.6 feet 07:59 AM HST. Low 0.1 feet 01:31 PM HST. Kawaihae High 0.6 feet 09:34 AM HST. Low 0.3 feet 01:42 PM HST. Sunrise 5:46 AM HST. Sunset 6:55 PM HST.

KONA, Hawaiʻi - The longtime Hawaiʻi residents moved into Hope Services shelters this week, after they pitched tents outside the Kona Community Aquatic Center. (BIVN) – Hope Services Hawaiʻi says it has given shelter to 20 locals who were camped near the Kona Community Aquatic Center.

Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest COVID-19 infection rates in Hawaii using data from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Weather Partly sunny. A chance of showers. High Temperature In the lower 80s. Winds West winds 5 to 10 mph. Kona High 0.7 feet 06:24 AM HST. Low -0.1 feet 12:26 PM HST. Kawaihae High 0.5 feet 07:52 AM HST. Low 0.0 feet 12:32 PM HST. Sunrise 5:47 AM HST.

The Ride of Silence is an annual event held worldwide in May to commemorate cyclists who have been killed or seriously injured while on public roadways. This year’s 12th annual event will be held on Saturday (5/21), starting from the Kona Community Aquatic Center parking lot at 9 a.m.

By Nancy Cook Lauer West Hawaii Today ncook-lauer@westhawaiitoday.com | Thursday, May 19, 2022, 12:05 a.m. A bill adding eligible programs for county housing funds was passed on final reading Wednesday by the County Council, but a companion measure proposing a charter amendment to lock in funding was shot down by a council majority.

Hawaii has reported 7,149 new cases of COVID-19 within the last week, bringing the statewide total to 265,571, according to the Hawaii Department of Health. Twelve new deaths were reported, bringing the statewide death toll to 1,446. The bulk of the cases were reported on Oahu, with 4,922. Hawaii Island...

KONA, Hawaii (KITV4) -- A woman facing several charges for alleged drug and weapons possession back on April has pleaded "not guilty" to counts 1-5 of her indictment. The Hawaii County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged 44-year-old Jennifer Conway or "Amanda Gene Vason" with 16 counts related to her arrest on April 21.

HONOLULU (KITV4) -- The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) reported 12 new deaths related to COVID-19 and 7,149 new infections over the last seven days in Hawaii. The total number of deaths stands at 1,446. The statewide test positivity rate is 16.9%. -- the positivity rate in Honolulu County...

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. High Temperature In the lower 80s. Kona Low -0.2 feet 11:32 AM HST. Kawaihae High 0.5 feet 06:32 AM HST. Low -0.2 feet 11:37 AM HST. Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Low Temperature In the upper 60s. Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph. Tides. Kona...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii County police are asking the public for information after a body was found Tuesday near the Kailua-Kona post office. Authorities said they responded to reports of a body laying near a tree at around 9:30 a.m. near the intersection of Palani Road and Queen Kaahumanu Highway.

Eight Hawaiʻi Community College automotive mechanics technology students took the fast lane to graduation on May 14, as members of an innovative pilot program—the first of its kind in the State of Hawaiʻi. Just one year after high school, these students graduated from the Hawaiʻi Community College–Pālamanui in Kona with Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees in Automotive Mechanics Technology (AMT).