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Kea‘au man charged for attempted murder at Hawaiian Paradise Park
On Sunday, Big Island Prosecutors and detectives with the Area I Criminal Investigation Section discussed the case before charging Trubachev with second-degree attempted murder and carrying or use of a firearm in the commission of a separate felony.
Keaʻau Man Charged With Attempted Murder After HPP Shooting
PUNA, Hawaiʻi - Police report 31-year-old Vasiliy Viktorovich Trubachev has been charged with second-degree attempted murder following Friday's Hawaiian Paradise Park shooting incident. (BIVN) – Police say 31-year-old Vasiliy Viktorovich Trubachev of Keaʻau – arrested after a Friday morning shooting incident in Hawaiian Paradise Park – has been charged...
Popular Puna Youth Jam moves uphill to bigger venue
PAHOA, Hawaii (Island News)-- "Buddha Kuz Youth Jam" in Puna this weekend more than doubled in size from the previous year. The organizing group, Men of Pa’a, hopes the event will be a blueprint for community gatherings across the islands. Billy Kenoi Park's gym in Pahoa was bustling over...
New tsunami video gives insight, answers on how to prepare, 78 years after Hilo disaster
In response to Gov. Josh Green proclaiming April as Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawai‘i, the University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program (Hawaiʻi Sea Grant) partnered with organizations across the state to promote tsunami preparedness by creating a new 2024 Hawai‘i Tsunami Preparedness video. This year...
Union Says Big Island Wastewater Plants Are Dangerously Understaffed
A union representing Big Island wastewater treatment plant employees say their working conditions are unsafe due to deteriorated equipment and low staffing levels. The aging plants in Hilo, Papaikou and Kulaimano are included in an administrative consent order recently signed between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Hawaii County that aims to bring the facilities into compliance with federal environmental law.
Hilo woman cited for feeding cats in park where nēnē gosling was found dead
DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement officers cited a Hilo woman after spotting her feeding feral cats in Queen Liliʻoukalani Park and Gardens. Doreen Torres, 66, was issued two citations for violating state endangered and threatened species laws, which prohibit the feeding of protected wildlife, since nēnē may eat the cat food.
Police continue to investigate December 2023 second-degree murder case in Hilo
Detectives with the Hawai‘i Police Department continue to investigate the December 2023 death of 68-year-old Albert Harry Pacheco Sr. of Hilo. At about 4:45 p.m. Dec. 3, 2023, South Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of an unresponsive male sitting in a vehicle on a banana farm above Alae Cemetery in Hilo. Officers located Pacheco, later determined to be a farm employee, in his vehicle with a single gunshot to his upper thigh.
Lavaloha launches local chocolate tea!
Founded in 2017, Lavaloha has been creating delicious, local chocolate and coffee products. Lavaloha is celebrated for its chocolate, crafted from the harvest of 10,000 cacao trees and additional locally sourced cacao. Last year, they expanded their brand portfolio by introducing Hilo Coffee Company, aiming to introduce coffee enthusiasts around the world to the unique flavors of Hilo coffee.
American Savings Bank wants you to Buy Local & Save Local with WSW The Steakhouse
HONOLULU (HI Now) - Featuring fresh produce from local Big Island Farmers, WSW The Steakhouse is the only true steakhouse in Hilo. All of our beef is Prime Grade or Premium Certified Black Angus Grade and we offer an array of seafood not found anywhere in town. WSW The Steakhouse boasts the Best Wine List in East Hawai’i, and introduces the Whisky Cart to the dining experience. Featuring fine & rare whiskies from around the world served table-side.
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