News in Hilo
Highway 11 in Ocean View to temporarily close Friday for followup police investigation of traffic fatality
The closure will be near the intersection of King Kamehameha Boulevard and Kohala Boulevard.
With Hurricane Nolo past the Hawaiian Islands, state reopens some recreation areas, others remain closed
On the Big island, most state parks are open except: the Waialea Section of Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area, Lapakahi State Historical Park and parts of ʻAkaka Falls State Park.
Hōlei Sea Arch collapses in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
The exact time of the collapse is unknown and could have occurred when the park was temporarily closed during Tropical Storm Nolo.
Hawai‘i Police Department Detective Jenny Lee named Hawai‘i State Law Enforcement Officials Association Officer of the Year
The award honors Lee's outstanding investigative work on a complex child sexual abuse investigation that resulted in multiple arrests and grand jury indictments, as well as identification of additional victims and suspects.
18 deputy sheriffs sworn in, including 5 assigned to Big Island sheriff divisions in Hilo, Kona
It was the largest graduating recruit class of deputies of Hawai‘i Department of Law Enforcement since it became a separate state agency nearly 2 years ago.
Michigan nurse charged with helping immigrant flee ICE custody
WASHINGTON — A Michigan nurse was charged with helping a Mexican national escape from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at the hospital where she worked, court documents unsealed on Tuesday showed.
UPDATE: North Kohala police station phone lines now operational
Phones are working again following completion of necessary repairs.
Authorities search for runaway teen last seen in Waiākea
Authorities are urgently seeking the public's assistance in locating 16-year-old runaway Zaleiya Molcilio, last seen in Hilo's Waiākea area on July 23.
Brown water advisory issued for Hilo Bay
The department recommends staying out of these affected waters for 48-72 hours after the rain has stopped and after the beach has received full sunshine.
Advisory lifted after discharge of partially treated wastewater at Puhi Bay in Hilo
The discharge occurred Sept. 21 through the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant's ocean outfall, located about three-quarters of a mile offshore in Puhi Bay.
Naalehu cemetery recovery continues after Lala flooding
HILO — Hurricane Lala caused catastrophic flooding in the Ka‘u District on Hawaii Island in August, sending floodwaters and debris through the Naalehu Cemetery and displacing an estimated 175 burial plots. More than 10 feet of debris covered portions of the cemetery, complicating…
Motorcyclist dies after Labor Day weekend crash
Hawaii Island police report that a motorcyclist critically injured in a single-vehicle traffic collision Sept. 5 in in lower Puna has died.