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Hilo airport evacuated, bomb squad called after inert grenades found in Japanese man’s carry-on bag
Hilo International Airport was evacuated and the Hawai‘i Police Department’s bomb squad was called to the scene early Tuesday morning after two items that resembled grenades were discovered in a carry-on bag as it was going through X-ray screening. Police responded at 5:44 a.m. Tuesday to the Hilo...
Police Seek Information Identifying Potential Kidnapping Victim and Suspects
Hawai’i Island police are requesting public assistance in identifying a potential kidnapping victim and three suspects. On July 7, officers responded to a Hilo shopping center for a report of an affray and determined that the victim had arrived at the location in a silver 2003 Honda Accord. A...
Car left behind in brazen Hilo kidnapping offers few clues
HILO (Island News)-- A man was forced into a truck by 3 men near a Hilo McDonalds on Sunday. But the car that was left behind has not provided police with answers. Additionally, there have been no missing persons reports on the Big Island in the 48 hour period following the incident.
Grenade discovery in carry-on bag forces evacuation of Hilo airport
HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Authorities have arrested a 41-year-old traveler from Japan after Hilo International Airport TSA agents said they found two inert grenades in his carry-on luggage early Tuesday morning,. Authorities said Akito Fukushima, of Kanazawa, Japan was arrested for first-degree terroristic threatening. Around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, TSA agents said...
Potential Hilo Kidnapping Caught On Camera, Police Say
HILO, Hawaiʻi - The incident occurred at a shopping center located on the 2100 block of Kanoelehua Avenue on the early evening of July 7th. (BIVN) – Police are asking for public assistance in identifying a potential kidnapping victim and three suspects in a Sunday evening incident in Hilo.
Hilo Airport evacuated after what looked like 2 grenades were found in passenger's carry-on
HILO, Hawaii (Island News) -- Hilo International Airport was temporarily evacuated, Tuesday morning, after what looked like two grenades were found during an X-ray screening of a passenger’s carry-on luggage. The incident happened around 5:30 a.m. According to a spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), agents were conducting...
$3.1M dredging project begins at ‘critically important’ small boat harbor
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A long-anticipated dredging operation began Monday at the Wailoa Small Boat Harbor on Hawaii Island. Following the 2018 Kilauea eruption, lava sediments surrounding the Pohoiki ramp have remained a critical concern for Hawaii Island boaters. Gov. Green appropriated a $3.1 million construction fund to improve the harbor.
Victim, suspects sought after potential Hawaii Island kidnapping caught on camera
HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii Island police released several images Monday showing a possible kidnapping from Sunday evening in Hilo. They’re seeking the public’s help in identifying a potential kidnapping victim and three suspects. The incident happened around 7 p.m. at a shopping center on the 2100 block Kanoelehua...
Naka Nathaniel: Hilo, Of All Places, Seems Poised For Growth
Ever since David Sedaris sold out two shows at UH-Hilo last year, I’ve repeatedly found myself surprised by something in my father’s hometown and joking, “Hilo, who knew?”. Last weekend, my cousins and I were at Haili Church in Hilo talking about the town with the sleepy...
Dredging Begins At Wailoa Small Boat Harbor
HILO, Hawaiʻi - The $3.1 million dredging operation at Wailoa Small Boat Harbor started on Tuesday, the Hawaiʻi DLNR reports. (BIVN) – A long anticipated dredging project has begun at the Wailoa Small Boat Harbor in Hilo. The $3.1 million project began Tuesday, and is expected to...
Man charged with over a dozen offenses in connection with Hilo crime spree
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Prosecutors have charged Monday a 43-year-old Volcano man with over a dozen offenses in connection with a crime spree in Hilo. Rodley Ford is charged with 16 offenses, including first-degree theft, unauthorized control of a vehicle, habitual property crime, criminal property damage and reckless driving. Police said...
Dredging of Hilo’s Wailoa Small Boat Harbor finally underway
A long-anticipated dredging project in a Hilo harbor is finally underway. The $3.1 million dredging of Wailoa Small Boat Harbor began Monday and should be complete by the end of the year, if not sooner. Depending on the location, sediment build up and available funding, the Hawai‘i Department of Land...
County Announces Successful Canal Clearing and Relocation Effort
Canal clean-up adjacent to the Hilo Bayfront Soccer Fields has been completed. The collaborative effort involved the Hawaiʻi County Department of Public Works, Department of Parks and Recreation, Office of Housing and Community Development, and various community partners. Individuals who had been occupying the canal were offered a safe respite area on a nearby property managed by the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the residual debris was properly disposed of.
Candidate Q&A: State House District 2 — Tanya Yamanaka Aynessazian
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Tanya Yamanaka Aynessazian, Democratic candidate for State House District 2, which covers Hilo....
Man arrested after suspected hand grenades in carry-on prompt evacuation of Hawaii airport
Authorities at an international airport in Hawaii arrested a traveler from Japan for "terroristic threatening" after he allegedly brought two hand grenades in his carry-on luggage. The Hawaii Police Department and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) confirmed to Fox News Digital that Hilo International Airport was evacuated Tuesday after officials...
Police respond to Hilo Airport after inert grenade found in luggage
The Hilo International Airport experienced a brief halt in operations as Hawai‘i Police Department personnel responded to a report by Transportation Security Administration staff that two items resembling grenades were detected during x-ray screening within a carry-on bag belonging to male Japanese national departing the country. The incident was...
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