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Hawai‘i Island police seek public help finding missing Mountain View man
A Mountain View man wanted on a family court $3,000 bench warrant, is reported missing. Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s help in finding 39-year-old Kasey Bell, who was reported missing on Wednesday along with Halii Anderson, 48, of Pāhoa, after the friends went hiking in the lava fields makai of the Leilani Estates subdivision.
School Bus Routes Suspended For Two Hawaiʻi Island Complex Areas
HAWAIʻI ISLAND - Bus routes will be suspended for all grade levels in the Hilo-Waiākea and Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa Complex Areas due to an ongoing shortage of school bus drivers. (BIVN) – Workforce shortages will impact school bus transportation for two Hawaiʻi island complex areas to...
Volcano Watch: HVO bids farewell to its Uēkahuna location
Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. “Time to go”… words that none of us at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) wanted to hear. It was May 16, 2018, and HVO staff had been...
Puna Man Found Guilty Of Electronic Enticement Of Child
HILO, Hawaiʻi - A jury on Tuesday found 32 year-old Sonny E. Puerto guilty following his 2021 Operation Keiki Shield arrest. (BIVN) – A Hilo jury has found a Puna man guilty on charges of Electronic Enticement of a Child in the First Degree. Prosecutors announced that 32...
Puna Man Found Guilty of Electronic Enticement of a Child in Operation Keiki Shield
A Hilo jury found 32 year-old Sonny E. Puerto of Puna aka “JUNYA” guilty as charged to Electronic Enticement of a Child in the First Degree as a part of Operation Keiki Shield. After reading the jury’s guilty verdict, Prosecutors requested that Puerto, who was previously released on...
Hawaii County Weather Forecast for August 02, 2024
Today: Partly sunny. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs around 85 near the shore to 68 to 74 at 4000 feet. Southeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Tonight: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows around 69 near the shore...
Hawaii Island Business Panel
The labor shortage — and how to find and retain workers — was top-of-mind for panelists at the Hawaii Island Business Panel, which was held for the first time in Hilo on July 12. Held at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, panelists included Bonnie Irwin, chancellor of the University...
Hawaii County homeless camp in Hilo is relocated
A downtown Hilo homeless shelter was closed and relocated elsewhere in town this week, to the surprise of some of its new neighbors. Hawaii County on July 5 erected a temporary shelter on Ponahawai Street in advance of an impending audit by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of a nearby storm drain. To comply with the audit, the county needed to move a group of homeless people who were camping in the drain.
Obituaries for August 4
Betty Joan Leilani Benevides, 86, of Hilo died July 18 at Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Hilo, she was a retired customer sales associate for the former Western Auto Store and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Private family services at a later date. Survived by children, Dwayne (Stella) Benevides of Naples, Italy, Francesca L.B. (Michael C.) DeMattos of Kaneohe, Oahu, and Raymond (Perry V. Hayes) Benevides of Los Angeles; sisters-in-law, Linda Hall of Hilo, Adelaide Lau of Puna, Yolanda Lucas of Hilo, Nancy Hall of Las Vegas and Helen Shirota Benevides of Pepeekeo; two grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Minor earthquake, 2.85 mag was detected near Volcano in Hawaii
A minor earthquake magnitude 2.85 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. Unique identifier: hv74385336. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000ni4d, hv74385336. The 2.85-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:59:22 / 2:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -155.2525° West, 19.379333333333° North, depth 0.21 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 0.21 km (0 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/08/24 / 2024-08-05 02:59:22 / August 5, 2024 @ 2:59 am UTC/GMT.
Minor earthquake, 3 mag has occurred near Volcano in Hawaii
A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/08/24 / 2024-08-05 00:35:55 / August 5, 2024 @ 12:35 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 4.68 km (3 miles). The temblor was picked up at 00:35:55 / 12:35 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -155.2399 West, latitude 19.3978 North, depth = 4.68 km. Event id: us6000ni40. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ni40.
Minor earthquake: M3.38 quake has struck near Volcano in Hawaii
A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.38 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 1.8 km (1 miles). The temblor was detected at 00:35:54 / 12:35 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: hv74385146. Event ids that are associated: us6000ni40, hv74385146. Exact location, longitude -155.24433333333° West, latitude 19.389° North, depth = 1.8 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/08/24 / 2024-08-05 00:35:54 / August 5, 2024 @ 12:35 am.
Why it’s ‘a moment of opportunity’ for Hawaii Island businesses
The labor shortage — and how to find and retain workers — was top-of-mind for panelists at the Hawaii Island Business Panel, which was held for the first time in Hilo on July 12.<\p> Held at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, panelists included Bonnie Irwin, chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Hilo; David Kurohara, president elect of the Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce; Geoff Pearson, general manager of the Outrigger Kona Resort & Spa; Matthew Pickett, general manager of the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel; and Toby Taniguchi, president and CEO of KTA Super Stores. The conversation was moderated by Pacific Business News’ Editor-in-Chief A. Kam Napier and included questions from the audience. <\p>
Obituaries for August 2
Mieko Nishimura, 84, of Hilo died July 29 at Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. Born in Nagasaki, Japan, she was a retired Japanese language instructor for the U.S. Department of Defense. Survived by daughters, Emi (Jim) Marika and Eri Leatherman of Hilo; sisters, Rumiko and Hideko of Japan; three grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
DOE suspends school bus service to East Hawaii schools
Due to a shortage of bus drivers, public school bus routes in East Hawaii have been temporarily suspended, according to the state Department of Education. Students who receive transportation as part of their special education services are not impacted, the DOE said. The suspended routes in East Hawaii are for...
Fun week of keiki camps at UH-Hilo
HILO — Summer vacation is nearing its end but the fun times continue as the Vulcans hosted keiki for the annual Coach Jimmy Yagi Vulcans Basketball camp last week at Pana’ewa Park Gym. Nearly 200 campers spent four days with UH-Hilo Men’s and Women’s Basketball staff and student-athletes...
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