Big Island buyout program ending 7 years after eruption
A Hawaii County program offering to purchase Puna residents’ lava-damaged properties should finally wrap up this year. Read more
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UH Hilo develops plan to help boost declining enrollment
UH Hilo’s fall enrollment in 2024 fell 4% from the previous year, with 2,668 students enrolling compared with 2,781 in 2023. Read more
Hawaii County’s long-planned Hilo skate park gets $6 million boost
A structural element of the skate park will be a volcano feature to acknowledge the volcanoes that created Hawaii. Read more
Lava fountains stop after 7 hours in Kilauea’s summit caldera
Sustained fountaining began today at 6:30 a.m. from the south vent. Read more
Preschool to be built near ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo
Proponents say the preschool will offer a variety of benefits, including affordable child care for University of Hawaii-Hilo students. Read more
Pahoa man, 23, charged as accomplice in Hilo police shooting
Silas Zion made his initial appearance in Hilo Circuit Court this afternoon on the accomplice to attempted murder charge along with charges of hindering prosecution and firearms offenses. Read more
Suspect in officer’s shooting dead, ending Hawaii island manhunt
Christopher Lucrisia’s death put an end to a three-day manhunt for the convicted felon after he allegedly shot a police officer in the head and forearm Friday during an attempted arrest in Hilo. Read more
Suspected shooter of Big Island officer dead
Hawaii County officials said today that rewards of up to $11,000 are being offered for information that leads to the capture and arrest of 39-year-old Christopher Lucrisia. Read more
Hilo man sentenced to 30 years for kidnapping, assaulting teen
Duncan Mahi negotiated a plea deal and pleaded no contest Dec. 31 to first- and second-degree kidnapping and first-degree sexual assault. Read more
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Hawaii-based telescope aids in discovery of four exoplanets
The researchers used data from the Hawaii island-based Gemini Telescope and Chile-based Very Large Telescope to confirm the presence of the four planets around Barnard’s star. Read more
Saturn gains 128 new moons, bringing its total to 274
The gas giant planets of our solar system have many moons, which are defined as objects that orbit around planets or other bodies that are not stars. Jupiter has 95 known moons, Uranus 28 and Neptune 16. Read more
Kilauea’s 13th episode ends after 12 hours of lava fountains
The north vent ceased fountaining abruptly at 3:11 p.m. Tuesday, and subsequently, the south fountain became unsteady and also ceased activity by 3:13 p.m., HVO said Read more
Trump cuts target world-leading greenhouse gas observatory in Hawaii
The observatory, established in 1956 on the northern flank of the Mauna Loa, is recognized as the birthplace of global carbon dioxide monitoring and maintains the world’s longest record of measurements of atmospheric CO2. Read more
Hilo hospital expansion on schedule for 2026
Almost one year into construction at the Hilo Benioff Medical Center, everything is “on track” with the expansion of the main hospital and the East Hawaii Clinic facilities across the street. Read more
Waimea nonprofit hopes to benefit from more moon landings
International Lunar Observatory Association President Steve Durst said he hopes the “moon rush” of commercial lunar successes will maintain momentum for ILO-1’s launch in the future. Read more
Work starts on temporary Hilo morgue, irking some residents
Under state law the chief of police for all counties except Honolulu, which has a medical examiner, serves as county coroner, and all officers serve as deputy coroners. Read more
Hawaii County, HGEA reach COVID hazard pay agreement
The agreement will cover employees and former employees who worked in their offices or at remote locations and not from home. Read more
Hawaii island murder suspect fatally shot by police was out on bail
Fourshey engaged in a gunbattle with law enforcers and two HPD detectives, police said. Both officers discharged their firearms, hitting the murder suspect. Read more
Hawaii island big-wave surfer faces 25 charges, including domestic abuse
Kealiiwainue “Kealii” Mamala, who competed in the 2023 Eddie Aikau Big Wave invitational and was invited to the 2025 tournament, faces 25 criminal charges. Read more
Hawaii island police kill murder suspect, 28, in shootout
The two officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave while the review is conducted, which is standard procedure. Read more
Police hunt for ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect after fatal shooting in Puna
The suspect is 28-year-old Isaiah Kaleo Jiaan Fourshey of Mountain View, police said. Read more
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