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Puna murder suspect dies following officer-involved shooting
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March 5, 2025 · 3:47 PM
Update: Wind advisory extended through Thursday morning for much of Big Island
National Weather Service forecasters in Honolulu expect east winds to continue at 20 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph, for north, south, southeastern and interior portions of the island, including North and South Kohala as well as parts of Kaʻū and Puna.
March 5, 2025 · 2:57 PM
Puna murder suspect dies following officer-involved shooting
28-year-old Isaiah Kaleo Jiaan Fourshey allegedly shot and killed his ex-girlfriend’s 25-year-old sister Latisha Soares early the morning of March 4 at her Mountain View residence.
March 5, 2025 · 5:00 AM
First coconut rhinoceros beetles found outside Waikōloa area on Big Island
A live adult invasive scarab was found March 3 at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport and another disovered March 4 at Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai‘i Authority, both of which are situated along the West Hawai‘i coastline. Brings the total number of adult coconut rhinoceros beetles found on the island to 7 since October 2023.
March 5, 2025 · 3:00 AM
Police launch arson probe after several suspicious brush fires in Ocean View
Hawai‘i Fire Department fire crews responded to reports of brush fires at 1:15 p.m. and 3 p.m. Monday, with three smaller fires already extinguished before they arrived to the scene of the earlier report, for a total of 4 blazes in the general area between Lūʻau Drive and Coral Parkway along King Kamehameha Boulevard.
March 5, 2025 · 1:00 AM
Temporary morgue in Hilo set to alleviate over capacity in hospitals by this spring
A temporary morgue will be in use by the end of April at 540 Kupuna Place in Hilo, according to the Department of Public Works.
March 4, 2025 · 7:22 PM
Enormous lava geysers once again erupt from Kīlauea summit as Episode 12 begins
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports the most recent eruptive activity of the ongoing eruption in Kaluapele, the volcano’s summit caldera, started at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday with sporadic small lava flows alternating between the south and north vents in the southwest portion of Halema‘uma‘u Crater. A transition to fountaining began at 2 p.m.
March 4, 2025 · 6:03 PM
Police investigating murder in Puna; search ongoing for armed and dangerous suspect
25-year-old Latisha Soares was allegedly shot and killed by her sister’s ex-boyfriend 28-year-old Isaiah Kaleo Jiaan Fourshey of Mountain View early Tuesday morning after an earlier alleged shooting involving him at her parents home.
March 4, 2025 · 4:58 PM
Downtown Hilo post office could close or be sold by Trump Administration
The historic Federal Building that houses the office on Waiānuenue Avenue is among 440 federal properties deemed not core to federal government operations that are on the president’s and Elon Musk’s DOGE chopping block.
March 4, 2025 · 5:00 AM
Road closure scheduled in Kona for utility pole work
Work will take place on Ahikawa Street from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. According to the power company, the work will require a full road closure near the intersection of Kauhale Street.
March 4, 2025 · 3:00 AM
Applications now being accepted for public pre-kindergarten program
The program currently operates 92 classrooms on 74 Hawai‘i Department of Education campuses statewide.
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March 3, 2025 · 5:25 PM
Actresses rebuked for posting video of one of them touching sea turtle while in Hawai‘i
The Instagram post by actress China McClain was taken down by midday March 3 after garnering tens of thousands of reactions and more than 2,000 comments, many of which pleading for the video to be removed and an apology for potential cultural insensitivity.
February 27, 2025 · 9:38 AM
Top 10 things to do on Big Island for Feb. 28-March 6: Art is on the menu — fine art, with plenty of live music opportunities and more
Even the most stalwart non-artsy type will have their interest piqued by the events on this week’s top 10 things to do around the island. Check them out right now!
February 24, 2025 · 1:00 AM
Business Monday: Immerse yourself in Hawai‘i’s landscapes through Flight of Aloha theater
Flight of Aloha will finally become a reality opening March 1 on the Big Island at King Kamehameha Kona Beach Resort.
February 20, 2025 · 7:35 AM
Top 10 things to do on Big Island for Feb. 21-27: Steely Dead, Pickleball for Peace, Sour Hearts Club, JuggleFest and more
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February 16, 2025 · 3:00 AM
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Ocean Blog
Update: Brown water advisory canceled for West Hawai‘i coast after about a week
February 20, 2025 · 11:28 AM HST
Update: High surf advisory for west coast of Big Island extended
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Highly venomous yellow-bellied sea snake slithers onhore at East Hawai‘i beach
February 14, 2025 · 2:50 PM HST
Update: High surf advisory for western shorelines extended through Friday morning
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Maui Now
Mayor Bissen to hold South Maui community meeting on Wednesday, March 12
Residents are encouraged to attend a South Maui community meeting being held by Mayor Richard Bissen on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at the Kīhei Community Center, 303 E. Līpoa St.
Second annual golf tournament raises over $50K for Lānaʻi Culture and Heritage Center
Seventy-two golf enthusiasts participated in the second annual Lānaʻi Culture & Heritage Center golf tournament held on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Mānele Golf Course.
Hirono, colleagues seek to rescind Trump’s day-one executive orders on energy
Hirono said the Defending American Jobs and Affordable Energy Act would reassert America’s clean energy leadership, keep energy costs for families as low as possible, and unfreeze critical Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to protect jobs and support rural economies.
Keck Observatory helps identify possible triple system in Kuiper Belt
A team of researchers using data from W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has likely discovered a stable trio of icy space rocks in the solar system’s Kuiper Belt. If confirmed, the 148780 Altjira system would be the second known three-body system in the region, suggesting similar triples may exist and supporting a theory about the solar system’s history and early formation of Kuiper Belt objects.
Maui Preparatory Academy welcomes Drew Triplett as new athletic director
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Kaua‘i Now
Registration now open for public pre-kindergarten program
Statewide program that gives 3- and 4-year-olds an early start to learning has 92 classrooms on 74 Hawai‘i Department of Education campuses throughout the islands and hopes to add 50 more during the next 2 years.
Episode 12 erupts with large lava geysers from vents as Kīlauea eruption continues
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported Tuesday afternoon that the most recent eruptive activity of the ongoing eruption in Kaluapele, the volcano’s summit caldera, started at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday with sporadic small lava flows alternating between the south and north vents in the southwest portion of Halema‘uma‘u Crater. A transition to fountaining began at 2 p.m.
Vidinha Stadium to be closed beginning March 7 for $12.2M improvement project
Phase 1 of the project at the popular 34-acre stadium in downtown Līhuʻe includes demolishing and removing the existing track, field, scoreboard and track implements. A new synthetic turf field, synthetic track, video board and track implements will then be installed.
Kauai Weather Forecast for March 05, 2025
Breezy to strong trades will continue through the forecast period bringing a return to a typical distribution of clouds and showers focused mainly over windward…
Kauai Surf Forecast for March 05, 2025
Surf along exposed N and W facing shores is steadily easing as the present NW (310-320) swell subsides through midweek. An upward trend is expected Thursday…
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