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Big Island News
June 15, 2026 · 3:00 PM
Post offices to be closed in observance of Juneteenth
Self-service options are available in many retail lobbies, however, when post offices are closed.
June 15, 2026 · 2:46 PM
On Kauaʻi: William Sinclair charged with 28 offenses: murder, attempted murder, possession of illegal weapons
State prosecutors asked for no bail saying the 51-year-old was a flight risk and danger to the community, but the Fifth Circuit Court judge kept bail at $1.5 million.
June 15, 2026 · 2:00 PM
Live like a rockstar in former Carlos Santana estate up for sale on Kaua‘i North Shore
The 3.02-acre, 4,003-square-foot North Shore estate on a total of 131,595 square feet of property is priced at $13 million, and comes with all the breathtaking views you’d expect from a musical legend’s former home.
June 15, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Highest stress levels in past 1,000 years discovered at San Andreas Fault in California
The system is critically stressed, and that physics-based models such as this one give them a clearer picture of the range of scenarios for which to be prepared.
June 15, 2026 · 10:06 AM
Hawai‘i Island police seek public help identifying suspects following vehicle thefts in Kona
One of the suspects has been positively identified through surveillance footage.
June 15, 2026 · 9:33 AM
Monday high surf update: High surf warning continues for Big Island
Kahalu‘u Beach Park, Kohanaiki Beach Park and Old Kona Airport Park are closed.
June 15, 2026 · 8:51 AM
Down well in Ocean View results in restricted use of public water spigots
While the drinking spigots remain open for community access, they are limited to essential needs, such as drinking, cooking, or personal hygiene.
June 15, 2026 · 8:00 AM
Aviation more than career for brothers soaring together at Alaska, Hawaiian Airlines
Aviation is more than a career for brothers Kaʻimi and Kekumu “Kumu” N. — it’s a shared journey that connected them across skies, time zones and two beloved brands they represent.
June 15, 2026 · 5:00 AM
Business Monday: New small business network offers support for aspiring entrepreneurs on the Big Island
The new network seeks to cultivate local businesses grounded in cultural values and shared prosperity through mentorship, funding and resources.
June 15, 2026 · 3:00 AM
Kona Community Policing Section, partners host Kailua Park Playground cleanup
The cleanup initiative is a part of the HONOUR — Homeless Outreach Nurturing Our Community — project, which included about 20 unsheltered volunteers who assisted with cleaning up the popular playground; it brought officers and community members together with a shared goal of preserving and enhancing one of the Big Island’s valued public spaces.
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An updated version of Bill 119 (2025) would for the first time in more than 35 years amend the Maui County Code on noise control by increasing fines.
UH oceanographers document deep-sea goblin shark
The first published live observations of the rare goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) in its natural deep ocean habitat were reported by a University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa-led team of oceanographers.
Binhi at Ani to host Summer Enrichment Program
Binhi at Ani will host a Summer Enrichment Program consisting of free classes for youth in Art, Introductory Tae Kwon Do, Culinary and Philippine Culture Dance.
Public informational meeting for Kahului Airport Runway 2-20 reconstruction, June 25
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Ocean rescue: Two people swept off their feet by large surf near lighthouse at Keoneʻōʻio, Maui
Two people were rescued after being swept off the rocky shoreline in South Maui by large surf. The incident was reported at 4:17 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2026, in an area near the Hanamanioa lighthouse at the south end of LaPerouse Bay also known as Keoneʻōʻio in Mākena.
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Billy Sinclair charged on Kauaʻi with 28 offenses: murder, attempted murder, possession of illegal weapons
State prosecutors asked for no bail saying the 51-year-old was a flight risk and danger to the community, but the Fifth Circuit Court judge kept bail at $1.5 million.
Road closure reported in Kīlauea as crews clear downed tree blocking roadway
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The historic sugar producer owned by AOL co-founder Steve Case also is still negotiating to sell another more than 1,000 acres to the state Agribusiness Development Corp.
Want to live like a rockstar? Former Carlos Santana estate up for sale on Kaua‘i’s North Shore
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From Hawaiʻi to the world: Brothers soaring together at Alaska, Hawaiian Airlines
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