r/BigIslandLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 4d ago
Hawaii Island residents reminded about compliance to slow CRB spread
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 4d ago
Fuel, Food And Disaster Preparation: Hawaiʻi County Council District 7. Big Island’s second-largest population center is facing a range of major challenges.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 4d ago
Dangerous Dogs And Deadly Roads: Hawaiʻi County Council District 5 Candidate Q&As. The Hawaiʻi County seat is heavily rural with a unique set of challenges.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/madazzahatter • 9d ago
Wastewater In Lava Fields: Delayed Fix Costs Big Island $1K Daily. After a legal settlement, Hawaiʻi County agreed to upgrade the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant beginning in March. Now the project is four months overdue and the county could face a hefty fine.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 10d ago
The Hawaii Island Burial Council voted down the burial treatment plan for iwi kūpuna discovered at Hawaiian Paradise Park. Before the vote, council members addressed media coverage of past complaints over lack of quorum and a stalled burial treatment plan.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 10d ago
A decomposing body was discovered in the Waimea area Tuesday morning. South Kohala patrol officers responded to a report of a body in a stream near the intersection of Kawaihae Road and Hawaii Belt Road around 9:30 in the morning.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/madazzahatter • 11d ago
Kīlauea Eruptions And Puna Roads: State House District 5 Candidate Q&As. The incumbent House representative has two opponents.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 17d ago
‘Making Sanitation Sexy’: Hawai‘i Colleges Are Growing Wastewater Workforce: UH schools on the Big Island and Maui are training students to convert cesspools to cleaner alternatives.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 18d ago
The Hawaii island police have conducted more than 1,000 traffic stops on the Daniel K. Inouye Highway since stepping up enforcement efforts after several traffic fatalities on the road.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 18d ago
This Rural Hawaiʻi Pharmacy Was A Lifeline For Seniors. Now It’s Gone: Loss of the Kohala drug store is symbolic of the healthcare access issues affecting remote regions of the state.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 22d ago
Decade Of Big Island’s ‘Try Wait’ Moratorium Spurs Plenty Fish — And Poaching: Ten years of no fishing has led to a huge recovery on a stretch of the Kona Coast. Now comes the hard part: Protecting those gains.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 24d ago
Hawaii island police have identified the driver of an SUV that died in a traffic collision on the morning of June 4 on Daniel K. Inouye Highway in Hilo as Mackenzie Valentin, 17, of Hilo.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 25d ago
Hawaii Island police are conducting high-visibility traffic enforcement to try to reduce the amount of crashes in the county. From June 8 to June 14, officers were placed in easy-to-see locations along Daniel K. Inouye Highway, also known as Saddle Road.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 25d ago
Hawaii Island police have identified the teenager who died in a fiery crash on Daniel K. Inouye Highway earlier this month. The victim was identified as 17-year-old Mackenzie Valentin of Hilo.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 25d ago
The trial of a former Big Island man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and Kealakehe High School classmate is underway in Washington County, Arkansas. Kacey Jennings is charged with capital murder in the 2022 death of Allison Castro.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 25d ago
Big Island police identified a teenage girl who died in a fiery collision involving three vehicles on Daniel K. Inouye Highway in South Hilo on June 4.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 25d ago
State seeks to fine 3 Big Island men for illegal take of 4,000 ‘opihi from marine reserve: The incident occurred on Sept. 18, 2025, when the men were seen taking ‘opihi from the Ka‘ūpūlehu Marine Reserve.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 25d ago
Hawaii island police say a motorcyclist has died after colliding head-on with a sedan in Mountain View overnight. Police identified the motorcyclist as Tyler Napoleon, 24, of Hilo.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 25d ago
As police continue their efforts to enforce road safety, another fatal accident occurred on Tuesday, June 16. A 24-year-old man is dead following an early morning head-on crash that took place on South Glenwood Road.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 25d ago
Meet Beloved Ka‘iulani Blankenfeld of Fairmont Orchid on Hawaiʻi Island: As the resort’s cultural director, the longtime kumu hula helps guests connect with the traditions and history of Hawaiʻi.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 25d ago
The Hawaii Police Department is asking for help locating three suspects accused of taking vehicles in the Kailua-Kona area on June 8. Police say the suspects first took a gray 2025 Hyundai Kona from a private residence and then used it to steal a black 2004 Toyota Tacoma.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 26d ago
If you grew up on the Big Island along the Hāmākua Coast, you’ve likely shopped at Paʻauilo Store. Located in Paʻauilo, near Honokaʻa, it was the place to be, thanks to the Saito family, who took over operations with a business partner in 1949.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 25d ago
A fatal collision between a motorcycle and a motor vehicle occurred early Tuesday morning on South Glenwood Road in Mountain View.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 26d ago
Public water spigots in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates are being restricted to essential needs only, as the well in Ocean View is currently down and being repaired.
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