Hakalau News

The most recent edition of the Crime Stoppers television program "Hawai'i Island's Most Wanted" features a man wanted for robbery and a woman who has been missing since last year.

Hawaii Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka said in a Washington news release that the funding "will help protect and preserve irreplaceable, beautiful and unique parts of Hawaii." They singled out Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge on Maui, which will get the bulk of the money.

The state has released the last $475,000 for highway drainage improvements on the Big Island.

An expansive national analysis of data by the Interior Department singles out Hawaii's native birds as facing high risks of extinction due to loss of their habitats.

Several Big Island roads were closed yesterday because of heavy rain and flooding, police said.

Folks from all over the world streamed into Wailea Village for the 11th annual mochi pounding.

Buddies Marlon Nelson, left, and Demian Barrios, accompanied by Nelson's dog, Montoya, couldn't resist the opportunity afforded by Friday's heavy rains to frolic in ankle-deep waters ponding along Hilo ...

It's that time again folks, the 11th year of mochi pounding in Wailea. This year it is on Sunday, Dec.