Kailua Kona News

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Holualoa Public Library on the Big Island will be closed temporarily effective Wednesday, July 1, 2009.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the first emergency homeless shelter in West Hawai'i will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 30, next to the Friendly Place service center at 74-5593 Pawai Place in the Kailua-Kona old industrial area.

As part of the environmental impact statement process, a round of public meetings wrapped up tonight at Farrington High School on Oahu.

HILO, Hawai'i - A 14-month-old law banning tobacco use at all Big Island parks has gone largely unenforced because there are none or too few signs informing people of the prohibition.

BYRON -- Eugene William Starr, 81, of Kailua Kona, Hawaii, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2009, at Lifecare Center of Kona, Hawaii.

It rained on and off all night. At times quite hard, though, only for maybe a minute at a time.

A Big Island deputy prosecutor yesterday said the department was shocked and disappointed by a state judge's decision to reduce the sentence of a Kealakekua woman who caused a fatal accident while intoxicated in 2006.

Hawai'i Police Department Kona Patrol Lieutenant Jeremie Evangelista Phone: 326-4646 June 16, 2009 Report No.

Hawaici's fishing regulators are asking the public for input on how to regulate the fishing of overharvested species, including parrotfish, goatfish and jacks.

These fish help maintain healthy coral reefs, so overfishing is a source of concern for the state.

Now is the time to make your plans to attend the 39th Annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival on the Big Island of Hawaii.

My favorite memories are my trips with our children, even though they are now in their 20's I still travel thinking about children, and what they would enjoy doing.. Hey got to be prepared for those Grand babies one day! Explore locations featured in this Traveler List: Kailua-Kona , Keauhou , Honaunau Category: Perfect week or more Appeals to: ...

Joe and Diane Dominick of Brick recently returned from a 15-night round-trip cruise from San Diego to Hawaii to celebrate their upcoming 35th wedding anniversary.

A 25-year-old Big Island man was killed last night in Kona after apparently losing control of his motorcycle.

People attending a free public fair, "Making Life Accessible Through Technology," tomorrow at the Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall will have a chance to vote on the best design for a multigenerational house.

KONA>> Hawaii County officials and consultants have unveiled the preferred design for Old Kona Airport Park.

Hawai'i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 May 22, 2009 Report No.

The family who lost a 17-month-old child in what police called a drunken driving crash is praying for a woman arrested.

A 1-year-old Big Island girl died and her 25-year-old mother was in critical condition yesterday after their car was hit at 7:28 p.m. Saturday by a Toyota pickup truck in Kailua-Kona. Police identified the girl as Aliyah Braden of Captain Cook.