Kailua Kona News

Big Island police are asking the public's help locating a man wanted for questioning in connection with a reported stabbing May 22 in Kailua-Kona. Tommy Eugan Howard, 29, who also goes by the names Casino, Tommy Washington and Cesar Waltz, is described as African-American with black hair and brown eyes, according to the Hawaii Police Department.

A Kona man is facing kidnapping and other offenses stemming from an apparent kidnapping discovered during a shoplifting investigation Tuesday afternoon in Hilo.

Alii Health Center is moving to a new 8,400 square-foot facility at Keauhou Shopping Center in Kailua-Kona next month and is planning to add more doctors at the clinic.

According to Greg Barbour , its executive director, the funds will be used to analyze how advanced energy technologies could improve energy performance at the park with the development of a small micro-grid and provide related updates to the state's renewable energy and distributed energy resources strategy.

Big Island police are asking for the public's help in providing information about a man wanted in connection with a stabbing Tuesday in Kailua-Kona. At 1:25 p.m. Tuesday, Kona patrol officers responded to a report of a stabbing at Laʻaloa Beach Park-also known as White Sands Beach-on Ali'i Drive.

Big Island police are investigating the death of a 63-year-old bicyclist found Thursday along Queen Kaahumanu Highway, near the Kiholo Bay scenic lookout.

Koyo USA Corp. will pay $2 million in two installments to settle an alleged violation involving use of an unapproved manufacturing process for its bottled water, known as Mahalo Hawaii Deep Sea.

When a Hip Hop artist takes the sounds that they were raised around and creates a record, the sincerity of the project exudes beyond the music.

Editor's note: This log of individuals sentenced in 3rd Circuit Court is a regular feature of West Hawaii Today and is compiled using court and Hawaii County Police Department records.

Ciara Cetraro, a 17-year-old high school senior of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, hasn't missed a day of school since kindergarten.

While many students invent illnesses in order to play hooky, 17-year-old Hawaiian teen Ciara Cetraro has the unique distinction of never missing a day of school in her entire academic career, dating back to kindergarten.

Editor's note: This log of driving under the influence convictions is a regular feature of West Hawaii Today and is compiled using Hawaii District Court and Hawaii County Police Department records.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it's fining three Hawaii island entities for their use of large-capacity cesspools.

The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Community Policing Officer Darren Cho as 'Officer of the Month' for May in a luncheon ceremony on Wednesday at Huggo's restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Cho was honored for his keen observation skills during a routine park check that led to the arrest of a man in possession of drugs and a concealed handgun.

The Jazmin Family Trust, which owns and operates the Kailua Vista Apartments in Kailua-Kona, received a penalty of $60,000 for operating two large-capacity cesspools at the complex, the EPA said.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is awarding $10 million in grants to community health centers on Maui and the Big Island.

A 31-year-old Hilo man died Tuesday from injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle crash on Saddle Road, 0.3 miles west of the 19-mile-marker, according to Big Island police.

The TripAdvisor 2012 Travelers' Choice Destination awards list three Hawaii locales among the top 25 U.S. destinations, while among global destinations, Honolulu is No.