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A 64-year-old man was found in waters off Puna on Wednesday, police said. Police identified the man as Hamilton Manley, of Kurtistown.

The Hawai'i Police Department is searching for four persons wanted on bench warrants.

Featuring a steam house and hot tub along with a lush backyard, a womens' only bed and breakfast near Hilo, Hawaii impressed one recent traveler as well.

Hawai'i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 May 29, 2009 Traffic Enforcement Unit officers conducted their first nighttime seat belt checkpoint Wednesday night in downtown Hilo in conjunction with the national "Click It or Ticket" campaign.

The last president did nothing regarding auto fuel efficiency during his eight years in office.

LOOK>> Hawaii poet Jamaica Osorio, below, and other spoken-word performers from around the country during last year's Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival in Washington, D.C. -- where Osorio and her Youth Speaks Hawaii teammates won the national championship -- at www.hbo.com/bravenewvoices/video LISTEN>> "My Gentleman Friend," ...

Hawai'i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher Gali Phone: 961-2332 May 13, 2009 Report No.

Local comedian and morning radio show host Augie Tulba will leave KQMQ-FM 93.1 "The Zone" after Tuesday after a little more than a year with the station.

A 49-year-old Puna man died Sunday from injuries he sustained in a crash by an all-terrain vehicle in the Hawaiian Acres subdivision in the Puna district.

A 49-year-old Puna man died yesterday from injuries he sustained in an all-terrain vehicle crash on Road B in the Hawaiian Acres subdivision, Big Island police said today in a news release.

HILO, Hawai'i - The Army plans to measure airborne uranium levels at three monitoring stations on the Big Island over the next 12 months.

Helping the agricultural industry get water, combat the effects of vog and manufacture value-added products are among the priorities of the Big Island's legislative delegation.

Sound off to lawmakers A trio of state lawmakers will meet with people so they can share concerns about the coming session of the state Legislature.

Tropical rains that have been drenching East Hawaii since Christmas could soon start appearing on supermarket shelves as bottled water.

A Hilo man accused of repeatedly shooting a woman with a sawed-off shotgun and leaving her to die in a rural Ka'u forest has cut a plea deal.