Ookala News

Hawaii County expects it will cost $6.9 million to reinforce Hilo's Reed's Island bridge so the wooden arch can hold fire trucks and other large vehicles.

A major accident on the Big Island forced Hawaii County police to close Highway 11, Hawaii Belt Road, near the 31 mile marker, by Ookala just north of Laupahoehoe.

Honolulu police are apparently investigating a theft case involving the son of a high-ranking Honolulu police officer.

Hawai'i Police Department South Hilo District Lieutenant Melvin Yamamoto Phone: 961-2213 April 11, 2011 Report No.

The trickle of local milk in Hawaii that grew last year to a small flow could be on the verge of significant expansion again.