Pepeekeo News

Hawaii Electric Light Co. will buy 21.5 megawatts of renewable, dispatchable firm capacity, fueled by locally grown biomass, from Hu Honua, pending Public Utilties Commission input, the companies announced Monday.

Hawaii Montessori Schools, Kamuela campus has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Youth Children - the nation's leading organization of early childhood professionals.

Mac Leroy Nobriga, 60, of Hilo with three counts of promotion of a dangerous drug and three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Elizabeth S. Araujo Feb. 27, 2012 Elizabeth S. Araujo, 95, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center.

The Hawaii Supreme Court today set aside a Big Island man's conviction for attempted sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl at a Pepeekeo church in 2007, ordering a new trial on the charges.