Hawaii County News

The Office of Elections reminds individuals who want to run for office in the 2012 elections that the candidate filing deadline is 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Big Island voters will have a say in 24 local, state and federal elections this year, not including the presidency, in the Aug.

Hawaii County fire prevention bureau personnel and police are investigating a warehouse fire in Keaau reported at 5:18 a.m. today.

Police say access to a Big Island hospital was temporarily restricted after hospital officials reported someone was threatening to shoot hospital staff.

Richard Crowe, co-founder of the University of Hawaii at Hilo's astronomy program and astronomer-in-residence at 'Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii, was killed Sunday in a bizarre Jeep accident near Chinle, Ariz.

Road resurfacing at the Hualalai Road and Mamalahoa Highway intersection near Holualoa may snarl traffic Wednesday and Thursday, according to the Hawaii County Department of Public Works.

Hawaii County police said Tuesday they are seeking a 29-year-old man for questioning in connection with a stabbing last week in Kailua-Kona. Police said they are seeking Tommy Eugan Howard, who sometimes goes by the names Casino, Tommy Washington and Cesar Waltz.

The improvements, scheduled to begin in July and be completed in December 2014, will include designing an underground drainage system to help rain runoff from flowing across the highway.

On Sunday, a group of about 20 veggy-loving volunteers gathered in downtown Hilo to give new life to land once sacrificed to development.

A Hawaii County Fire Department search for two missing female kayakers, ages 8 and 29, ended successfully with their rescue Saturday afternoon.

With the approach of the long Memorial Day weekend and the continuation of graduation parties, Hawaii County police will be on alert to help prevent tragedy on our roads.

A single-lane closure will be in effect through 2 p.m. today while Hawaii Electric Light Co.

Hawaii County police are asking for the public's help in finding a man wanted in connection with a stabbing at Laaloa Beach Park, also known as White Sands Beach, on Alii Drive in Kailua Kona Tuesday.

The election calendar has changed significantly, moving the date from September to Aug.

The County of Hawaii Elections will be offering Voter Education and Registration Services on Tuesday, May 22 at the Council Chambers at the Hawaii County Building in Hilo from 6-8 pm.

This month's move by Honolulu County bans non-biodegradable plastic bags at checkout, along with paper bags that aren't at least 40% recycled, reports MSNBC.com. Kauai and Maui counties already enforce bans, while Hawaii County's ban takes effect Jan.

Hawaii's four counties will each see job growth in 2012 as the construction industry finally begins to pick up on the Neighbor Islands, according to a new report by the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization.

With Honolulu County approving a ban on plastic grocery bags last week, Hawaii will become the first state in the U.S. to ban non-recyclable paper bags and non-biodegradable plastic bags at store checkouts.

Hawaii County police are asking for the public's help in identifying a female caller who made a 911 call on May 3 to report a dead person at a home in Volcano.

As of July, 2015, Hawaii will become the first U.S. state to bar the "modern day tumbleweed" known as disposable plastic bags.