Missing mariners found south of Lanai after nearly 2 days

Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Thu Nov 26

A massive search-and- rescue effort involving the Coast Guard, Navy, state, Hawaii County and private aviators led to a needle-in-a-haystack happy ending when two mariners missing for nearly two days were spotted about 50 miles south of Lanai.

Panel finds no wrongdoing on Hawaii County rental of 'dozer it once owned

The Honolulu Advertiser - Thu Nov 26

HILO, Hawaii -- The Hawaii County Environmental Management Commission is satisfied there's nothing improper about the administration's continued renting of a bulldozer it sold as surplus six years ago.

Two sailors rescued off Lanai

Maui News - Wed Nov 25

Two sailors were rescued from waters 50 miles off Lanai Tuesday night after a massive multiagency search.

Big Island Features Free Holiday Taxi Rides

KITV-TV - Mon Nov 23

Big Island officials are bringing back the county's free Holiday Shared Ride Taxi Program this year in effort to keep drunk drivers off the roads during the holiday season.

Going holoholo on the big island

Kamloops This Week - Thu Nov 19

"I lay down on the floor. But a rat came and bothered me, and shortly afterward a procession of cockroaches arrived and camped in my hair." Mark Twain's graphic description of life aboard a schooner off the Kona coast in 1866 did nothing to raise my expectations for an early morning cruise along the same coastline.

Hawaii County Council OKs sale of county land

Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Thu Nov 19

Big Island Mayor Billy Kenoi's proposal to sell 737 acres of land to help balance the county's budget has been approved by the Hawaii County Council.

Teacher to serve prison term

Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Wed Nov 18

A federal judge sentenced a Big Island special-education teacher yesterday to five years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.

Scuba diver dies off Big Island

KPUA-AM Hilo - Tue Nov 17

Hawaii County fire officials say the man was reported missing Monday evening. He was about 50 years old.

Fire destroys Kailua-Kona home

Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Tue Nov 17

Fire destroyed a single-family home in Kailua-Kona early today, according to the Hawaii County Fire Department.

Body of scuba diver recovered off the Big Island

Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Tue Nov 17

The body of an unidentified scuba diver reported missing at 6:17 p.m. yesterday was recovered by Hawaii County fire personnel in waters off South Point.