Most commonly known as the Big Island, Hawaii Island is also known as the Orchid Isle and the Volcano Isle. It's physically bigger than all the others islands of the Hawaiian archipelago combined, but big does not mean crowded and busy. The island of Hawaii retains a rural flavor, and many residents are grateful to be removed from the urban bustle, just as some visitors will be.
Hawaii County to spray for stinging caterpillar Honolulu Advertiser The county will spray a nontoxic insecticide called Dipel DF on the black-and-white invasive species at Pualani Park Tuesday morning.The insecticide doesn't affect humans.The caterpillar was first...
Hawaii sweeps Cincinnati in volleyball Honolulu Advertiser Hawai'i beat down the challenges of three opponents to win the 14th annual Honolulu Advertiser Volleyball Challenge tonight, which is not news. The 11th-ranked Rainbow Wahine have captured 12 of...
Man arrested for gun threat in Waikiki Honolulu Advertiser The visiting man, 20, and woman, 22, told police they were walking when approached by a motorist who pointed a gun at them at about 10 a.m. before fleeing. Police searched the area but could not...
Pedestrian, 86, dies from Aug. 16 accident injuries Honolulu Advertiser The Honolulu Medical Examiner's office identified the victim as Viola Calhau, 86. An autopsy listed cause and manner of death as multiple traumatic injuries due to an accidental motor vehicle...
Kauai Humane Society charging $5 for chicken pickup service Honolulu Advertiser For three years, the society has offered annoyed residents a free, humane alternative to shooting, darting and poisoning the island's feathered friends.The Kauai Humane Society's executive director...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing pilot Examiner Oahu for the 42-year-old pilot.His HH-65 Dolphin helicopter went down Thursday during a search and rescue drill. The three other crew members were pulled from the water shortly afterwards but...
Mililani boy, 15, arrested for gun threat Honolulu Advertiser A charging petition was filed Friday with Family Court on a 15-year-old boy who allegedly threatened to shoot three men and two women on Aug. 25 in Mililani.
Salt Lake armed robbery suspects charged Honolulu Advertiser Joshua M. Cypriano, 23, of Salt Lake and Jeremy M. Leclair, 19, of Pearl City were charged with first-degree robbery. Each is being held of $100,000 bail pending their initial appearance tomorrow at...
Ewa Beach man accused of attempted murder Honolulu Advertiser Lincoln Phillips was arrested Friday and charged yesterday with attempted second-degree murder. He is being held in lieu of $350,000 bail pending his initial appearance tomorrow at District...
Body of missing swimmer recovered in Laie Honolulu Advertiser City Emergency Medical Services personnel pronounced the man dead at 4 p.m., according to department spokesman Bryan Cheplic.Fire, police, Ocean Safety, state Department of Land and Natural Resources...
Search on Waimanu trail for missing hiker Honolulu Advertiser Fire rescue specialists and police are searching the Waimanu Ditch Trail today for a missing 77-year-old man, who was sighted yesterday by a pig hunter.
Suspect arrested in Kona murder Honolulu Advertiser Big Island police today arrested a Kailua, Kona man as a suspect in the stabbing death of an 85-year-old man, whose body was found at a residence on Ali'i Drive in North Kona.
Woman, 56, missing on Big Island Honolulu Advertiser Patricia Kenny was last seen in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision of Puna. Townsend is 5 foot 5 and weighs 165 pounds.Anyone with information can call Officer Allan Watanabe at 808-966-5835; the...
Killer Hurricane Ike roars ashore in eastern Cuba Honolulu Advertiser The center said Ike slammed into Cuba's Holguin province at 9:45 p.m. EDT Sunday as a dangerous Category 3 storm.Meteorologist Todd Kimberlain says Ike is now walloping easternmost Cuba with winds...
Bears defense turns tables on Colts, 29-13 Honolulu Advertiser Play tough defense, control the ball and make no major mistakes.No, it wasn't enough to win a Super Bowl 19 months ago against Indianapolis, but it was the perfect scenario to ruin the Colts' grand...
Hawaii soccer edges Drake in overtime for first win Honolulu Advertiser The University of Hawai`i women's soccer team picked up its first victory of the season by beating Drake, 4-3, in double overtime today in the New Mexico Classic in Albuquerque.
Truck crash ends in oil spill in Big Island river Honolulu Advertiser The Big Island fire department responded to a single-vehicle accident yesterday in which a small 4-door pickup was found flipped on its roof in the river about 500 yards upstream of Hakalu Beach.
Algae-dyed polar bears puzzle Japan zoo visitors Honolulu Advertiser Three normally white polar bears at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in central Japan changed their color in July after swimming in a pond with an overgrowth of algae.The sight of green polar...
Cruise lines change course to cut fuel Honolulu Advertiser Royal Caribbean International and other cruise lines have begun charting a new course in search of routes that eat up less fuel. Already one of the industry's biggest costs, record fuel prices have...
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