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Letters — About Gun Violence In Hawaii County And The General Subject Of Gun...

(Editor’s note: Following is an exchange between retired newspaper reporters Hugh Clark and Rod Thompson regarding gun violence in Hawaii County and the general subject of gun control, republished here...

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Hilo News — Police: Lloyd Rubio Died From Stab Wound

(Media release) — An autopsy was conducted Tuesday morning (January 8) on the body of the 38-year-old victim of a fatal stabbing in the upper Kaumana Drive area of Hilo. The preliminary results from...

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Kona News — Man Arrested In 3-Year-Old Son’s Death

Release A 3-year-old boy died Wednesday (January 9) from injuries he received after he fell out of the cab of a pickup truck and then was run over on the shoulder area leading to the driveway of a...

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Politics — Plastic Bag Ban To Take Effect Thursday

(Media release) — The Hawai‘i County Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance takes effect tomorrow, January 17, 2013. The purpose of the ordinance is to reduce the usage of single-use plastic bags by...

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Puna News — Police: Dante Peter Gilman Was Murdered

(Media release) — Police have opened a homicide investigation in connection with the disappearance of a 44-year-old Hawaiian Acres man. Dante Peter Gilman was reported missing on January 10 and a...

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Volcano News — Man Found In National Park Died Of Asphyxiation By Hanging

(Media release) — A medical examiner on Tuesday determined that a 43-year-old Hilo man found dead in his pickup truck in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park over the weekend died from asphyxiation by...

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West Hawaii News — Kiholo Bay Surfer Bit By A Shark

By Tiffany Edwards Hunt Firfighters say a 43-yearold man  was bit by a shark today while surfing at Kiholo Bay in West Hawaii. The victim was transported to North Hawaii Community Hospital shortly...

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Guest Column — New Beginnings – Life after the John Tucker Arrest

By Petra Wiesenbauer I have thought long and hard about whether to ask Tiffany – Big Island Chronicle – to publish my letters or not. After careful weighing of all aspects I decided to approach her....

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North Kohala News — Meet Regarding Mahukona Boat Ramp Is Jan. 23

(Media release) — The County Department of Parks and Recreationannounces a public meeting to discuss a proposed project to construct a new boat ramp and breakwater at Mahukona Beach Park in North...

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Puna News — Claude Keone Krause Arrested On Suspicion Of Murder

This afternoon police arrested 30-year-old Claude Keone Krause of Kurtistown on the suspicion of second-degree murder of Dante Peter Gilman. The 44-year-old Gilman of Hawaiian Acres has been missing...

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Hawaii News — Hawaii’s Electrical Rates to be Discussed

(Media release) —  (Submitted by Caroline Julian.) The Senate Committees on Commerce and Consumer Protection and Energy and Environment will be holding a joint informational briefing on Tuesday,...

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Hawaii News — State Reaches Settlement with Hawaiian Electric Company

(Media release) — As island families and businesses continue to face high energy prices, Gov. Neil Abercrombie today announced a settlement between the State of Hawaii and the Hawaiian Electric...

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Kona News — Mamalahoa Bypass Is Now Open 24/7

(Media release) — The Mamalahoa Highway Bypass is now open 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide much-needed traffic relief to the families of South Kona The bypass is located midway between the...

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Puna News — Hawaiian Shores Community Center Reopens

(Media release) — Hawaiian Shores Community Association invites its members and the public to a blessing and open house at its newly renovated Community Center on Kahakai Boulevard at 1 p.m., Saturday,...

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Letters — Regarding Speeding Tickets In Puna

Howzit Tiffany - Gary Young here, the wooden surfboard builder. I’m wondering if this would be of interest: Speeding ticket………for that fast? A few weeks ago I was cited for speeding just Kapoho side of...

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Hilo News — ‘Chanting For Kohola’ Event Is Friday

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Hilo News — Tia Nohealani Menino Arrested For Robbery

(Media release) — Hawai?i Island police have arrested a Hilo woman in connection with a robbery Thursday morning (January 31) in Downtown Hilo. Shortly after noon, officers responded to a report of an...

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Letters — A Condolence And Word Of Encouragement

Hey, so I caught BIC (online) on Wednesday night (Jan. 9). My dog, Buddy, got ran over that morning (on my property by an employee!) and died in my arms on the way to the vet. For some reason I logged...

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Letters — ‘You Give Voice To People And To Stories Otherwise Overlooked’

Tiffany, We haven’t met; I happened to pick up a copy of BIC while staying there last month. I wanted to send you this short note to congratulate you on the 4th Anniversary of BIC. Your personal story...

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Noteworthy Obituaries — Aloha Oe, Grand Dame Of Hawaii Island Politics

Hawaii politician Helene Eleanor Hilyer Hale passed away of natural causes this evening (Feb. 1, 2013) in her South Hilo home. She was 94. Hale was born in Minneapolis, Minn., March 23, 1918 to...

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