#Hawaiʻi Police Department

The County of Hawai‘i led convoys of supplies into the Ka‘ū District on Tuesday, bringing truckloads of ice, water and other essential supplies to residents impacted by Hurricane Lala.

Authorities are again seeking the public’s help in locating Earl Kekuanaʻoʻa Hind, a fisherman who disappeared about a year ago after launching his boat from South Point on the Big Island.

If approved, Bird’s appointment would mark the first time in the department’s 83-year history that a woman has served as deputy chief.

The women were extricated from deep within the tangled debris of the downed banyan tree, which fell the afternoon of July 12 on Kilauea Avenue, with preliminary observations indicating they were likely struck by falling tree limbs; police do not suspect foul play at this time and autopises will be conducted later this week to determine their exact cause of death.