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Maui man killed in Big Island car crash identified
Police believe that speed and impairment are possible factors in the crash. The 31-year-old was also not wearing his seat belt.
Update/Police ID victim: Maui man dies in traffic collision on Hawaiʻi Island
A 31-year-old Maui man who died in a single-vehicle collision on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Kailua-Kona, has been positively identified as Christopher Keaulama Liftee of Kīhei, Maui.
House Finance Committee visits Big Island Civil Defense for insight into Aug. 8 wildfire response
On Aug. 8, 2023, as wildfires raged in Lahaina, Maui, the Big Island was simultaneously fighting seven separate wildfires in Kohala. With a High Wind Warning in effect, county officials said they recognized the imperative need for a unified, vigilant approach to monitoring the unfolding situation across the state.
Big Island vigil held in honor of fallen Hawaiʻi Life Flight crew that went missing off Maui
The medical transport aircraft, a King Air twin-engine propeller plane, went down just over a week ago. Global Medical Response, owners of Hawaii Life Flight, confirmed last week the crew was en route to pick up a patient in Waimea when it disappeared from radar.
California Man Dies in Fall From Bicycle in Kona
A California man sustained fatal injuries in a fall from his bicycle reported on Thursday, July 14, 2011 in Kona on the Big Island.
DOH CONFIRMS THIRD DEATH INVOLVING H1N1 FLU
The Hawai’i State Department of Health (DOH) confirmed a third death involving a novel H1N1 influenza infection in Hawaii. Health officials identified the individual as an adult female in her early 50’s who had several severe chronic underlying medical conditions. “Although flu was the primary cause of death for this individual, she had serious underlying […]
