#East Hawaii

23-year-old alleged getaway driver of Big Island police shooter indicted by grand jury; bail maintained at $3 million

Probable cause documents filed Monday provide more detail about the shooting and the 3-day manhunt that ended in Christopher Lucrisia, the alleged shooter of the officer, dying in a shootout Sunday with police.

3-foot highly venomous yellow-bellied sea snake washes ashore at Big Island beach

A Hilo resident found the reptile pinned under a log Feb. 4 at Honoli‘i Beach, a popular surf spot and beach park about 2 miles northwest of Hilo.

PAL Kaua‘i expands to Big Island with new affordable housing project

Nonprofit PAL (Permanently Affordable Living) Kaua‘i is in escrow for a 5.5-acre property in Pepe‘ekeo, about 8 miles north of Hilo, which would be its first project on the Big Island.

Permit or hunting license needed to enter Big Island’s Narnia

The Department of Land and Natural Resources is working to curb illegal hiking in an area known as Narnia.