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6 days ago | bigislandnow.com | Nathan Christophel

East Hawaii News April 18, 2025, 3:45 PM HST Kendra Masang A 27-year-old woman in need of medication is missing and Hawai‘i Island police are asking the public for help with finding her. Kendra Masang is 4-foot-11, weighs 125 pounds and Filipino. She was last seen at 9 a.m. April 16 at Mo‘oheau Bus Terminal in downtown Hilo. Anyone with information that can assist with helping safely locate her is asked to immediately call 9-1-1 or contact the Hawai‘i Police Department at 808-935-3311.

6 days ago | bigislandnow.com | Nathan Christophel

East Hawaii News April 18, 2025, 3:00 PM HST Courtesy Map: Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHawai‘i Police Department notifies the public that a temporary one-way traffic pattern will be in effect on a portion of Onomea Scenic Route (Old Māmalahoa Highway) from 5:30 to 9 a.m. April 19 to safely accommodate participants of the La Honua Festival 5K Walk and Run. The festival is being hosted at Pepe‘ekeō Park.

6 days ago | bigislandnow.com | Nathan Christophel

April 18, 2025, 12:18 PM HST A 71-year-old Kailua-Kona man has died, succumbing to injuries he received when he rear-endend a bus while cycling April 9 on Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway (Highway 19) in North Kona. Franz Albert-Ludwig Weber was transported to Kona Community Hospital for initial treatment following the crash near the 94.5-mile marker and later transported to The Queens Medical Center in Honolulu, where he was pronounced dead at 9:34 a.m. April 17.

6 days ago | bigislandnow.com | Nathan Christophel

Community April 18, 2025, 11:00 AM HST Photo Courtesy: Hawai‘i CountyA partnership between two Hawai‘i County departments has resulted in the restoration of a needed parking area at a West Hawai‘i park. The departments of Parks and Recreation and Public Works completed a project to provide peripheral parking area that can now safely accommodate about 80 vehicles at Clarence Lum Won Park, located at 81-877 Nape St., in Kealakekua.

6 days ago | bigislandnow.com | Nathan Christophel

Big Island residents can now have even more of a direct say in Hawaiʻi County’s analysis of the impacts of short-term rentals. Results of the survey will support an economic impact study Hawaiʻi County Department of Research and Development is conducting on short-term rentals as required by Hawaiʻi County Council Resolution 556, which was adopted last year. “Gathering input is essential as we look at the economic and community impacts of short-term rentals,” said Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda.