Big Island Now

7 hours ago | bigislandnow.com | Nathan Christophel

What’s the first thing you do after allegedly brandishing a handgun and threatening to kill an acquaintance during a violent confrontation at about 1 a.m.? A 40-year-old Keaʻau man ordered several weapon, drug and other charges and being arrested in the nearest drive-thru earlier this week at a downtown Hilo fast food restaurant. John Juan-Malak TaliauliHawaiʻi Police Department reports that John Juan-Malak Taliauli was charged May 12 with:First-degree terroristic threatening.

10 hours ago | bigislandnow.com | Nathan Christophel

May 14, 2025, 1:00 PM HST Hawaiʻi Community College and the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo students will be graduating from their programs this weekend. Hawaiʻi Island will be full of graduates and their friends and families as they celebrate this milestone, so traffic may be heavier than normal around the time of the ceremonies. A graduate motions to supporters after receiving her diploma during a Hawaiʻi Community College commencement ceremony.

17 hours ago | bigislandnow.com | Nathan Christophel

May 14, 2025, 5:00 AM HST * Updated May 14, 5:57 AM One of the last two phases of a repaving project for Māmalahoa Highway in Kona on the west side of the Big Island is scheduled to begin next week, with the the final segment of the project to be underway by mid-June. Hawaiʻi County Department of Public Works announced Tuesday:Resurfacing of about 3 miles of the highway, from Kalamauka Road to Ha‘awina Street, begins May 19. This segment of the project is anticipated to be completed Oct. 2.

22 hours ago | bigislandnow.com | Nathan Christophel

Boys and girls in grades 5 to 8 throughout the 808 state are invited to hit the hardwood with the coaches of the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo basketball team to shoot some hoops and kick off summer.

2 days ago | bigislandnow.com | Nathan Christophel

May 12, 2025, 2:00 AM HST * Updated May 12, 3:19 AM It’s time to roll up your sleeves and save lives, Big Island. Blood Bank of Hawai‘i will be in Hilo from May 13-15 for a 3-day blood drive at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Image FileBig Island community members are invited and encouraged to make an appointment and contribute to Hawai‘i’s ongoing blood supply needs. Drive times are:9 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 13. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 14. 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 15.