According to the Hawai‘i Police Department, 17-year-old Thane Leialoha Jr. was last seen at 5:45 p.m. on Rainbow Drive in Hilo.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/12/29/big-island-police-seek-missing-17-year-old/

A chilly southerly breeze blew in a thick voggy blanket under gray overcast skies late Wednesday afternoon in Hilo.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/02/15/kona-low-storm-approaches-big-island-meteorologist-guy-hagi-says-buckle-up/

A collaborative effort between several agencies is underway in the Keaukaha area of Hilo on the Big Island with two new initiatives to help mitigate impacts of visitors and protect the coastline area’s natural and cultural resources.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/07/11/new-initiatives-aimed-at-mitigating-visitor-impacts-protecting-resources-in-keaukaha-area-of-hilo/

Ahouse fire at 368 W. Kawailani St. in Hilo claimed the life of one person on Jan.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/01/15/one-person-dies-in-early-morning-house-fire-in-hilo/

Among the other efforts made to deliver urgently needed services, lawmakers approved $50 million in capital improvement funds for the state-operated Hilo Medical Center.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/05/07/editorial/our-view/editorial-surplus-allows-aid-for-working-poor/

Arthur Taniguchi, Honorary Consul of Japan, places his tanzaku wish on a bamboo branch during the Tanabata festival Aug. 19 in Hilo.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/08/26/tanabata-festival-returns-to-imiloa-in-hilo-for-first-time-since-2019-drawing-thousands/

By 1914, in Hilo, for example, joblessness was rampant.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/place-them-back-upon-the-soil-prince-kuhio-threw-a-lifeline-to-hawaiians-who-wanted-homes/

Eblacas is scheduled to make his initial appearance in Hilo Circuit Court on Friday.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/04/13/mountain-view-man-facing-charges-after-alleged-attempt-to-steal-a-water-catchment-tank/

“Eventually, a friend of mine, Mary Blyth, who is a real estate agent with Equity Hawai‘i Real Estate in Hilo, began to discuss working together to find solutions.”

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/05/13/successful-kauai-nonprofit-now-working-on-first-affordable-housing-project-on-big-island/

Following treatment, he was taken to the Hilo police cellblock.

Source: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/01/16/double-homicide-in-hilo-under-investigation/

Guy Lawrence Harper is scheduled to make his initial appearance in Hilo District Court on Monday afternoon.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/06/26/puna-man-charged-with-attempted-distribution-of-fentanyl-attempted-possession-of-fentanyl-and-pcp/

Hawai‘i County Councilwoman Sue Lee Loy welcomes community members to a design lab workshop Nov. 16 at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel on Banyan Drive in Hilo to help revitalization efforts on the Waiākea Peninsula.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/11/19/community-envisions-revitalized-future-for-big-islands-waiakea-peninsula-during-design-lab-workshop/

Hawai‘i County Councilwoman Sue Lee Loy welcomes community members to a design lab workshop Nov. 16 at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel on Banyan Drive in Hilo to help revitalization efforts on the Waiākea Peninsula.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/11/19/community-envisions-revitalized-future-for-big-islands-waiakea-peninsula-during-design-lab-workshop/

He was immediately taken to the Hilo Medical Center Emergency Room, and later admitted.

Source: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/05/05/puna-man-charged-with-murder-of-mother-in-law-in-orchidland-estates/

He was then transported to the Hilo Medical Center by a private vehicle where he was treated for injuries to his head and face.

Source: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/10/21/21-year-old-arrested-for-alleged-baseball-bat-assault-at-honoli%ca%bbi/

HILO, Hawaiʻi - December 25th marks Christmas across the world, and in Hilo the homes are lit up in celebration.

Source: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/12/25/hawai%ca%bbi-celebrates-christmas-holiday/

Hilo man indicted on robbery, theft and assault…

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/01/06/hilo-man-charged-with-burglary-auto-theft/

“I don’t think anybody deserves to spend seven years in the Hilo jail, it’s not conducive to anything.”

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/07/female-inmates-case-raises-concern-about-prolonged-pretrial-detainment-at-hilo-jail/

In a short public alert message issued just after 5 a.m., police said the landslide at Maulua Gulch closed the Hilo bound lane of the highway.

Source: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/12/22/landslide-closes-one-land-on-highway-19-at-maulua-gulch/

Live Like Treʻ Day is being held on June 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University of Hawai‘i Hilo Gym.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/05/30/live-like-tre%ca%bb-day-to-be-held-in-hilo-to-honor-fallen-firefighter-and-star-kea%ca%bbau-athlete/