Kealakekua News

A four-count indictment charges 31-year-old Dustin J. Jose of Kealakekua with first-degree sexual assault, continuous sexual assault of a minor under the age of 14 and two counts of third-degree sexual assault.

A drug and alcohol abuse treatment program is closing its offices in Kealakekua, Waimea and on Oahu, its CEO said Wednesday.

Mothering comes in many forms. Emily Peacock has nurtured several noteworthy projects in South Kona that deserve notice as we celebrate Mother's Day.

A Fire Department hazardous materials team was unable to determine what caused people in the District courtroom at the Kona Courthouse in Kealakekua to begin coughing Monday morning.

The Kona Courthouse in Kealakekua was evacuated temporarily Monday morning, after several people began coughing, possibly after exposure to something in the air, a Fire Department official said.

"Treasures of Hongwanji," now in its fifth year, provides a time and venue for members of the various Buddhist temples to come together in one place to share their special treasures with the general public, said Mary Katayama of the Kona Hongwanji Mission in Kealakekua.