Apr 18, 2013 | West Hawaii Today
Ookala man receives award for helping save man's life
Willie Jardine was heading home from a class reunion at Laupahoehoe Point when he heard the news: a 20-year-old man who'd been playing Airsoft in an Ookala Mauka forest was missing.
Herbert Hideo Awazu March 4, 2013 Herbert Hideo Awazu, 72, of Papaaloa, Hawaii, a retired Hamakua Sugar Co.
Heavy rain, strong winds and snow affecting Hawaii island
National Weather Service forecasters say the island remains under the threat of flooding through tonight from rain showers.
Search to resume for missing Hawaii island man
Hawaii County firefighters and police were to resume this morning the search for a 20-year-old man who was reported missing in Ookala around noon by a group of airsoft game enthusiasts.