Here are some of the priorities of Big Island lawmakers who responded to Big Island Now: ...

Big Island police are investigating after a man’s body was discovered hanging from a tree Saturday in the Kaʻūmana area of Hilo. Hawaiʻi Police Department dispatch received a report at 10:11 a.m.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended the high surf warning in effect for the island’s entire west coast — from ʻUpolu Point in North Kohala to South Point in Kaʻū — until 6 a.m.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation notifies the public about its scheduled lane closures for the week of Jan. 11-17 on the Big Island. Lane closures can change at any time without notice. All ...