Hawaii island police have identified a drowning victim off Kailua-Kona last week as 31-year-old Isaiah Ekau of Pahoa. According to the Hawaii Police Department, Kona patrol officers and Hawaii Fire Department personnel responded to a report of a possible drowning at 10 :54 a.m. on June 9 at the 75-5700 block of Alii Drive in […]
May 31—The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a helicopter’s hard landing this morning in Kailua-Kona. According to the FAA’s preliminary report, a Robinson R22 helicopter made a hard landing at about 8:45 a.m. near Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport. The FAA says two people were on board the helicopter. The helicopter’s registration number is N333PJ, […]