Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for help finding 55-year-old James Robertson of Waikōloa, who was last seen around Sept. 5 and may have traveled to Oʻahu. Anyone with information can call Officer Kelena Kealoha at 808-935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at 808-961-8300.
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Tropical Storm Olana is far southwest of Hawaii, about 490 miles west-southwest of Johnston Island, with 40 mph winds and moving east at 7 mph, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's 11 p.m. HST advisory. There are no watches or warnings and no hazards to land, and forecasters expect strong wind shear and dry air to weaken Olana into a remnant low within about a day and a half.
UH Mānoa has won a $4.37 million federal GEAR UP grant to help 840 students from rural Hawaiʻi Island communities prepare for and succeed in college. The seven-year project runs through 2032 and serves students at seven schools in Kohala, Honokaʻa, Keaʻau, Kaʻū and Pāhoa, starting in seventh grade and continuing into their first year of college. Only 19 such partnership grants were awarded nationally this year.
Honolulu police opened an attempted murder investigation after a 16-year-old boy was found with a neck wound on Kaneaki Street in Waiʻanae around 6:20 p.m. on Oct. 24. He was taken to the hospital; no arrests have been made and the circumstances remain under investigation. Tips go to 911 or CrimeStoppers at 808-955-8300.
Five people were hospitalized after a two-car crash around 6:30 p.m. Sunday on Mokapu Boulevard heading toward Kailua, according to Honolulu EMS. The patients range in age from 35 to 88, and two are in critical condition.
