Planning a trip to Hawaii’s Big Island? With its diverse landscape (10 of the world’s 14 climate zones), the island offers a ...

Security cameras at the Outrigger Kona Resort & Spa captured the unmanned kayak drifting south at 9:04 a.m. Sunday, with ...

The U.S. Coast Guard this morning continued its search for Jared Willeford, 42, whose unmanned kayak was found drifting south ...

The search for a missing kayaker continues after his watercraft was found Sunday unmanned off the Kona Coast. According to ...

Big Island residents have faced considerable heartbreak in recent weeks with consecutive cases of people missing at sea, and ...

The U.S. Coast Guard said it was notified by the Hawaii County Fire Department dispatch about an unmanned yellow kayak ...

Off the Kona Coast the search for 42-year-old Jared Willeford has been suspended after the Coast Guard and partner agencies ...

Visiting Kailua-Kona Cruise Port? Learn all about this exciting cruise port, Kona Village, and the beaches, shops, and ...

RONIT FAHL /SPECIAL TO STAR-ADVERTISER Jared Willeford survived a great white shark attack while surfing at Banyan’s Beach in Kailua-Kona in December 2021. He is seen in a January 2022 photo. RONIT ...

Willeford is the second fisherman from Kona to go missing this month. On April 10, the Coast Guard began its search for Earl Kekuanaoa “Oa” Hind after he was reported missing off of South Point. That ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — After canvassing nearly 5,000 square miles of the Kona coast over 89 combined hours ... family and friends of Mr. Willeford. Big Island residents have faced considerable ...