Hawaii 24/7 Staff

Here are some of the stories that hit the headlines in the last 12 months.

Here’s your chance to tell what you think stood out this year …

You can vote for up to six selections, but if you see something we missed, go ahead and add your comments below.

Then go vote for the Big Island’s Top Sports Stories of 2011 too.

Voting ends at midnight Saturday (Jan 14).

Hawaii 24/7 Staff

Big Island prep athletes had an outstanding year, bringing home a host of state titles. But there were a couple of other remarkable sports moments in 2011.

You can vote for up to six selections, but if you see something we missed, go ahead and add your comments below.

Then go vote for the Big Island’s Top News Stories of 2011 too.

Voting ends at midnight Saturday (Jan 14).

Just like everyone else, Hawaii 24/7 has a list of top news stories for the year.

However, we’re not going to tell you what we think the top stories should be.

Here’s your chance to vote on what stood out this year …

You can vote for up to five selections, but if you see something we missed, go ahead and add your comments below.

Then go vote for the Big Island’s Top Sports Stories of 2010 too.

Voting ends at midnight Friday (Jan 14).

Just like everyone else, Hawaii 24/7 has a list of top sports stories for the year.

However, we’re not going to tell you what we think the top stories should be.

Here’s your chance to vote on what stood out this year …

You can vote for up to five selections, but if you see something we missed, go ahead and add your comments below.

Then go vote for the Big Island’s Top News Stories of 2010 too.

Voting ends at midnight Friday (Jan 14).

We are joining in the year-end trend of picking the top stories. We will leave the poll up through the first week of January. You can choose up to five stories.

Here’s our list of who and what we think had the biggest impact on the Big Island in the last 12 months. Narrowing it down to just 10 was tough.

Rat lung worm was a big concern in early 2009 but that was a carry-over from 2008 when at least six people were sickened and two resulted in comas. We also saw crime stories with the deaths of Hans Christian Randrup, Kaycee M. Smith and infant Iyanla Kuamo’o-Andrews. We also had a few tsunami scares and the drought in West Hawaii. Also the mid-level road in Kona was approved.

If you see something we missed, go ahead and add your comments below.

We always love to hear from you!

The Big Island had its fill of sporting news from the triumph of BJ Penn defending his UFC lightweight title to the tragic death of former Kealakehe and NFL football player Jesse Mahelona.

If you see something we missed, go ahead and add your comments below.

We always love to hear from you.