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Kealakekua Bay is one of the most culturally and historically significant places in Hawaii, and a park planning process is moving forward to balance the preservation of the cultural values and historical sites with the recreational use.

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Interested people are invited to review and discuss the preliminary alternatives for the management and development of Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park on Hawaii Island at a meeting on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Konawaena Elementary School.

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Hawaii County fire/rescue crews concluded a final day of searching for Tyler Madoff who was swept off the shoreline with another teen on Wednesday (July 4) near the Lighthouse at Kaawaloa outside of Kealakekua Bay in Kona.

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Coast Guard and fire department crews are searching with a helicopter, boats and divers. Good Samaritans have also joined the search with their personal boats.

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Coast Guard and county fire crews are continuing a search for a 15-year-old boy who was swept into the water late Wednesday afternoon while hiking along the shoreline near the Captain Cook monument at Kealakekua Bay. The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Ahi was launched at 6:30 p.m. An aircrew piloting […]

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Stranded fish, shattered walls, smashed vehicles and a floating house in South Kona

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The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is holding a community meeting to discuss management plans for Kealakekua Bay.

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The public was invited to a community meeting on Saturday (May 1) to provide input for the Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park Master Plan.

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The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of State Parks, invites the public to a community meeting to share information and to provide input to assist the in their preparation of a master plan update and an environmental impact statement for the Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park.

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Two people were killed Wednesday morning when a small aircraft crashed into Kealakekua Bay.

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To prevent damage to the Ka‘awaloa shoreline and coral reef and accidental destruction of significant historic and cultural sites by large numbers of visitors, DLNR is now requiring visitors to Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park to receive information and guidance regarding sensitive sites and how to assist in preserving the area during their visit.

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In response to citizen complaints about illegal kayak vendors at Napoopoo Pier, officers from the Hawai’i Police Department Vice Section, Community Policing Office and Special Enforcement Unit and officers from the State Department of Land and Natural Resources conducted a sting operation Monday morning (January 11

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MEDIA RELEASE A 72-year-old man died Wednesday, Dec. 23 in waters off Kealakekua Bay in South Kona. Responding to a 1:37 p.m. call from Kona Community Hospital, police learned that at about 10:30 a.m., Clarence Bolt of Prosser, Wash. was snorkeling when he was observed to be unresponsive in the water. He was taken by […]

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The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of State Parks, invites the public to attend a scoping meeting on Saturday, November 14 on its update of a master plan to guide the long-term use and management of Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park.

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