The victim was identified as 30-year-old Koa Kane Clark of Waikōloa. Big Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest investigation into the single-vehicle collision.
There were two separate wildfires burning Wednesday afternoon on each side of Mill Camp Road in Pāhala. Police say one was determined to have started under suspicious circumstances.
The horrific mauling by a pack of four dogs that caused the tragic death of 71-year-old Bob Northrop of Kaʻū earlier this week has again shined a burning light on animal control issues that have plagued the Big Island for years.