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Hawaiʻi County will be hosting a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, March 9 to discuss the current Waipiʻo Valley Access Road Closure.

The Hawaiʻi Island Food Basket raised nearly $40,000 during its annual Feed-a-Thon event last week, which collects money and food for the local charity.

The state Department of Health reported 118 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 236,269.

Organizers for the Merrie Monarch Festival announced tickets for the event’s Wednesday night Hōʻike go on sale on March 15.

Businesses in downtown Hilo have struggled since the beginning of the pandemic and onset of restrictions. Some pivoted and made changes to their operations to weather the storm.

The Big Island’s own Hawaii Teacher of the Year has an front-row virtual seat to tonight’s State of the Union Address.

Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth announced the termination of Hawaiʻi County’s Thirteenth Supplementary Emergency Proclamation, declaring an end to all county emergency rules related to COVID-19, effective immediately.

On Monday, Feb. 28, DLNR Chair Suzanne Case and a team from the DLNR Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands went to the scene where they found the home behind her listing at a 45 degree angle off the bluff, and its front room literally resting on the sand of the beach.

The State Board of Land and Natural Resources approved a request Friday, Feb. 25, from the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources to hold a public hearing to incorporate fishery rules for the Miloliʻi Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA).

The National Park Service and the Federal Aviation Administration are seeking public input on potential alternatives for an air tour management plan for Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

The State of Hawai‘i Supreme Court issued a court order temporarily suspending candidate filing for the offices of U.S. Representative, State Senate, and State Representative contests until further notice from the court, the state Office of Elections announced in a press release Monday, Feb. 28.

Authorities are asking for the public’s assistance in locating two Puna teens who were reported as runaways in separate incidents.

The Hawai‘i Fire Department reported no injuries in a Monday morning fire in Mountain View that destroyed an unpermitted structure on Kaua‘i Street.

Hawai‘i Island police report that 14-year-old Tyra Dalija-Airinios, who was reported as a runaway on Saturday, Feb. 12, was located in Pāhoa in good health.

A Puna man is scheduled to appear in Hilo District Court this afternoon on charges related to the theft of a telehandler forklift.

The state Department of Health reported 142 new COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing the statewide total to 236,151.

A high surf advisory is now in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for west-facing shores.

Sixty people gathered along Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway in Kailua-Kona on Sunday, Feb. 27, for a “Stand with Ukraine” demonstration, protesting the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The county Department of Water Supply is notifying customers along Mikahala Place and Kipimana Street in Kea‘au that a fire hydrant flow test will be conducted in early March.

There definitely be humpback whales cruising in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands.