Top 10 things to do on Big Island — and then some — for May 9-15: So much happening, especially for Mother’s Day, this week’s list is actually a Top 16

The bill commits nearly $20 million to Hawai‘i Department of Education to assist in the administration and implementation of their Biosecurity Program, including 44 new positions.

It shouldn’t be difficult to find something to do with Mom this weekend. The Big Island has plenty of events planned just for Mother’s Day, from brunch to parasailing.

The PRF insurance option protects livestock producers against feed loss due to lack of precipitation, providing producers on the Big Island with coverage for grazing acres, totaling $13 million in coverage.

Earthquakes are clustered in the upper East Rift Zone as well as the south caldera region.

When asked about the campaign, Alameda stated that he intends to continue, but “my immediate focus right now is to be with my family as we remember Star.”

Bail was maintained at more than $718,000 and the 45-year-old is expected to appear for a preliminary hearing today.

According to a letter from the school administrators sent to parents, the lockdown occurred at 11 a.m.

About 140 of the temblors from Monday to Tuesday morning were located in the upper East Rift Zone, from Keanakākoʻi crater to the intersection with Hilina Pali Road. The other 90 were located in the caldera south of Halemaʻumaʻu.

This is the 17th traffic fatality this year compared to eight at this time last year.

According to charging documents filed in First Circuit Court, the former employee stole approximately $44,367 — from October 2018 through July 2021 — in individual union members’ dues money and allegedly falsified union records to conceal the theft.

Trade winds will diminish today through tonight as a broad surface trough and upper disturbance move in. Added instability associated with these features will...

An unusually strong upper level disturbance is expected to approach the islands later Friday into Saturday, bringing the possibility of very active weather to portions of the state. The latest guidance indicates a possibility for severe thunderstorms, which could produce damaging winds and large hail, as well as the possibility for localized intense rainfall and flash flooding, according to the NWS.

A long-lived south swell will affect the islands during the next several days. Low, long-period forerunners of 19 to 21 seconds will build over the area...

Maui Mayor Richard Bissen announced the County of Maui has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to conduct an After-Action Report assessing the coordination of Maui County Emergency Management Agency’s (MEMA’s) response to the Maui Wildfires that occurred in August 2023.

US Sen, Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) called on Congress to pass long-term disaster relief funding for impacted communities across the country, including on Maui and Vermont. Speaking on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Schatz underscored the need to pass funding for the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program in order to provide survivors with flexible assistance to rebuild their homes, small businesses, and communities over the long-term. 

A long-lived south swell will affect the islands during the next several days, keeping south shore surf above the summertime average. The surf is expected...

The bill commits nearly $20 million to Hawai‘i Department of Education to assist in the administration and implementation of their Biosecurity Program, including 44 new positions.

The two agencies are seeking public input on their joint proposed real estate action and will host three community meetings in early June and is accepting written comments postmarked no later than June 17.

Gruenhagen appeared for a scheduled status review on the morning of May 7, which unexpectedly transitioned into a change of plea, followed by instant sentencing by Fifth Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Watanabe. 

Last year’s “Stamp Out Hunger” effort in Hawai‘i netted more than 193 tons of food donations.