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County representatives were part of a two-day training program administered by the Hawaii Island Task Force last month, which included representatives from the Kauai Police Department, the Kauai Safety Bureau, the county prosecutor’s office, the county housing agency, health care providers, and various nonprofits.

27-year-old Sateki Nisa is 6-foot-1 and 240 pounds. He is considered armed and dangerous. The public is advised not to approach him.

The Emergency Proclamation by Acting Gov. Sylvia Luke on Aug. 8 allows the Hawai‘i Board of Agriculture to activate an emergency loan program.

Hilo musician Lightning Larry Dupio is hosting z’A Tribute to Carlos Santanaz’ concert on Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Hilo Palace Theater as a thank you for helping him during a hard time in his life.

While the business district of Pāhoa came dangerously close to being devoured by lave during the 2018 Kīlauea eruption, it was spared. But the town and its people were left reeling. Five residents talk about life then and now.

Parts of the State of Hawaiʻi, including portions of the Big Island, are beginning to suffer severe drought conditions, with wildfires already starting to occur as a result of the dry land.

The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, Hawai‘i County and Island of Hawai‘i Visitors Bureau announced Tuesday two new community-based destination management initiatives — the Keaukaha Steward Pilot Program and Community Cultural-Based Education Program.

After twelve years of planning, the European Space Agency on July 1 launched its Euclid satellite from Cape Canaveral, Fla., with the goal of answering those and many other questions, and it will get a big — and colorful — helping hand from three observatories in Hawai‘i, including two on the Big Island.

Update: The National Weather Service has extended a small craft advisory until 6 p.m. on Wednesday. The forecast calls for east winds of 15 to 25 knots with seas of 5 to 8 feet.

Update: Daniel K. Inouye Highway has reopened following an accident.

Chelsie Evans Enos is honoring the short life of her son, Tre’ Evans-Dumaran, a Maui firefighter who died following a tragic accident trying to help during flooding on Maui, with the creation of the Live Like Treʻ Foundation.

The Puʻueo Street Bridge between Wailuku and Ohai streets in Hilo will now be closed overnight Wednesday through Thursday morning due to a large tree falling across the road.

The National Weather Service has canceled the flood advisory for the west side of the Big Island.

An elderly man from Kailua-Kona died when he crashed his bike on Sunday on Hinalani Street in North Kona.

The National Weather Service has canceled a flash flood warning for the Kona and Kohala districts of the Big Island.

So far this year, there have been 355 DUI arrests on the Big Island compared with 372 during the same period last year, a decrease of 4.6 percent.

The deep 3.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the Big Island on May 7 is part of the swarm of earthquakes that has been occurring beneath the Pāhala region since 2019.

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying an unknown adult man who burglarized a Kailua-Kona school/church campus, stealing items that included a vacuum and $200 worth of frozen meat.

From the Hoʻolauleʻa and opening ceremonies on Easter Sunday to the Hōʻike, Miss Aloha Hula, group hula competition, the arts and crafts fair and everything else, what was your favorite part of the 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival?

Kaiminani Drive is closed between Koikoi and Ala Kapua streets in Kona is closed on Tuesday afternoon due to a traffic crash.