Two Kealakehe High School graduates earn prestigious U.S. Presidential Scholars honor

Statewide stories that include a camp for keiki with diabetes set for Nov. 8-11, a compost reimbursement program and General Motors reaches multi-state settlement.

New funding has enabled the organization supporting people living with HIV to create a Community Response Hui, a disaster response initiative established following Hurricane Lala.

Puainako Street between Kuhilani and Kapualani Streets reopens in Hilo.

The County of Hawaiʻi hosts the summit every year to celebrate and showcase the people and partnerships that strengthen Hawaiʻi Island’s agrifood system.

Nearly 5,000 drop-off locations will open across the country during National Collection Week, Nov. 16-23.

Daniel Chen and Zachariah Smith made history by becoming the first pair from the same Hawaiʻi public school to be named U.S. Presidential Scholars in a single year.

New hybrids bred from flowers native to South Africa and by UH Mānoa researchers will reduce the state’s reliance on imports.

The film short premieres Oct. 31 during the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival and will be screened on the Big Island on Nov. 8 at at the Kahilu Theater.

Water customers that use the Kaʻieʻie Tank must boil water for drinking and cooking to ensure safety until further testing confirms quality.

This fall, 1,000 young people will attend Leadership, Exploration, Inspiration programs throughout the state, including on Nov. 13 in Hilo.

The film short premieres Oct. 31 during the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival and will be screened on the Big Island on Nov. 8 at at the Kahilu Theater.

Hilo’s largest immersive walk-through haunted house attraction invites the public to catch a few scares during spooky season performances this weekend.

A smorgasbord of spooky seasonal shindigs Friday and Saturday includes festivities offering tricks, treats, activities, live music, food and overall fall fun, plus more; many also encourage costumes and all guarantee smiles.

This free community Halloween event will feature trick-or-treating, live entertainment, kendama demonstrations, food vendors and a keiki zone with bounce houses.

This year’s theme is “A manu o uka, a manu o kai.” It translates to “The bird of the upland, the bird of the sea,” a line from the chant Ia Waʻa Nui.