Community Hospital staff clean up beach in Kona on Hawai‘i Island
Activities Camp Tarawa Detachment of the Marine Corps League recruiting new members
Kanaloa Octopus Farm in West Hawaiʻi receives cease and desist letter from state
On Jan. 6, Kanaloa Octopus Farm was sent the letter, which said the state's Division of Aquatic Resources learned the facility "is propagating Octopus cyanea and attempting to rear juvenile individuals." Without a permit, even the temporary possession of... February 04, 2023 · 04:00amThink Pink: Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival celebrates 30th anniversary on Saturday
The Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary this year as it returns with in-person activities after a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic — and thousands...News Hawaiian Word of the Day: Heʻe
News Update: Armed Hilo man shot by police hospitalized; full recovery expected
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Larry Rivera, who played with Elvis at Coco Palms, dies at 92
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Health care centers now open to keiki at 3 West Hawai’i public schools
‘The Voice’ of University of Hawai’i Athletics Jim Leahey has died
Judge lifts injunction prohibiting aquarium fish permits off Big Island’s west coast
Update: Hawai‘i police arrest Kona man wanted in vehicle theft investigations
Parker School in Waimea breaks ground on multi-million dollar learning facility
Update: Winter Storm Warning canceled
Video, photos: Winter wonderland on Hawaiʻi Island summits — spewing lava, too
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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Heʻe
While tako is a common name for the octopus in the Aloha State, it is of Japanese origin. The Hawaiian word for octopus is he’e.
Big Island weekly lane closures: Feb. 4-10
Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.
Hawaiʻi Community Lending receives $1.5 million to assist people in homeownership
Hawaiʻi Community Lending projects this funding will support 200 low-income families in their pursuit of housing in Hawaiʻi, with the potential to help more than 900 families over the next three years.
Kanaloa Octopus Farm in West Hawaiʻi receives cease and desist letter from state
On Jan. 6, Kanaloa Octopus Farm was sent the letter, which said the state’s Division of Aquatic Resources learned the facility “is propagating Octopus cyanea and attempting to rear juvenile individuals.” Without a permit, even the temporary possession of Octopus cyanea specimens less than one pound in weight (including newly hatched larvae) is unlawful.
Update: Armed Hilo man shot by police hospitalized; full recovery expected
A portion of Mohouli Street in Hilo is closed following an officer-involved shooting, Hawai‘i police confirms this afternoon.
Tourist gone missing in 2019 on Maui may be on Hawai‘i Island
San Diego tourist Khiara Lavina Henry went missing four years ago on Maui – but a tipster may have seen her on the Big Island last month.
Hawaiʻi Energy launches state’s incentive program for electric vehicle charging stations
Hawai’i Energy can award a total of $592,000 in rebates for eligible installation projects of electric vehicle charging stations completed between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.
Volcano Watch: Deep electrical studies of Kīlauea complete circuit in 2023
The 2022-2023 magnetotelluric project will cover almost the entire surface of Kīlauea volcano and allow researchers to see more detail about the subsurface plumbing of the Southwest Rift Zone and the lower East Rift Zone that fed the 2018 Puna eruption on the Big Island.
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Maui Veterans Highway closure due to single vehicle accident
Maui Veterans Highway is closed south bound between Hansen Road and Mehameha Loop and north bound from Piʻilani Highway, due to a single motor vehicle accident.
Family of Maui firefighter, Tre’ Evans-Dumaran confirms his passing
"It is with a heavy heart that we offer news of firefighter Tre’ Evans-Dumaran. The ‘ohana of Tre’ Evans-Dumaran has confirmed the passing of Tre’ this morning."
Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement gets $200,000 for community programs
The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement has been awarded a $200,000 grant from The Hawai'i Pacific Foundation Inc. to expand the reach of the council's community-facing programs, as well as add to its endowment, a news release said.
Waiehu land dispute lingers as ʻohana group begins retrieval of removed items from MEO
More than a dozen people involved in a Waiehu land dispute with nonprofit Maui Economic Opportunity, showed up at the organization's Puʻunēnē baseyard Friday to retrieve items removed last week from the subject property.
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Volcano Watch: Why are researches studying subsurface conductivity beneath Kīlauea?
The study on Kīlauea is using a passive geophysical technique that measures tiny perturbations in the natural Earth magnetic and electric fields to map out how well the rocks beneath our feet conduct electricity in order to reveal the volcano's subsurface magmatic plumbing.
UPDATE: Flash flood advisory until 4 p.m. Saturday on Kauaʻi; landfill, road closures
A community-run shelter has been opened at Hale Halawai In Hanalei due to flooding on Kauaʻi.
Kauai Weather Forecast for February 04, 2023
Unstable, wet trade wind weather expected through this weekend with locally heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms possible, mainly over the western...