GALLERY: Keaʻau High kicks off graduation weekend with 280 diplomas on Thursday

Adorned in red robes, Keaʻau High School graduates took center stage on the football field as they embarked on their next chapter, inspired by a keynote from Hawaiʻi’s Teacher of the Year, Judith “Elise” Hannigan, who urged them to become the authors of their own stories.

Episode 47 of lava fountaining during the ongoing episodic summit eruption of the Big Island volcano tied the 1983-86 initial phase of the Pu‘u‘ō‘ō eruption on Kīlauea, which had a total of 47 events, for the most fountaining episodes ever recorded — so far — at the volcano; so how do these historic eruptions compare?

The Hawaiʻi County Council postponed the measure that has broad support in order to address questions, including about funding and whether the recovery officer position would be permanent or activated only in times of emergency and its immediate aftermath.

The visit, coordinated through the U.S. Department of Defense’s annual Defense Attaché Orientation Program, gave the 50-some diplomats a chance to learn how University of Hawaiʻi researchers and international partners help drive some of the world’s most important astronomical discoveries.

The operating and capital budgets for the next fiscal year for Hawai‘i County will have their second and final readings in June.

Hawai‘i Police Department previously advised to avoid the roadway in that area because of police activity.

The utility firm, if necessary, could proactively shut off power within the next 24 hours in communities on both islands with high exposure to wildfire risk, including the Kawaihae and Waikōloa areas on Hawai‘i Island, as well as parts of Ōmaʻopio and Pulehu in Kahului in West Maui.

An average season for the region sees only 4 to 5 tropical cyclones — which include tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes, so officials urge everyone to be prepared.

U.S. Census Bureau also reports fewer women in the same category gave birth during the past decade.

Humanity Hale has raised $350,000 and needs $150,000 more to reach its financial goal to buy land to build a transitional housing village for young adults aged 18 to 24.

Humanity Hale has raised $350,000 and needs $150,000 more to reach its financial goal to buy land to build a transitional housing village for young adults aged 18 to 24.

After decades of sharing them with students, friends and the community, Richard Stevens finally puts his stories of adventure, hardship, discovery, resilience and people and places that shaped his life into ‘Storyland,’ available now on Amazon.

This weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summer, with Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, and the Big Island, especially Puna, has plenty to do for revelers looking to celebrate during the long holiday break.

Punahou School student Safa Ahmed as the 2026 Hawaiʻi Youth Poet Laureate, which is a program to connect young voices and writers from across all islands.

Polynesian Voyaging Society traditional Hawaiian voyaging canoe will return to the island nation for the first time in 20 years; dates will tentatively be from April to September next year.