Daniel Volpe officially sworn in as Hawaiʻi County fire chief

Last month the Fire Commission selected Volpe over five other finalists, citing the strong job he had done as temporary chief following the unexpected death of Kazuo Todd in December.

US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, renewed calls for the Israeli government to immediately allow winter supplies and building materials into Gaza after floods destroyed more than 70,000 tents in the area this past weekend.

For the first time, Spectrum OC16’s coverage of the Hawaiʻi High School Athletic Association state football playoffs, including the D1 Open Championship, will be available to all viewers with no pay-per-view fee or subscription.

The police officer was recognized for solving a burglary at a fire station that occurred last December.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs is facing a four-month delay in processing new registrations and a backlog of 40,000 filings, impacting businesses statewide.

To date, detectives have conducted copious interviews, numerous follow-ups, and continue to investigate the 38-year-old’s 2023 disappearance actively.

On Saturday, 16 local chefs will cook up unique dishes that will be sourced, processed and smoked on the Big Island.

Native, canoe and food plants; take a ride to Laupāhoehoe to deliver a toy donation, get enlightened and hang with some fae folk in Honokaʻa and enjoy the bliss that is smoked meats in downtown Pahoa; and that’s not even half of all the exciting entertainment happening during the next week around the island!

Stories coming from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

At least 200 veterans, public officials and community members gathered at the cemetery to celebrate Veterans Day with a ceremony hosted by the Kona American Legion Post 20.

Native, canoe and food plants; take a ride to Laupāhoehoe to deliver a toy donation, get enlightened and hang with some fae folk in Honokaʻa and enjoy the bliss that is smoked meats in downtown Pahoa; and that’s not even half of all the exciting entertainment happening during the next week around the island!

The annual celebration of Kona’s world-renowned coffee, honoring the farmers, artists, volunteers and others that made the industry possible and now are moving it forward, continues through Nov. 15, with plenty of activities and fun to be had.

Zilla Barbosa’s documentary “Making the Line” started as a desire to peak behind the curtain of hula in Hawaiʻi, but it became symbolic of the human condition.

The newly named gathering space outside the institute’s student commons at its New York campus, recognizes the many contributions the Japanese-American celebrity chef and restaurateur from Hawaiʻi has made to the culinary industry and an enduring connection to his alma mater.

“How tall is the fountain?” Volcano watchers keep coming back to that single question once lava fountains start at the summit of the Big Island volcano, and there have been plenty of opportunities to ask during the past 2 years.