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The 41-mile, grueling Molokaʻi Hoe Canoe Race, which has been held for 72 years, is back after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Hawaiʻi Parent Leadership Training Institute helps participants become strong, confident community leaders by developing their leadership, communication and advocacy skills.

Hawai’i Care Choices in Hilo is hosting a free Healthcare Talk Story on June 12, aimed at preparing for natural disasters and supporting community well-being.

Families gather for World’s Oceans Day in Downtown Hilo’s Kalākaua Park on Saturday.

Debate Club students from Kealakehe Intermediate School and Konawaena Middle School recently visited the Keahuolū Courthouse to learn about the three branches of government, courtroom procedures and employment opportunities within the judicial system.

King Kamehameha Day events on the Big Island include parades and lei drapings at two statues of the man who united the Hawaiian Islands.

Hawai‘i Community College in Hilo recognizes students who achieved a GPA of 3.5 or higher with Dean’s List honors for Spring 2023.

Hawai’i County, in a letter to ACLU of Hawai’i, defended its May 24 “large-scale enforcement operation” to remove homeless people from a county park in Kona.

Residents vented numerous concerns Thursday night during a public meeting to discuss the new draft Environmental Impact Statement for Puna Geothermal Venture’s proposed “Repower Project.”

The State of Hawaiʻi’s Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism is developing the state’s first digital equity plan.

Students from Konawaena High School collaborated with parents, fellow high schoolers, and community stakeholders to organize a health and fitness field day at Hōlualoa Elementary.

Kona Stories Bookstore, located in the Keauhou Shopping Center, will host an author “Talk Story” and two book clubs in June.

West Hawai’i residents attended Hawai’i County Mayor Mitch Roth’s new town hall series, “Sustainable Horizons: Mayor Roth’s Community Impact Check-in,” at the Rodney Yano Memorial Hall in Captain Cook Tuesday.

Live Like Treʻ Day is being held to honor the legacy of Big Island star high school athlete and Maui firefighter Tre’ Evans-Dumaran who died at age 24 after he was swept 800 yards into the ocean through a storm drain.

The Board of Directors of Nā Leo ‘O Hawai‘i, a public TV station, has named Ashley Kierkiewicz as its new president and Chief Executive Officer.

Memorial Day ceremonies will be held at the West Hawaiʻi Veterans Cemetery and the East Hawai’i Veterans Cemetery on the Big Island.

The Hawaiʻi Climate Commission, in collaboration with Hawai‘i County, is hosting a Climate Community Fair in Hilo.

In an ongoing effort to understand and treat the illness, more than 100 physicians, researchers, allied health professionals and advocates will descend on Kailua-Kona to attend the 10th International Breast Density & Cancer Risk Assessment Workshop next month.

‘Ohana Fuels donated a portion of every gallon of gasoline purchased at all ‘Ohana Fuels stations in Family Support Hawai‘i’s community.

A dedicated group of Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division volunteered to clean up the beach area of National Historic Site Pu’ukohola Heiau.