Community

Hawai‘i Diaper Bank, the first nonprofit in the islands to provide free diapers, baby wipes and other children’s essentials to low-income families with young keiki, will donate its millionth diaper to Going Home Hawai‘i today.

State personnel and partners will get to work building a $384,400 coral nursery on the Garden Isle this January.

Volunteers worked at Camp Kilohana and Kealakehe Elementary.

This is the first detection of CRB on the island since October 2023 when a Waikoloa resident reported finding a total of six grubs (larvae) in a decaying palm tree stump.

The burglary reportedly occurred on Thursday, Sept. 19, between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., at a business located on the 100 block of Kaumana Drive in Hilo.

The center will offer comprehensive support services for Kauaʻi Community College students transferring to 4-year programs at UH campuses on Oʻahu in Mānoa and West Oʻahu and UH-Hilo on the Big Island.

Outages have also been reported in North Kohala impacting 794 customers.

An interesting mix of events, concerts and other activities is featured on the Big Island during the next 7 days. Check them out today!

Two routes in the Hilo-Waiākea Complex Area and five in the Ka‘ū-Keaʻau-Pāhoa Complex Area will be restored.

The three children, estimated to be in eighth grade, have been charged with first-degree terroristic threatening for the video.

The Peace Day Festival in in downtown Honoka‘a is in observance of the United Nations International Day of Peace, or World Peace Day.

Blood donations from the Hilo community are essential to ensuring a stable blood supply across the state, with each donation having the potential to save three lives.

Hosted by the Hawaiʻi Island Fentanyl Task Force, in collaboration with the Big Island Substance Abuse Council, the walk this year aims to bring more awareness and support to those affected by addiction and drug overdose.

The two-day event had not been held since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Read some poetry, learn about the majestic manta rays or celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of the most iconic music albums of all time.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, and engages the community with the deep ocean by highligthing NOAA Ocean Exploration efforts to further understand what lies beneath the surface of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Don’t miss your chance. Today is the last day.

Spill has been ongoing since Sunday afternoon; warning signs posted and public is advised to stay out of the water.

Future events will target the trail’s Pauahi Street to Canoe Halau section and the bayfront soccer field sections.

The four-hour fundraiser was held the Kona Costco parking lot on Aug. 30. The Food Basket will distribute all donated food items and use the monetary donations to help island residents in need.

“Infrastructure seems to be on everyone’s mind; it’s often the root cause of — or contributor to — community needs and concerns,” — Waimea Community Association President Nancy Carr Smith.