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32 year-old Gilbert Mata of Hilo was arrested and charged in relation to the theft of a 2023 Jeep, according to the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the Prosecuting Attorney.

The money from former Hawai‘i resident liver transplant recipient John C. Couch will establish the first-ever gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine that will train physicians to treat liver diseases.

The diversity of events and activities happening around the Big Island during the next week, as always, is as wide as the people who call the island home.

Two University of Hawai‘i at Hilo professors were among several faculty members recognized statewide for their excellence in teaching and research.

Areas impacted include customers along Uakioni Road between Poli‘ahu and Alan Roads and ‘Āinahua Street. The area also includes all side roads and lanes.

The Kalo Challenge is the finale of a yearlong project where at-promise students from across the state learned about planting and cultivating kalo (taro) and then turning their harvest into an innovative culinary dish.

Students from Waikōloa Elementary and Middle Schools, Waimea Middle School, Konawaena Elementary and Middle School and Hawaiian immersion school ​Alo Kēhau o ka ʻĀina Mauna were bussed into Kona to spend the day enjoying activities from swimming to ring tossing, putting golf, basketball and shooting a fire hose at a cardboard house.

The 32nd annual National Association of Letter Carriers annual event is Saturday nationwide, including in Hawai‘i.

Pauole created the event, which will feature seven courses highlighting dishes infused with locally grown ingredients, to spotlight the depth of flavors found only in Hawai‘i on Mother’s Day.

Not only is Kealakehe High School senior Maile-Lei Ji now among an elite group of the nation’s top high school students, she is one of two Big Island students to win a National Merit Scholarship this year.

The 14th Ka‘ū Coffee Festival returns in June providing a unique, interactive experience showcasing the diverse and award-winning coffees grown by coffee farmers in the sprawling, southern rural district of Hawai‘i Island.

It shouldn’t be difficult to find something to do with Mom this weekend. The Big Island has plenty of events planned just for Mother’s Day, from brunch to parasailing.

Since 2023, Hawaiʻi CC has donated more than 1,000 lbs of fresh produce from its Mauliola farm to the Hawaiʻi Food Basket.

Chocolatey creations by chefs, chocolatiers and culinary students were critiqued by a team of celebrity judges based on taste, texture, appearance and creativity.

“These matching gifts will help our organization create more housing for those in our community who many times need the most help to become homeowners,” said HICDC Executive Director Keith Kato.

The offer is available May 6-8 at all Jack in the Box Hawai‘i locations throughout the state and is for all teachers and faculty members by showing their school ID or a paystub.

A caravan is planned to get Ka‘ū residents to Hilo on Monday for the Windward Planning Commission’s special meeting.

Live music, hands-on educational science activities and demonstrations, Children’s Day celebrations, art displays, crafts and even a party for Cinco De Mayo are on tap this weekend.

The Waimea Community Association’s May 2 meeting from will focus on emergency response communications and collaboration.

Firearm registration activity increased dramatically over the course of the 24 years for which these data have been systematically compiled and reported.