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Controversial Falls on Fire festival permitted to continue in Pāpaʻikou, but with conditions

The Windward Planning Commission approved a special use permit for property owner, Andrew Tepper, who has agreed to comply with conditions such as noise control, road management, fire and food safety, and cultural consultation.

2-year dispute ends with Hawaiian Paradise Park mailbox park to be built at new location

The original site of the mailbox park sparked anger by some people due to is proximity near a burial site with ancestral bones.

Hawaiʻi Job Challenge Academy to close in Hilo after June graduation

In two years, the Job Challenge Academy had four classes that provided 56 young adults with hands-on training, professional development, and certificates to help build their long-term success.

Second monthly meeting promotes safety awareness for Puna’s kūpuna

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is hosting the second Kūpuna Watch meeting at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 14 in Mountain View.

Letter carriers gather donations for Hawaiʻi Island’s largest food drive

The 33rd annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive collected thousands of pounds of nonperishable food items to combat food insecurity, which affects 40% of island residents.

From ashes to stone, a Keaʻau artist honors her deceased mother in a unique way

To capture the essence of her mother’s life, Dandylyon Darr chose to turn her late mother’s ashes into river-like stones to keep her spirit alive.

Advocates call for justice, awareness for missing, murdered Indigenous women, girls and māhū

Advocates call for better data, supportive interventions when it comes to violence affecting Indigenous and LGBTQIA2S+ groups across Hawaiʻi.

Hawaiʻi police investigate two-car collision that resulted in third traffic fatality this week

Officers responded to a two-car collision on Highway 11 between Keaʻau and Hilo that claimed the life of one Puna woman.

Top 10 things to do on Big Island for May 8-14: Charity walk, chocolate fest, spring concert, classic piano and more

Treat the woman who gave birth to you with an event that has a more personal touch; when you saw it, Mom was the first person who came to mind. This week’s top 10 has some great ideas!

2,000 acres in lower Puna transformed by 2018 lava flow now on a path to preservation

The Hawaiʻi County Council passes a resolution that aims to secure and preserve the culturally and historically significant Kumukahi as public land that will be managed through local stewardship.

Mauna Kea telescope helps researchers reveal changes in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

Observations suggest the comet’s chemistry changed as it passed near the sun, providing new clues to how materials in interstellar comets differ from those in comets formed in this part of the cosmic neighborhood.

UPDATE: Hawai‘i Island police ID second victim in fatal head-on collision on Daniel K. Inouye Highway

This is the sixth and seventh traffic fatalities on Hawai‘i Island of 2026, as compared to 12 traffic fatalities for the same time last year.

UPDATE: Episode 46 lava fountaining ends at summit of Kīlauea, about 9 hours after it began

Lava geysers from the north vent within Halemaʻumaʻu Crater stopped shortly before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5; tephra fall was greatest within 3 miles from the two active vents.

UPDATE: Authorities confirm safe recovery of Kymahni Mata in Hilo

Authorities confirmed the safe recovery of 13-year-old Kymahni Māta, who had been reported as an endangered runaway, in Hilo on April 28.

Donate food or give online during 34th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

As the nation’s largest one-day food drive, Stamp Out Hunger offers a simple way for Hawaiʻi residents to make a meaningful difference.

Hilo Driver’s License Office relocating

The office is moving from its current location at Hawaiʻi Public Safety Building to the former Bank of Hawaiʻi branch location at 120 Pauahi St.

Volunteers urgently needed to teach financial literacy throughout Hawai‘i

Hawai‘i public schools, beginning with the class of 2030, will require the completion of financial literacy education to graduate, with implementation starting in the 2026–27 academic year; Junior Achievement of Hawai‘i provides a ready-to-implement solution, with proven curriculum and volunteer support.

Vector control planned May 5 at Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area

The operations will require the closure of the park off Daniel K. Inouye Highway, also known as Saddle Road, from 4 a.m. to noon.

Business Monday: Hale Kanikapila brings new energy to a familiar space in downtown Hilo

Hale Kanikapila breathes new life into downtown Hilo, transforming the former site of Hilo Town Tavern into a vibrant hub for music, food, and community gatherings

Hawaiʻi Community College celebrates success of inaugural E ʻImi Pono fundraiser

The event, highlighting the institution’s role in preparing the Big Island’s workforce, drew more than 100 supporters on April 18 to the I Ola Nō Ke Kino Dining Room at the Manono campus in Hilo.
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