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A high surf advisory is in effect for the north- and west-facing shores of Hawaiʻi, with surf heights reaching up to eight feet.

As the economy continues to edge into a mild recession, Child and Family Service highlights services available for financial hardships and long-term stability in recognition of Poverty Awareness Month.

The teen is considered endangered due to a medical condition.

Amid heightened global tensions, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz champions a bipartisan fiscal 2026 appropriations bill that defies President Trump’s cuts and supports critical investments that advance the country’s national interests and promote its values.

Fountaining at Kīlauea began at 8:22 a.m.

The Hilo demonstration is one of hundreds that have taken place across the United States since the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, including earlier events in Waimea and Kona this week.

Fifteen acres once cleared for cattle grazing was replanted to bring back the forest, and now is used for education, tours, sound baths, yoga and day retreats.

In a public memorial attended by more than 200 people, Hawaiʻi County celebrated the life and legacy of Fire Chief Kazuo Todd who died unexpectedly in December at age 45.

The shutoff that will impact customers on ʻĀinaloa Drive, mauka of Waikahe Road; Hoaka Road, mauka of Māla‘ai Road; and Māla‘ai Road, Ala Waena Street and ʻAinakahele Street, including all side roads and lanes, is necessary for emergency repairs to a water main.

A tragic single-vehicle accident on January 11 claimed the life of 20-year-old Hilo resident Logan Quintal when his Jeep Renegade overturned on Māhiai Street.

Māhiai Street in South Hilo has reopened to traffic after a brief closure following a traffic accident.

Smaller counter donations programs in 2022 and 2023 became permanent at all Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association park store locations in March 2024; there were $100,000 in direct donations in just the last 3 months of 2025.

A total of 19 businesses and entrepreneurs from throughout the islands will be featured by Hawai’i Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism during the event from today through Jan. 13 in San Diego, Calif.

The free, downloadable resource from Bishop Museum contains updated information about species — alive and extinct — from each of the main Hawaiian Islands.

Community leaders in Puna are promoting the safe use of wild pig meat in more cuisine as a way to solve issues posed by the invasive species and to enhance food security across the island.

Konane Zager, owner of the vessel Waiʻaka, will be fined the maximum penalty of slightly more than $10,000 and lose his commercial marine license for violation in May 2025.

The event returns to celebrate and honor Hawai‘i’s first astronaut, who died in January 1986 when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, and give all ages the chance to explore the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics during a fun day filled with science.

Kauaʻi Coffee Co., one of the island’s largest agricultural employers, faces an uncertain future with a renewal appearing unlikely with the property’s owners, a Colorado-based investment firm.

The total number of DUI arrests in 2025 decreased by 6.74% compared with the 964 recorded in 2024; fatal crashes and fatalities also decreased on island roadways last year.

Hilo residents and those from surrounding areas are encouraged to make donating blood their 2026 New Year’s resolution and make a difference, especially now when the blood bank is in urgent need of O-negative blood.