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All businesses selling or distributing manufactured hemp products in Hawaiʻi, including online and out‑of‑state entities serving Hawaiʻi customers, must maintain an active Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation registration.

Hawaiian Eye Center offers safety tips to protect your eyes during U.S. celebration of its Independence Day.

Those households are now better prepared for ash and tephra fall from the ongoing Kīlauea episodic eruptive activity, protecting the water supplies on which many of them depend.

Project is aimed at reducing wildfire risk and limiting breeding habitat for invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle.

Hilo has a full day of events planned to celebrate Independence Day in the U.S.

The luncheon also will feature a presentation by Special Agent Emily Moore of the FBI Honolulu Field Office’s Kona Resident Agency.

The 48-year-old remains in custody on $140,000 bail.

Although this high-visibility enforcement campaign ended on June 21, officers will continue conducting proactive traffic enforcement operations along the cross-island roadway to address hazardous driving behaviors.

Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green signed Act 121, which strengthens and clarifies the statutory framework governing Hawaiʻi’s Ninety-Nine Year Leasehold Program, an initiative designed to create affordable, owner-occupied condominium homes on state and county lands located in urban areas.

Nearly $130 million in funding is available for statewide environmental priorities and projects through Green Fee opportunities.

Tropic Care provides essential medical, dental, optometry and behavioral health services to Big Island residents for free until June 28.

The pet owner had unsucessfully searched for Lehani, who escaped from her fenced yard in Hōlualoa on Friday, but the dog finally made her way home badly injured on Sunday before dying.

Science educators around the world will get a front-row seat to groundbreaking research and innovation from the university and the company PocketLab during a free virtual unconference in July.

Hawaiian Electric is set to enhance the reliability of the electric system by conducting aerial inspections of overhead transmission lines on Hawaiʻi Island.

“It may seem like a small change, but [automatic voter registration] will help modernize our election system, reduce administrative costs, improve the accuracy of voter rolls and make it easier for residents to participate in the democratic process. When more people have access to voting, our democracy is stronger,” said Oʻahu state Sen. Stanley Chang, chairperson of Hawaiʻi Senate Housing Committee and lawmaker who introduced the automatic voter registration measure.

Experts say the tremor is probably not related to the magnitude 6 earthquake that occurred on May 22.

10 women were awarded by the club this year, including two Barbra An Pleadwell Scholarship recipients, five Women’s Nursing Degree Scholarship winners and three Young Woman in Leadership Award recipients.

With several renovation phases planned for the entire pub, the first is an estimated $2 million project focusing on the eatery’s curb appeal.

The gift is the largest annual contribution Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hawaiʻi has made through Taste of Hilo and reflects the organization’s longstanding commitment to supporting higher education and student success on Hawaiʻi Island.

About 500 students ages 13 to 18 years old attended the June 20 exploratory event aimed at fostering future generations of aviation professionals.