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Big Island Abalone was founded in 1988 and is currently owned by KOWA since 2018. Now, it annually produces 100 tons of the delicacy, making it one of the largest commercial operations in the United States.

The 2024 fiscal year is the fourth consecutive year that funds raised for the University of Hawaiʻi have exceeded $100 million.

The coming announcement follows a series of public events for the two finalists, Julian Vasquez Heilig and Wendy Hensel.

Throughout the past decade, more than 50 Hawaiian monk seals have been treated at the Kona facility and released back into the wild.

A cruise ship Friday night reported men experiencing heart attack-like symptoms and internal bleeding, respectively.

“Mahalo to the dozens of people that came to coffee shops across the Big Island to talk story with members of Hawai‘i Police Department during this morning’s National Coffee With a Cop day! It was fantastic to see so many people … turn out from Puna to Waimea to Kona, Honoka‘a and Hilo! Working together, we make Hawai‘i County a safer place for us all.” — Hawai‘i Police Department

The free community event, featuring Chef Ippy Aiona, will explore what it takes to bring local food from farm to table and why it’s people’s responsibility to support island agriculture.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation provided the list of lane closures for the upcoming week, weather permitting.

Community members are encouraged to join the virtual event at 4 p.m. via Zoom to learn more about the commission and speak with some of its members.

While access has been restored to additional locations inside Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park and Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources natural reserve land, several spots remain shuttered because of volcanic and wildfire-related hazards.

An illegal fireworks search warrant also turned up fireworks sales sheets, price lists, a leger showing thousands of dollars in illegal fireworks sales and $15,000 in cash thought to be profits from illegal fireworks sales.

The report released by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health found most Hawaiʻi residents who died from causes related to the virus did not reach age 75, younger than the 2021 life expectancy in the United States.

Lidar — short for light detection and ranging — has become preferred for mapping because of the precision of its measurements and fine-scale resolution of its data products.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health Food and Drug Branch is following up with local pet stores to ensure the recalled products are no longer available for sale.

The incident happened at about 11:45 a.m. Sept. 26 at a resort on Waikōloa Beach Drive.

The informative session will provide education and raise awareness about the threats posed by beetle and actions necessary to protect Hawai‘i’s environment from the invasive insect.

Nearly 90 Hawaiian monk seals were entangled in ghost nets between 2006 and 2014 in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

There’s once again no lack of fun coming up around the Big Island. Check out our top 10 things to do on the island now!

Many across social media platforms posted their photos from the cosmic alignment that placed the moon between the sun and Earth, including Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

Sparks from a broken overhead line ignited unmaintained vegetation off Lahainaluna Road morning of Aug. 8, 2023, leading to chain of events that leveled historic West Maui town and killing at least 102 people, according to an official origin-and-cause report released today by the Maui County Department of Fire and Public Safety.