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Update: High surf warning canceled, replaced with high surf advisory for Big Island’s western shorelines

Extra-large swell that’s been slamming into the state continues to persist but will drop throughout the night. However, surf of 7 to 10 feet is still expected along the west coastlines of North and South Kohala and North and South Kona.

Don’t miss the holiday cheer: 2024 Downtown Hilo Christmas Lights Parade is tonight

The holiday extravaganza that baths downtown Hilo in the familiar hues of Christmas lights starts at 6 p.m. and officially kicks off the Christmas parade season on the Big Island.

Magnitude-4 shaker strikes south of Mauna Loa’s Northeast Rift Zone

The earthquake happened at 8:40 a.m. Saturday morning 11 miles west-northwest of Volcano at a depth of 13 miles below sea level. It was felt around the island and as far away as Honolulu.

Puna woman charged with theft of vehicle from car dealership, meth possession

Lataja Andrade was arrested on Nov. 26, after she was found in possession of Ford Fusion reported stolen in August.

Big Island weekly lane closures for Nov. 30-Dec. 6

The public is reminded that the schedule can change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

Volcano woman faces 19 charges including forgery and identity theft involving elderly person older than age 60

Hawai’i Island police report Sutliff allegedly forged six of an elderly person’s checks for a total amount of $1,950 and deposited the funds via ATM into her personal bank account from July 20-29.

Volcano Watch: What sounds the (automated) alarms at HVO?

While old-fashioned eyes and a notebook are used when field teams are near a volcano, modern volcano observatories also use rapidly collected data and computers to support monitoring. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory computers are ‘trained’ to look for activity and send alerts when a volcano is changing or becoming active.

Update: Missing boy found safe in Hilo

Anyone with information on the boy’s whereabouts is asked to call police at 808-935-3311.

Hawai‘i Island police seek public help finding missing man

Brian Riggs, 47, was reported missing on Thanksgiving Day.

Da shaka documentary loved by audiences at Hawaiʻi International Film Festival

‘Shaka, A Story of Aloha’ awarded Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary Feature at 2024 Hawai‘i International Film Festival.

Hilo apartment building evacuated after early morning fire

Crews responded to Val Hala Apartments, located at 120 Pu‘ueo St., at 1:41 a.m. When firefighters arrived on scene they discovered flames coming from an apartment on the second floor.

Parades all across the Big Island bring the holiday spirit to locals and visitors

Hilo, Pāhoa, Waimea, Pahala, Kailua-Kona and Keaʻau will host their annual Christmas parades for Hawaiʻi Island communities throughout the next three weeks.

Take a hike, why don’t ya, along Mauna Loa Road

Go work off some of those Turkey Day calories. The historic and scenic thoroughfare from Kīpukapuaulu to the 6,667-foot Mauna Loa Lookout in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is reopen 7 days a week for everyone to use.

Big Island community continues tradition of providing Thanksgiving meals for those in need

Thanksgiving meals are available for those in need in Hilo and Kona.

2 Hawai‘i County employees charged with stealing gas from Hilo Police Station

37-year-old Christin Eve Ho‘omaikainani Ho of Hilo is charged with two counts of third-degree theft and 39-year-old Chase K. Leopoldino of Hilo is charged with one count of third-degree theft. Both are employees of the Hawai‘i County Department of Public Works.

Puna man sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexting with someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl

32-year-old Sonny E. Puerto was found guilty by a jury in July of first-degree electronic enticement of a child as part of Operation Keiki Shield in May 2021, when he was texting an undercover police officer he thought was a 13-year-old girl, asking her for sex and other sex acts.

All Hawaiʻi County solid waste facilities to be closed Thanksgiving Day

Department of Environmental Management wishes Big Island a happy Turkey Day and asks for the public’s kōkua by not littering or illegallly dumping any materials at closed facilities during the annual holiday closure.

‘Moana 2’ opens today, 8 years after Disney’s first Polynesian ‘princess’ set sail

The wait is finally over! Young wayfinder and her voyaging friends launch new adventure, going even farther beyond the reef and connecting with the future.

Honokōhau Harbor’s new Hawaiian monk seal pup neighbor welcomed, but maybe too much?

State and The Marine Mammal Center partner for public outreach and education campaign for fishers and boaters at West Hawai’i harbor to remind them that some actions can make the endangered 5-month-old monk seal rely on people for food or get too close to fishing hooks, etc.

Update: Runaway 12-year-old located in good health

Makua McCane, who on Tuesday was reported as an endangered runaway because of his age, was found in Mountain View.
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