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At the direction of the President of the United States, flags are to be lowered immediately for the South Carolina senator and remain at half-staff until sunset on July 18.

This is the 18th traffic fatality on Hawaiʻi Island in 2026, compared to 14 at the same time last year.

Jessica Cockrell of Hilo has launched ShiftPass, an innovative app that aims to ease the hiring process in the short-term and improve career possibilities for Hawaiʻi residents in the long-term.

The event at the Hilo Police Station on July 18 is designed to provide community members with a no-questions-asked way to surrender unwanted handguns, rifles, shotguns, bump stocks, Glock switches, assault-style rifles and ghost guns.

The dealership’s Cap & Corolla Giveaway supports students, recent graduates and first-time vehicle buyers.

Nonprofit Friends group — dedicated to supporting the Big Island national park’s interpretive, educational and conservation efforts — was granted $150,000 from the National Park Foundation and $25,000 was donated by Helen Wright to support transformative Guardians of the Trails.

Kūpuna Watch is designed to promote safety awareness, strengthen communication between police and residents and support efforts to keep neighborhoods safe, particularly for seniors.

These reforms — which Hawai‘i Gov. Green signed during two separate ceremonies — help ensure people receive screenings, treatment and support they need without risking financial stability.

Several locations on the leeward side, on the other hand, didn’t fare as well, with much of the Kona and Kohala coasts, slopes and interior higher elevations recording below average rainfall for June.

Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green, Hawai‘i County Mayor Kimo Alameda will headline the pre-election event, which will be campaign central July 25 with dozens of Democratic candidates making their cases to voters before ballots arrive for the Aug. 8 state primary elections.

More than 52,000 breakfasts and 93,000 lunches were served as of June 30 at 74 participating public schools via U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Seamless Summer Option.

Completed registration forms must be mailed to the Recreation Division Office at 799 Pi‘ilani St. in Hilo, postmarked by July 31; no late entries will be accepted.

Gov. Josh Green signed SB 2494, which extends statue of limitations for bribery offenses and SB 3253, which recognizes the Hawaiʻi Conservation Sanctuary as a model for ecosystem restoration.

Next episode most likely to begin July 11 or 12; however, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports deflation began Saturday morning at the summit, and if that trend continues, fountaining could be pushed back.

All roads in the Waikōloa area are open; however, Hawai‘i County Civil Defense urges drivers to exercise caution when driving through the area as crews continue to fight the fires and vehicles and equipment could be traveling on or crossing roadways.

W. M. Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea on the Big Island and European Space Agency Euclid mission double known population of these extremely luminous distant galactic cores powered by supermassive black holes, including the two most distant ever found.

State’s largest 5 commercial airports achieve global Level 3 airport carbon accreditation milestone, driving toward 2045 emissions goal.

Remember: Lane closure schedules can change without notice and are weather permitting.

Closure of Waikōloa Road, from Paniolo Avenue to Highway 190 (Māmalahoa Highway/Hawai‘i Belt Road), continued throughout the night; however, Waikōloa Road, from Paniolo Avenue to Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway open to all traffic.

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green earlier this week signed state Senate Bill 2580, now Act 185, which broadens access to the state’s film tax credit, as well as Senate Bill 2907, now Act 186, centralizing marine affairs oversight.