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Collection events are planned for 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo and Feb. 14 at West Hawaiʻi Civic Center in Kailua-Kona.

More than 250 players along with 1,000 spectators attended the event Jan. 24-25 at Hualani Baseball Park in the Keaukaha community in Hilo.

Purpose of the Hawai‘i Democrat’s visits was to discuss Impact of federal funding and consequences of President Donald Trump’s policies

Hawaiʻi Island’s east side and west side vice sections were consolidated in February 2025 to enable detectives to better zero in on the drug problem islandwide.

Ash and Pele’s hair continue to collect in the pool as it is blown from the roofs of nearby structures, trees and across open areas of the park; integrity of the pool’s filtration system also is in question.

The 33rd annual Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival returns with a rich array of multicultural performances, craft booths and culinary delights with events throughout the Big Island town.

Detectives with Hawai‘i Police Department Area II Juvenile Aid Section continue to investigate, working closely with school administration and the child’s family to ensure the safety of students and staff; investigators do not think at this time the child has access to a firearm.

The organization was responsible for bringing methamphetamine, fentanyl and carfentanil to the Hawaiian Islands for distribution.

Interim guidance from Hawaiʻi Department of Education sets clearer, statewide approach as long-term Hawaiian language immersion program planning continues.

Freelance court interpreters are paid a minimum $35 an hour; completion of the 2-day workshop is required.

“These findings are significant because aquarium collecting has repeatedly been justified by claims of sustainability and rapid reef fish recovery once harvesting stops,” said For the Fishes Executive Director Rene Umberger. “Those claims are not supported by what actually happened on Hawaiʻi reefs.”

Reed Mahuna beat out 63 other candidates and had been serving as interim coach since the resignation of former chief Ben Moszkowicz on Aug. 31.

Jordan Grant, 20, died in a high-speed crash on Pāuaʻi Street. Police believe that both speed and alcohol contributed to the incident.

The first clinic will be on Saturday, Jan. 31, at Waiākea High School in Hilo; the second will be on Sunday, Feb. 1, at Kealakehe High School in Kona.

Money raised through the annual event will again go to Public Schools of Hawai‘i Foundation, benefiting public school teachers throughout the state with grants so they can implement new, innovative programs for their students.

According to union officials, thousands of healthcare workers are participating in a nationwide strike at Kaiser Permanente, now in its fifth day, to protest unsafe staffing levels and heavy workloads.

The product was distributed nationwide, including by retailers such as Walmart, Target and Longs Drugs in Hawai‘i; recall was issued because the biscuits might have soft plastic and/or paper pieces inside that could cause injury or pose a choking hazard.

There are more than 300 registered actions and events set for today throughout the nation, calling on people, organizations and communities to “strike” and demand a stop to federal government-sponsored violence being inflicted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents against peaceful protestors in Minneapolis, Minn., and elsewhere.

Strong updrafts coupled with light winds blowing to the east and north sent lava fragments — called tephra — from those molten rock geysers over much of Puna, into Hilo and falling along the eastern edge of Kaʻū; learn more now!

The four new officers completed six months of academic instruction and four months of field training.