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The Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs is facing a four-month delay in processing new registrations and a backlog of 40,000 filings, impacting businesses statewide.

To date, detectives have conducted copious interviews, numerous follow-ups, and continue to investigate the 38-year-old’s 2023 disappearance actively.

On Saturday, 16 local chefs will cook up unique dishes that will be sourced, processed and smoked on the Big Island.

Native, canoe and food plants; take a ride to Laupāhoehoe to deliver a toy donation, get enlightened and hang with some fae folk in Honokaʻa and enjoy the bliss that is smoked meats in downtown Pahoa; and that’s not even half of all the exciting entertainment happening during the next week around the island!

Stories coming from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

At least 200 veterans, public officials and community members gathered at the cemetery to celebrate Veterans Day with a ceremony hosted by the Kona American Legion Post 20.

These veterans bring larger meaning to the concept of duty to country and community, and while their military and professional backgrounds are quite diverse, all were led to volunteer with the nonprofit.

The full-scale exercise is aimed at evaluating emergency response plans, policies and procedures as part of a simulated emergency incident involving a commercial aircraft.

Power remains on in communities with high exposure to wildfire risk; Hawaiian Electric continues to monitor risk from high winds and dry conditions in areas with the highest fire exposure.

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and Horizon Air continue to support military veterans through the Honor Flights and Fallen Solider program.

Soldiers and airmen mobilized in August following the storm, assisting state and county emergency management agencies to provide critical capabilities for communities affected by flooding, landslides, damaged infrastructure and widespread debris.

The National Park Service employs more than 5,800 veterans and active-duty military.

Local leaders, businesses, organizations, marching bands and community members gather to honor Hawaiʻi’s veterans during the 19th annual Hawaiʻi Island Veterans Day Parade in Hilo.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience services include soil, plant health and agricultural water testing, which can help guide decisions about how to recover.

Necessary closure of the special place in Kohala on the Big Island is for maintenance purposes because of recent storm impacts and also will restrict access to parking area and hiking into the valley.

National Weather Service forecasters in Honolulu expect northeast winds of 20 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph, from overnight Tuesday through early Thursday morning in parts of Puna, Kaʻū and Kohala.

West Hawai‘i roadway was closed temporarily between Keāhole Street (Kona Airport Road) and Waikōloa Road.

Hawaiian Electric extended a public safety power shutoff watch; the county relies on the utility’s power to operate wells and booster pumps for water distribution, and a public safety power shutoff could result in outages for hours to days, depending on weather conditions, location and possible damages.

Kelly Gravitt disappeared more than three years ago, and was last seen in the area of Highway 130 and Kaimu-Makena Homestead Road in Pāhoa,

Veterans and active-duty service members can choose any breakfast sandwich for free by showing a valid military or veteran ID.