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The Hawaiʻi Department of Health urging beachgoers to avoid murky waters following recent rainfall to prevent bacterial infections like leptospirosis.

Judge Jeffrey Hawk granted a request by Jacob Baker’s attorney that he undergo a comprehensive mental health examination, which would take about eight weeks.

This assessment will serve as the basis for requesting state and federal assistance.

The Pacific Music Institute is a series of workshops, rehearsals and performances that is set for July 3-12 at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and ʻIolani School campuses.

An estimated 7.3 million cubic yards of lava erupted and covered about 40% of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor. 

Big Island Climbing continues to foster a climbing community and empower youth through bouldering programs and experiences as it reaches its five year anniversary in Hilo.

The Polynesian Voyaging Society is altering the next phase of their Moananuiākea voyage in response to an intensifying El Niño pattern in the Pacific, announcing plans to depart Aotearoa in August 2026.

Samuel E. Ainslie and James M.K. Takamine have joined the Parker Ranch Foundation Trust to continue maintaining and improving the unique quality of life in the Kamuela area

Additional events throughout the state, including other University of Hawaiʻi campuses, also are being planned.

Improvements will include a new playing surface, fixing cracks, leveling the playing surface and applying new court lines; work will necessitate closure of courts, which begins Monday, June 1.

“This is a great moment for us. This is a seed that has been planted to reconnect,” said Ludovic Burns Tuki with Koro Nui o te Vaikava o Rapa Nui, the ocean council of Rapa Nui. “This is the union between the Pacific, the biggest country connected by our blood.”

Hawaiʻi’s outdoor warning sirens will undergo their routine monthly test at 11:45 a.m. on Monday, June 1, in conjunction with the Emergency Alert System test.

Big Island resident Shannon Matson faces a painful reminder of the legislation she championed when her daughter, Penny, suffered a broken collarbone from a dog attack.

A quick look at news from throughout the state and around the Big Island.

As Hawaiʻi trends drier and hotter, protection of Kohala’s native forest becomes “increasingly pivotal.”

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported that the window for the next lava fountaining episode of the ongoing episodic eruption that began Dec. 23, 2024, is now between Saturday, May 30, and Monday, June 1.

Baker now faces one count of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder, which are directly connected with the killings of 69-year-old Robert Shine, 79-year-old Chitta Morse and 69-year-old John Carse, all from Puna; he remains behind bars and police said will not be eligible for release even if he was able to make bail for the initial property crime charges he also faces.

Current University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa interim provost has more than 30 years of higher education leadership experience, having been a faculty member for 35 years at the campus’ College of Engineering and serving 12 years as University of Hawaiʻi vice president for research and innovation and 8 years as associate Mānoa campus vice chancellor.

Hawaiʻi Funding Project pulls from disparate funding and data sources, providing access to visualizations and data to explore funding at the most relevant and useful depth; it is a direct response to questions about federal funding disruptions early in 2025.

A quick look at news happening throughout the state and around the Big Island.