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The inaugural challenge was meant to show off the creativity and innovation of participating restaurants and the chefs, who were tasked with cooking up delicious new vegan dishes even the most martialed meat minion would devour.

Spill has been ongoing since Sunday afternoon; warning signs posted and public is advised to stay out of the water.

Ocean Conservancy is calling for volunteers worldwide to join the 39th annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), the world’s largest beach and waterway cleanup effort, launching on Sept. 21, 2024. With plastic pollution at crisis levels, ICC organizers invite everyone who loves the ocean to take action by joining a cleanup in their area.

Wake and Johnston are isolated coral atolls 2,300 miles and 800 miles southwest of Honolulu, respectively.

Future events will target the trail’s Pauahi Street to Canoe Halau section and the bayfront soccer field sections.

SunRa Adziyaomamawu, a junior at Connections Public Charter School in Hilo, captured the hulas, music and other festivities with his camera.

Some programs are sponsored by the National Parks Arts Foundation, Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association.

The four-hour fundraiser was held the Kona Costco parking lot on Aug. 30. The Food Basket will distribute all donated food items and use the monetary donations to help island residents in need.

Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announced weekly lane closures from Sept. 7 to Sept. 13. All projects are weather permitting. — MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY (ROUTE 11) — 1) KEAAU TO KURTISTOWN Single lane closure on Kanoelehua Avenue (Route 11) possible in either direction, between mile post 7 to 10, in the vicinity of Old Volcano Road and Hale Pule Loop, […]

48-year-old Chico Martines, whose residence is near Hilo Intermediate School, made his initial court appearance Friday. His bail was maintained at $560,000 and he remains detained, awaiting a preliminary hearing set for Sept. 10.

Those who attend today’s meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ke Kula Nā ʻAʻaliʻi Kū Makani o Kaʻū’s recently secured classroom space inside the former Shirakawa Hotel will hear about its plans, goals, mission and more while meeting leadership and others interested in the project.

71-year-old Wayne Okutsu of Hilo, who was driving the car, was arrested for first-degree negligent injury and is being detained at the East Hawai‘i Detention Facility in Hilo. The investigation is ongoing.

RSV vaccination for adults is recommended for individuals ages 75 and older, or ages 60-74 who have certain chronic medical conditions, to protect against severe disease.

Now in its 21st year, this three-day event features law enforcement officers who will spend their off-duty time perched atop a 10-foot scaffolding at the Hilo and Kona Walmart stores for the fundraiser.

Last week’s data breaks a trend after the police department reported Kona having the highest DUI arrests for the past several weeks.

The images taken over a century ago helped document the activity people were viewing in that era. Today, technology allows us to monitor beyond the capabilities of the human eye.

The owners association of Colony 1 at Sea Mountain, which had its petition for standing derailed earlier this year because of a technicality, now joins two other organizations that were granted standing in May, in contesting a special management area use permit application requested by Black Sand Beach LLC for the proposed Punalu‘u Village adjacent to the popular Ka‘ū black sand beach park that shares its name.

Two routes will be restored to Kalanianaole Elementary and two to Pāhoa High School.

The projects that will be funded this year include research on disease-resistant varieties of coffee plants, improving ʻawa and corn production, education and outreach activities for macadamia nuts and horticultural crops, as well as expanding markets for various specialty crops.

“Infrastructure seems to be on everyone’s mind; it’s often the root cause of — or contributor to — community needs and concerns,” — Waimea Community Association President Nancy Carr Smith.