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About 4,000 pounds of ground beef will be delivered each month, helping provide students with food produced right here at home and supporting a broader effort to strengthen local agriculture and Hawaiʻi’s food system.

State health officials report results from retesting at the beach show the level of enterococci bacteria no longer exceeds the acceptable threshold.

Keliʻi Nobriga was last seen Dec. 21, 2025, in the 1700 block of Kino‘ole Street in Hilo, wearing black and tan clothing; he is 5-foot-7, 120 lbs., Hawaiian/Filipino, with a light complexion, short black hair and brown eyes.

Dean K. Padamida was arrested and charged following an investigation into an Oʻahu runaway believed to have been staying with Padamida.

The sixth case involves an Oʻahu resident who reportedly became ill with cyclosporiasis at the end of July and did not travel outside Hawaiʻi during the period when they were likely exposed.

Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes; 2 were younger than 21 years old; police so far this year have made 487 DUI arrests, a 15.3% decrease compared with 575 during the same period last year.

Meta must implement a sweeping set of safety features designed to protect children on Instagram and Facebook.

The rankings are based on surveys of college students and feature the top 14% of approximately 2,800 four-year colleges in the U.S.

A new study by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers found about 23% of stranded short-finned pilot whales throughout a 13-year period in the main Hawaiian Islands had large masses of the debris, essentially ocean trash, inside their stomachs.

“No one is incredibly sick,” said Denise Mackey, Honoka‘a Hospital’s administrator. “People have some symptoms just like you would have with any cold or flu. But everybody seems to be doing well as far as patients and staff at this point.”

A quick look at news and sports stories from around the Big Island, throughout the state and beyond.

Two Kūpuna Watch meetings will provide opportunities for officers to engage with kūpuna in Waimea and Hōlualoa this week.

Hawai‘i Department of Health advises beach users to stay out of waters that appear brown or murky, especially following storms or heavy rain, even if a brown water advisory is not issued.

The latest episode of continuous lava geysers within Halemaʻumaʻu Crater and confined inside Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park began at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday; additional details will be provided in the next official report from Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

14-year-old Akira Cordeiro was found Aug. 24 in Kea‘au; police thank public for its assistance in the case.

The state and FEMA will work with the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team to assist with recovering, identifying, documenting, and respectfully reinterring human remains displaced at Nāʻālehu Cemetery.

The Department of Water Supply reminds the public that it will not show up unannounced at residences to collect payments and only operate in marked vehicles.

Under the direction of the President of the United States, Gov. Josh Green ordered the flags across Hawaiʻi to fly at half-staff until Tuesday, Sept. 1 in honor of Dolly Parton and her connection to Hawaiʻi.

Register for a golf tournament benefiting Special Olympics West Hawaiʻi by Thursday, August 27.

Made in Hawaiʻi supports disaster recovery efforts with a $40,000 donation after showcasing 800 locally-owned businesses.