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Hawai‘i State FCU will award $5,000 scholarships to 20 deserving Hawai‘i students planning to attend a fully accredited university, college, or trade/vocational school.

The draft plan lays out existing barriers to accessibility, provides recommendations for improving in-park access and proposes timeframes to implement changes.

The siblings were last seen at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday on Kūhiō Drive in ʻĀinaloa in Puna.

A routine inspection by the U.S. Coast Guard late Monday turned up an issue with the fire suppression system at the shipping company’s port facility.

Recipients are all local culinary students who are continuing their education at Hawai‘i Community College-Pālamanui. They include Trinity Tavares, Exon Pimentero, Nina Stuart, Minnie Pira, Shanley Tabios and Mallory Javillonar. 

Residents may qualify for support to receive free internet through August 2024.

At 1:58 a.m. on Saturday, Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of multiple gunshots at a parking lot commonly referred to as “Isles” off of Lihiwai Street, near Lili‘uokalani Gardens in Hilo.

Over 600 students attended from schools across West Hawai‘i, including Kohala High School, Konawaena High School, West Hawai‘i Explorations Academy, Ke Kula O Ehunuikaimalino and Honoka‘a High School.

The State of Hawaiʻi revised its 2023 growth projections upward to 1.9%, but lowered its 2024 projections to 1.3% due to the projected global slowdown and recovery from the Maui wildfires.

The park temporarily closed Pepeiao Cabin and much of Kaʻū Desert Trail in October because of increased seismicity in the area south-southwest of Kīlauea caldera.

Bill 66 will help expedite residential solar permitting and drive lower costs for homeowners.

At approximately 12:25 p.m. on Sunday, officers responded to a report of multiple small brush fires on Kawaihae Road, near the 65- and 66-mile markers.

Michael Domingo, 33, was reported missing Dec. 10. He was last seen at about 10:25 a.m. Dec. 8 at his residence on Ipuaiwaha Street in Kea‘au.

Two Big Island organizations are proposing public lands above the 6,500-foot level, including the summit, be listed on both registers as a traditional cultural property.

The hundreds of people who come to the farm from the first weekend of November until 2 p.m. Christmas Eve to take home a tree can count on the Bradwells and their staff to deliver a true holiday experience.

The road was closed at the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway Junction and Wailua Drive near mile marker 64.

“It’s our hope to provide support to our community and take a moment of remembrance for those who have passed,” said Lani Weigert of Hawai‘i Care Choices.

While solar flares can be powerful, they are insignificant compared to the thousands of “super flares” observed by NASA’s Kepler and TESS missions.

Big Island Now wanted to know what your plans were for a Christmas tree this holiday season.

The project faced delays due to challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, extending the completion date to November 2023.