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During Tuesday’s Government Operations and External Affairs Committee meeting, the family of Bob Northrop, an Ocean View man who died after being mauled by a pack of dogs in August, testified in favor of Resolution 430-24.

The Hawai‘i Police Department has slammed videos “popularizing and overplaying” the incident on social media.

Derick Camacho assaulted and bound the gift shop owner’s hands and feet with tape before he was subdued by responding police officers.

Students provided conflicting statements to officers; however, it was reported that the 12-year-old female may have “vaped” just prior to going unresponsive.

On Monday, Hawai‘i Island police were called to a hotel on Pu‘ueo Street in Hilo at 7:50 a.m. on a report of an active domestic.

The overall decrease in seismicity and deformation suggests that this event is waning.

The 44-year-old suffers from a medical condition that requires treatment. #BigIslandNow #BigIslandNews

Bridges is a haumana of Hālau Manaola as well as an educator and cultural practitioner of Polynesian music and the arts.

Sommer Tokihiro holds a Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from San Diego State University and a Bachelor’s Degree in History from the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo.

Lawmakers are looking to add $19 million to the University of Hawai‘i’s annual budget to fund the expansion of a community college scholarship to university students at Mānoa, Hilo and West O‘ahu.

The 35-year-old was initially arrested on suspicion of violating the terms and conditions of his release in a drug case where he is awaiting trial on charges of a class B promotion of a dangerous drug and class C promotion of a dangerous drug after being found with fentanyl on Sept. 17, 2023, and Nov. 9, 2023.

Andon was previously located in good health Dec. 9; however, shortly after being placed in a youth residential facility later that day, he ran away again.

36-year-old Florelynn Ito also faces several drug charges after Big Island police executed a search warrant on her Toyota Tacoma.

The event was part of the qualifying rounds for the upcoming Hawai‘i Keiki Rodeo Championships on April 13.

The vessel Malulani is a 32-foot sloop that departed Long Beach, California, Dec. 28 enroute to O’ahu with a planned arrival date of Jan. 18.

The Future Caucus cultivates the next generation of national leaders with the skills to build bipartisan coalitions and pass effective legislation.

Dylan Alcain is scheduled to appear for sentencing on April 17.

Due to high surf impact, the Wharf at Māhukona Beach Park will remain closed for repairs until further notice.

The goal to open a medical campus in Puna for Hawai‘i Island’s most rural communities is slowly becoming a reality.

The endorsement signals that the Big Island mayor’s race is now in full swing as other unions and organizations consider which candidates they might support.