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The 33-year-old was last seen Oct. 21 in the area of 37th Avenue in Kea‘au wearing camouflage pants and no shirt.

Hawai‘i Care Choices in Hilo was awarded $30,000 for its Digital Health Equity program, which implements eHealth and telehealth programs that enhance the quality and serviceability of palliative and hospice care to patients in East Hawai‘i.

The annual Run for the Dry Forest at the Puʻuwaʻawaʻa State Forest Reserve kicks off Saturday.

The island of Hawai‘i vacation rental supply was 209,100 available unit nights (+26.1% vs. 2022, -4.6% vs. 2019) in September. Unit demand was 93,100 unit nights (+12.0% vs. 2022, -27.2% vs. 2019), resulting in 44.5% occupancy (-5.6 percentage points vs. 2022, -13.8 percentage points vs. 2019) with ADR at $214 (-4.9% vs. 2022, +46.6% vs. 2019). Hawai‘i Island hotels reported ADR at $373 and occupancy of 66.4%.

A series of earthquake swarms began suddenly at Kīlauea’s summit on October 4, 2023.

The Big Island’s wildfire risk alone is substantial, affecting more than 62,000 people, or 24.4% of the island’s total population, and encompassing a total property value of $18.5 billion.

Drivers are advised to avoid the area.

The fire scorched less than acre of land.

Around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, police received a report after a witness observed Clemons outside a business with two small female children. She was seen verbally belittling her five-year-old daughter with derogatory remarks after Clemons herself dropped food on the ground.

Expect increased noise as the aircraft load and stage before departure from Hilo International Airport.

Sen. Inouye is now the first person of color in the U.S. Senate’s leadership portrait series.

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 677 major collisions so far this year compared with 666 during the same period last year, an increase of 1.7%.

The program included ceremonial rituals, tributes to Hōkūleʻa and its crew including remarks by Andy Salas chairman of the Kizh Nation Tribal Council (Gabrieleño Band Of Mission Indians) and Kumu Lilinoe Kaio. Her hula school Hālau ʻo Lilinoe performed in honor of the occasion.

There will be a temporary road closure on KĪlauea Avenue in Hilo, near Mamo Street starting 8 a.m. today.

A blessing was held Wednesday for the Waikōloa Family Affordable Housing Development that features 110 units, with some starting as low as $400 per month for a one-bedroom.

Announced in May 2023, Project Safe Delivery is a USPS initiative to combat the recent rise in threats and attacks on letter carriers and mail theft incidents by protecting Postal employees and the security of the nation’s mail and packages.

The Big Island is getting into the Halloween spirit this week with so many activities and events lined up that it was hard to come up with just 20.

The Hawai‘i State Department of Health reports that water sample retesting results show that enterococci levels no longer exceed the threshold level.

Grace and Leslie both made their initial appearances on Wednesday afternoon in Hilo District Court. Their bail was maintained and they were ordered to appear for preliminary hearings on Oct. 27. Grace remains in custody in lieu of $43,010 bail. Leslie remains in custody in lieu of $85,000 bail.

The area closed is from within 100 feet of Kapuʻe Stream Bridge on the Hilo side to Mill Road on the Hāmākua side of the bridge.