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Flu activity traditionally begins to pick up during October, but in Hawai‘i it usually lags behind the mainland. Now, however, is probably the best time to get vaccinated.

Kīlauea eruptions in 2020–2021, 2021–2022, January–March 2023, and June 2023 started and remained within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, The newest eruption that began Sunday, September 10, also started as a lava fountain bursting from within Halemaʻumaʻu.

A Hawai‘i Island police officer accused of breaking into a Ka‘ū residence and assaulting a 20-year-old man was indicted by a Kona grand jury.

Asagra had been found guilty of the second-degree murder of drug dealer Joey Richmond and arson in the first degree for setting fire to Richmond’s BMW motor vehicle.

This morning, Hualalai was barely visible as it was shrouded in the voggy haze.

The lagoon was promptly closed for the safety of both guests and the monk seals.

A large truck has struck and downed a utility pole on West Kawailani Street between Kilaha Street and Komohana Street and will require a detour of traffic for the next 3 hours to enable crews to clear the pole.

Responding to 24th Avenue in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision for a reported active domestic dispute, Puna patrol officers determined that Lewis was involved in a verbal argument with a 26-year-old male within a vehicle on the roadway.

The ongoing eruption at Kīlauea summit within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park remains confined to the downdropped block and Halemaʻumaʻu crater.

Make the trip to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park to see the Kīlauea eruption or cheer on your favorite choice to win Hilo Idol. There are more opportunities to support those affected by the devastating wildfires on Maui and also a celebration planned for International Dot Day, as well as a pageant featuring some of the island’s best horse riders in period costumes.

The death toll from the deadly Aug. 8 blaze that devastated Lāhainā remains at 115, with a total of 63 victims now officially named.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it has awarded $2.2 million in grants to Hawaiʻi for a recycling project in Hilo and a study of waste management across several islands.

Police investigators determined that a 2012 Toyota Highlander was traveling east on West Kawili Street and made a left onto Kapiolani Street at the intersection. The vehicle continued into the right-hand shoulder of Kapiolani Street and proceeded through a chain-link fence, coming to rest within an active construction area. There were no signs of braking and no other vehicles were involved.

The roughly east-west trending erupting vents within the Kīlauea caldera now span approximately a half mile — down from about 1 mile — as of this morning and have lava fountain heights of up to about 32 feet.

At approximately 8 a.m. on Sept. 11, officers responded to a trespassing report involving a male in a gray pickup truck in the parking of an apartment complex in the 100 block of Banyan Drive, in Hilo.

The 40-year-old is being held in lieu of $334,250 bail.

The concepts to be presented reflect the community input from the meeting held on May 15, 2023, and online surveys and comments for additional consideration.

The state legislature has allotted $500,000 in capital improvement project funds towards a Waimea Elementary School Campus Master Plan.

The death toll of the Aug. 8 blaze that devastated Lāhainā remains at 115 with 61 people now named.

Also in August, authorities made six fentanyl-related arrests and confiscated 36 fentanyl pills. No arrests were made and no pills were recovered in East Hawai‘i.