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Sanna Muñoz of the Big Island was sworn in as the new deputy director of the Rehabilitation Services and Program Division of the new Hawai‘i Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Officials continue to advise travelers to come early for their flights. Noting the busiest times at at the security checkpoint today will be 8:30 to 10 a.m. and again at 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria can cause severe, life-threatening infections (sepsis) or meningitis (inflammation of the membranes protecting the brain and spine).

Two of the appointments – Deanna Sako as Managing Director and Diane Nakagawa as Finance Director – have received the necessary unanimous approval from the Hawaiʻi County Council. Aaron Brown’s appointment is not subject to Council approval.

“As we approach the challenges of 2024, we are humbled by the selfless nature of the Hawaiʻi Island community and their continued collaboration for a strong and vibrant future,” Mayor Mitch Roth said.

In 2022, Gov. David Ige signed into law House Bill 2171, which became Act 278, re-establishing the Hawai‘i Department of Public Safety as the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and transferring law enforcement functions to the new Department of Law Enforcement effective Jan. 1, 2024.

The machines first malfunctioned on New Year’s Day. A technician is currently working on the issue.

The woman along with her ex-boyfriend were found dead. Authorities are investigating the fatalities as a murder-suicide.

Alexander Alika Akau III, 39, is slated to appear in Kona District Court for a preliminary hearing on Thursday.

The baby boy weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 20 inches.

Setting a New Year’s resolution is a relatively common practice in the United States. A 2022 YouGov poll revealed that more than one-third of Americans, 37%, said they had a goal or resolution they wanted to achieve last year.

Phoenix and Kimberleigh Finnegan and their family opened their doors this year on New Year’s Eve for anyone, no matter how much money they have, to gather with them for a good meal and an entire holiday experience.

39-year-old Alexander Alika Akau III of Waikōloa is being detained in the Kona Police Station cellblock and has not yet been charged with any crimes.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says that during the past day, moderate rates of seismicity have returned to the volcano’s southern summit region, extending from the area south of Halemaʻumau crater and southwest to the Koʻae fault zone.

All closures are scheduled for 6 to 11 a.m. and will include the Hale Hoʻokipa Visitor Contact Station and parking lot along with the main trail from Hale Ho’okipa to the Honokōhau shoreline.

Dillon Ancheta, whose drag persona is Mallibu Del Rey, is one of three finalists hoping to be on stage in April with the first Native Hawaiian transgender person to ever be crowned a winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race”

From the planned demolition of Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel to the scheduled road projects for the Kīlauea eruption recovery to dog attacks and fires, the year has seen progress and devastation.

Maui County closed Baldwin Beach Park and Lower Pā’ia Park (Baby Beach) due to the shark encounter.

Surf has dropped below advisory levels and a large north swell will continue to subside through tonight.

The uniforms are now part of the UH Historic Costume Collection that already has more than 10,000 items of dress related to the people and history of Hawaiʻi, including subcollections of Hawaiʻi, Asia, western and global dress.