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Fourth of July on the Big Island this year features several family-friendly events. Check out our list of star-spangled shindigs to celebrate with a blast.

What you need to know about fireworks on the Big Island for the Fourth of July holiday, including how to be safe and prevent fires. And make sure you know what fireworks are illegal and the rules about using them.

Big Island artists shined at 2023 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards, including multi-award winners Natalie Ai Kamauu of Waimea and newcomer Wehilei of Kohala.

At the Royal Elementary School Library in Honolulu on Monday, Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green signed into law four education and early-education bills that include housing for teachers.

With the 4th of July celebration on Tuesday, we want to hear from our Big Island Now readers about what they think the priority should be for the new fireworks task force.

Beginning July 10, the Hawai’i State Capitol will add metal detectors to its security measures, joining 37 state capitols that already have them.

Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Kennedy Stanley, who was reported as a runaway and last seen in Hilo on June 30.

Update: Hawai’i Island police have located 44-year-old Richard Jackson of Mountain View. He was reported missing on July 1, 2023.

Kona Commons Shopping Center is making a big splash this summer by offering free water play for keiki in July.

Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park experience temporary closures in July for the removal of invasive, non-native vegetation.

Ken Polido of Hilo and his family have operated the TNT Fireworks tent in Hilo during the New Year’s season for about the past 11 years. The family expanded last year to include the Fourth of July holiday.

After twelve years of planning, the European Space Agency on July 1 launched its Euclid satellite from Cape Canaveral, Fla., with the goal of answering those and many other questions, and it will get a big — and colorful — helping hand from three observatories in Hawai‘i, including two on the Big Island.

Using drone photography, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology are now able to determine the age-structure of free-ranging dolphin groups.

The new Maunakea Stewardship and Oversight Authority board, during the next five years, is tasked with creating a new master plan for Maunakea on the Big Island and making sure that plan balances culture and environment with astronomy and economic benefits.

Update: The National Weather Service has extended a small craft advisory until 6 p.m. on Wednesday. The forecast calls for east winds of 15 to 25 knots with seas of 5 to 8 feet.

Hawaiian musician Henry Kapono will commemorate his 50-year music career and the iconic Songs of C&K with a special concert at Kahilu Theatre in Waimea.

Hawai‘i County Animal Control asks the public to please kokua this July Fourth by following the rules regarding fireworks to reduce the risk of injuries to people and pets alike.

Parents can now apply for the State of Hawaiʻi’s free, high-quality pre-kindergarten programs that are available to all 3- and 4-year-old children on the Big Island.

The former nearly 150-room Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel on the Big Island’s Waiakea Peninsula is now nothing more than a nuisance — for the Banyan Drive area and Hawai‘i County. It has long been condemned and is dilapidated to the point where most of the rooms are exposed to the elements and debris is strewn throughout the structure.

The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation recently gave its prestigious 2023 Leadership Award to Case, who continues the fight for ocean-based climate solutions, sustainable climate ready fisheries management and international cooperation and coordination in saving the world’s oceans.