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“After much logistical planning, we successfully removed the telescope from the observatory building, allowing deconstruction of the buildings to begin,” Caltech physics professor and Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Director Sunil Golwala said.

At least 5,000 visitors — and likely sometimes more — came each day of the eruption to see the volcanic activity from Sept. 10-16.

The events will offer attendees the opportunity to test drive EV models from various dealers, learn the benefits of EV ownership, ask experts on the latest technologies, and more.

In October, one teacher will be announced as the 2024 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year and will go on to represent Hawaiʻi in the National Teacher of the Year program.

Kory Yoshio Maeda was charged with 11 offenses including first-degree attempted promoting a dangerous drug, two counts of second-degree attempted promoting a dangerous drug, second-degree promoting a dangerous drug, six counts of third-degree promoting a dangerous drug and prohibited acts related to drug paraphernalia.

Hawai’i Police officers were recognized for their work during the Kona Crime Prevention Committee’s 2023 Police Officer of the Year luncheon at the Royal Kona Resort on Wednesday.

Responding to a shooting on Aloha Boulevard reported around 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Ka‘ū patrol officers made contact with a 43-year-old male victim, also from Ocean View. The victim reported that while sleeping in a tent on his property he was approached by an unidentified female asking for assistance with her vehicle.

The County of Hawai‘i Public Works Department and its contractor, Island Construction and Demolition, will complete drainage improvement work on Lanikaula Street in Hilo starting Monday till Nov. 9.

AARP Hawai‘i and the Hawai‘i Public Health Institute created the Kūpuna Digital Resource Directory as part of a larger effort to bridge the digital divide and help more kūpuna go online.

Fiesta-Silva was last seen in the at the 1700 block of Kino‘ole Street in Hilo, on Sept. 15 at about 1 p.m., wearing a white shirt, black jacket, and blue jeans plus a multi-colored backpack.

David Rubin, an assistant professor in the University of Hawai‘i Mānoa Department of Physics and Astronomy, and his team will design software needed to process observations of thousands of supernovae or exploding stars that Roman is expected to discover, helping to measure and explain how the universe has expanded and evolved.

Whether you’re looking to catch some live music, entertainment or a workshop to learn new skills, give your input on the future use of the Great Crack and Ala Waiʻi areas at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, gather with community, rock out during an electronic music showcase or just get out of the house for a while, there’s once again plenty to do on the Big Island during the next week.

The suspect remains in custody as police continue their investigation.

Earlier this month, the Hawai‘i Department of Health reported that trace levels of TCP were isolated to the ‘Ōla‘a booster station No. 3 hose bibb or spigot, which is located on Department of Water Supply property and not accessible by the public. The concentrations were 0.05 parts per billion to 0.07 parts per billion, well below the DOH’s maximum contaminant level of 0.6 parts per billion. There is no federal standard for TCP levels in municipal drinking water.

Todd is 29 years old, 5’2″ tall and 160 pounds with brown eyes and shoulder-length brown hair. She was last seen in the 300 Block of Kapiolani Street in Hilo on Sept. 20 at 6 a.m.

The vehicle was taken from the parking area along the shoulder of the intersection of Komohana Street and Puainako extension in Hilo.

This brings the total number of victims publicly identified to 75 of the estimated 97 fatalities.

All of Keawe Street between Haili Street and Waiānuenue Avenue will be closed to vehicles from 7 p.m. until 5 a.m., today and Thursday.

Hotels on the Big Island reported revenue per available room (RevPAR) at $302 (-2.2% vs. 2022, +33.3% vs. 2019), with average daily rate (ADR) at $436 (+2.8% vs. 2022, +55.7% vs. 2019), and occupancy of 69.3% (-3.6 percentage points vs. 2022, -11.6 percentage points vs. 2019).

The cryptic, nocturnal seabird species is native to Hawai‘i and inhabits remote areas of the state, with the vast majority likely breeding on Kaua‘i. Though the storm-petrel is widespread across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans with numbers estimated at 150,000, the Hawaiian population is small, maybe fewer than 250 pairs. It is listed as Critically Endangered. As Wang and a group of fellow Hawai‘i Island biologists have learned, it is challenging to locate and estimate the population size of the smallest and rarest seabird species to breed in Hawai‘i.