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Mayor Roth to host 5th town hall meeting in Waimea

The event will take place at the Waimea Hawaiian Homes Hall, located at 64-756 Māmalahoa Highway, from 5-7 p.m.

University of Hawai‘i sets new extramural funding record of $515.9M in fiscal year 2023

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, the flagship campus of the University’s 10-campus system, led the extramural award amounts this year with $342.7 million.

Ocean View man charged with attempted murder

According to Big Island police, Kekoa Duguran was charged with second-degree attempted murder and other offenses in connection with an incident July 18 in Kona.

PHOTOS: Child & Family Service hosts East Hawai‘i Child and Family Fun Day

The free Big Island event offered crafts, games, food, informational fun booths, entertainment, prize giveaways, including backpacks with school supplies and starter emergency kits, and more.

Circuit Court judge gives final approval to $328M settlement in lawsuit for delayed Native Hawaiian homestead awards

In June 2020, the Hawai‘i Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the state breached its trust duty to Native Hawaiian beneficiaries of the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust program by not awarding homestead lots in a timely manner.

New ‘Fish Pono’ campaign highlights herbivore fishes key to healthy coral reefs in Hawaiʻi

When herbivores — our reef’s lawnmowers — such as uhu (parrotfishes), nenue (chubs), kala, kole, manini, other surgeonfishes and sea urchins are in low abundance, coral reefs are overgrown with seaweeds and begin to suffocate and die.

Mountain View woman faces firearms, criminal property damage, other charges connected with 2 separate incidents

Levon Vares-Young made her initial court appearance for the firearms charges Friday. She appeared in court Thursday for charges related to criminal property damage and resisting an order to stop.

Hawai‘i Pacific University names Steven D. Fenster first vice provost of student success

In his new role as vice provost of student success, Steven D. Fenster will collaborate with the University’s center for academic success, student life, library and learning commons teams.

Sen. Case: Defense authorization bill passed by House fails on national issues but strengthens Hawai‘i’s role in Indo-Pacific

The U.S. House-passed National Defense Authorization Act authorizes more than $1.5 billion in military construction projects in Hawai‘i, including $5.4 million to begin construction of a new air traffic control tower at Wheeler Army Airfield.

Remembering fallen Hawai‘i Island police officer Bronson Kaliloa

As part of a tradition of honoring their fallen brother, about a dozen officers within Hawai‘i Police Department will participate in the annual Bronson Kaliloa Memorial Relay Run on Sunday.

‘No shadow day’: Big Island gets one more chance to experience Lāhainā Noon this year

The astronomical event known as Lāhainā Noon happens when the sun passes directly overhead of locations in the tropics, which includes Hawai‘i, and causes upright and smooth-sided objects to be “shadowless.”

4 runaway teens found in East Hawai‘i during joint law enforcement operation

The search was part of the FBI’s Operation Cross Country XIII, a coordinated operation among other federal agencies, state and local police, and social services agencies across the country to locate and recover runaways considered “high risk” and/or “endangered.”

Hawaiʻi Board of Land and Natural Resources to reschedule Thirty Meter Telescope oral arguments

The Hawaiʻi State Board of Land and Natural Resources have deferred oral arguments regarding a petition from the Mauna Kea Hui for a declaratory ruling concerning the Thirty Meter Telescope.

Weekend plans? Come celebrate the return of Tiger Fun Day at Pana‘ewa Rainforest Zoo

Don’t forget to vote in the latest poll. Let us know your favorite Pana‘ewa Zoo resident.

Darcie Patlidzanov promoted to senior sales manager for Big Island, Oʻahu Hilton resorts

As senior sales manager, Patlidzanov will oversee sales activities for both Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort on O‘ahu and Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big Island.

Volcano Watch: 1967-68 Halemaʻumaʻu eruption was another crater-filler on Kīlauea

Kīlauea’s activity from 2018 until 2023 has been compared to cycles of summit collapse and refilling of lava prior to 1924, but it also exhibited similar behavior during the 1967-68 Halema‘uma‘u eruption.

Schatz, congressional delegation went to Iceland to learn about its climate change progress

A U.S. Senate delegation, led by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), went to Iceland to learn about the countryʻs work on climate change, to strengthen U.S.-Iceland ties and discuss the NATO Alliance.

Hawaiʻi Division of Aquatic Resources holding hearings for ocean stewardship fees

The Hawaiʻi State Division of Aquatic Resources will hold hearings on the proposed adoption of administrative rules that establish provisions for the Ocean Stewardship User Fee.

PHOTOS: American Idol winner Iam Tongi from Hawaiʻi stops at Kings’ Shops on Big Island for shave ice

American Idol winner Iam Tongi stopped by the Kings’ Shops in Waikoloa on Wednesday , with his mother Lillie, to enjoy one of their favorite treats from the Original Big Island Shave Ice Company.

Police arrest Captain Cook man in Ocean View robbery and assault investigation

Upon entry into the second business, officers discovered a masked man, later identified as Derick Camacho, making verbal threats and physically dragging a 61-year-old male victim into a back room.
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